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FDE jobs across the US

2,176 postings · 729 companies · 1,741 state pay: median $196,000, half $162,000$230,000

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Scale AIBuilds for teams inside the company

Software Engineer, ARC Team

San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid

$138,000–$259,440

LangChainBuilds for teams inside the company

GTM Engineer

San Francisco, CAOn-site

$160,000–$180,000

SierraBuilds for teams inside the company

GTM Engineer

San Francisco, CAOn-site

$150,000–$230,000

Periodic LabsBuilds for teams inside the company

Product Engineer

Menlo Park, CA · San Francisco, CAMenlo Park, CA +1On-site

$250,000–$350,000

NotionBuilds for teams inside the company

AI Applications Engineer

San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid

$152,000–$250,000

BenbaseBuilds for teams inside the company

Founding Engineer

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · US remoteSan Francisco, CA +1 · US remoteRemote

Pay not posted

1,085 of 2,176 build what the customer runs.

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Frequently asked questions

What do FDE jobs pay?

1,741 of 2,176 postings state a pay range. The median is $196,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $230,000, from 547 companies.

How much experience do FDE jobs require?

Of 2,176 postings, 901 state a minimum number of years, from 421 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 439 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (314), under 3 years (105) or 10 or more years (43).

Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?

These 2,176 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 567 are hybrid and 515 are on-site. The remaining 721 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 902 of the 2,176 postings.

Counted over the 2,176 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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