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610 postings from 262 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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$200,000–$260,000
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$120,000–$200,000
$135,000–$230,000
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PendoProduction engineering
Sr. Professional Services Engineer Consultant
Raleigh, NC · San Francisco, CARaleigh, NC +1Remote
$132,200–$175,000
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$300,000
$220,000–$350,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
Sr. Enterprise Architect, Agentforce Supply Chain
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WASan Francisco, CA +1
$150,100–$247,900
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Staff Frontier Agents Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$288,000–$360,000
$215,000–$300,000
$140,000–$200,000
Handshake (AI training)Production engineering
Software Engineer, Enterprise AI
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$155,000–$300,000
MercorProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Enterprise Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$145,000–$285,000
$215,000–$300,000
$120,000–$190,000
$150,000–$220,000
MolocoProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer - Ad Serving - Moloco Commerce Media
Menlo Park, CA
$220,000–$275,000
Ode with AnthropicProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (SF/NY)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$275,000–$400,000
Snorkel AIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Federal - Top Secret Clearance
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · US remoteNew York, NY +1 · US remoteRemote
$170,000–$300,000 · OTE
OpenAIProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Startups
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$211,000–$278,000
LangChainProduction engineering
Deployed Architect, Professional Services (San Francisco)
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$170,000–$215,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Infrastructure Software Engineer, Enterprise GenAI
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1
$179,400–$224,250
$180,000–$210,000
$100,000–$300,000
$152,000–$241,500
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Software Engineer, Public Sector
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3On-site
$162,400–$311,000
LiberateProduction engineering
Staff AI Agent Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$160,000–$500,000
$152,000–$241,500
Pay not posted
LiberateProduction engineering
Staff AI Agent Engineer
Boston, MA · San Francisco, CABoston, MA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$200,000–$325,000
$200,000–$400,000
Liquid AIProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff - Post Training, Applied (Audio)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
Pay not posted
SiftProduction engineering
Application Software Engineer
Marina Del Rey, CA · San Francisco, CAMarina Del Rey, CA +1Hybrid
$125,000–$175,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$390,000
$150,000–$250,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
483 of 610 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $185,000 and $250,000, across 204 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 610 postings, 243 state a minimum number of years, from 137 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 124 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (70), under 3 years (32) or 10 or more years (17).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 610 postings come from 262 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (26), NVIDIA (24), Sierra (21), Google (18) and Scale AI (15).
Are FDE jobs remote?
68 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 206 are hybrid and 187 are on-site. The remaining 149 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 191 of the 610 postings.
Counted over the 610 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Browse jobs by location and work
FDE jobs by location
- SF Bay Area · 693 jobs · 289 companies · 693
- New York metro · 604 jobs · 265 companies · 604
- Washington, DC area · 305 jobs · 77 companies · 305
- Seattle area · 155 jobs · 54 companies · 155
- Chicago · 139 jobs · 46 companies · 139
- Los Angeles · 126 jobs · 51 companies · 126
- Dallas–Fort Worth · 125 jobs · 34 companies · 125
- Austin · 120 jobs · 52 companies · 120
- Boston area · 109 jobs · 46 companies · 109
- Atlanta · 94 jobs · 34 companies · 94
- Denver–Boulder · 80 jobs · 22 companies · 80
- Houston · 51 jobs · 16 companies · 51
- San Diego · 47 jobs · 12 companies · 47
- Raleigh–Durham · 45 jobs · 17 companies · 45
- Philadelphia · 39 jobs · 11 companies · 39
- Minneapolis–St. Paul · 39 jobs · 8 companies · 39
- Miami · 37 jobs · 12 companies · 37
- Kansas City · 30 jobs · 5 companies · 30
- Phoenix · 24 jobs · 5 companies · 24
- Portland · 24 jobs · 5 companies · 24
- Salt Lake City · 4 jobs · 3 companies · 4
FDE jobs by work arrangement
FDE jobs by kind of work
- Production engineering · 1093 jobs · 385 companies · 1093
- Internal deployment & tooling · 401 jobs · 255 companies · 401
- Implementation & delivery · 366 jobs · 211 companies · 366
- Deployment strategy · 164 jobs · 93 companies · 164
- Deployment team leadership · 104 jobs · 71 companies · 104
- Technical pre-sales · 43 jobs · 26 companies · 43
- Customer adoption & accounts · 22 jobs · 20 companies · 22
FDE jobs by level
FDE jobs by individual contributor or manager
- Individual contributor · 1094 jobs · 495 companies · 1094
- Technical lead · 983 jobs · 404 companies · 983
- People manager · 107 jobs · 79 companies · 107
FDE jobs by company stage
- Public · 600 jobs · 124 companies · 600
- Later private · 545 jobs · 160 companies · 545
- Growth (Series B–C) · 349 jobs · 146 companies · 349
- Early (pre-seed–Series A) · 214 jobs · 108 companies · 214
- Bootstrapped · 60 jobs · 28 companies · 60
- Subsidiary · 55 jobs · 28 companies · 55
FDE jobs by coding work
- Production code · 1699 jobs · 631 companies · 1699
- Configuration / integration · 261 jobs · 162 companies · 261
- Prototypes / scripts · 100 jobs · 63 companies · 100
- No coding · 65 jobs · 45 companies · 65
FDE jobs by project stage
- Implementation / production · 2128 jobs · 715 companies · 2128
- Ongoing operations · 1651 jobs · 627 companies · 1651
- Proof of concept · 800 jobs · 343 companies · 800
- Pre-sales / evaluation · 614 jobs · 267 companies · 614
FDE jobs by who you build for
- External customers · 1671 jobs · 527 companies · 1671
- Internal teams · 338 jobs · 225 companies · 338
- Both · 162 jobs · 109 companies · 162
FDE jobs by visa sponsorship
- Available · 69 jobs · 19 companies · 69
FDE jobs by travel
- 25% or more · 454 jobs · 140 companies · 454