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FDE jobs across the US

2,177 postings · 729 companies · 1,717 state pay: median $197,000, half $162,000–$230,000

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2,177 jobs match

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2,177 jobs match

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2,177 jobs match

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2,177 jobs match

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OptiverBuilds for teams inside the company

AI Engineer

Chicago, IL

$200,000–$200,000

SCANBuilds for teams inside the company

AI Staff Engineer

Long Beach, CAHybrid

$106,200–$182,983

1,085 of 2,177 build what the customer runs.

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Frequently asked questions

What do FDE jobs pay?

1,717 of 2,177 postings state a pay range. The median is $197,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $230,000, from 542 companies.

How much experience do FDE jobs require?

Of 2,177 postings, 906 state a minimum number of years, from 422 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 441 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (316), under 3 years (105) or 10 or more years (44).

Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?

These 2,177 postings come from 729 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (77), Deloitte US (77), Palantir (68), Amazon (incl AWS) (62) and Accenture (47).

Are FDE jobs remote?

373 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 566 are hybrid and 516 are on-site. The remaining 722 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 891 of the 2,177 postings.

Counted over the 2,177 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.

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