$110,000–$170,000
FDE jobs across the US
416 postings from 187 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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416 jobs
$160,000–$180,000
OpenAIImplementation & delivery
Partner Applied AI Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$197,000–$278,000
$124,000–$165,000
$110,000–$170,000
VercelImplementation & delivery
Solutions Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$190,000–$340,000 · OTE
AnthropicDeployment strategy
Technical Deployment Lead
Austin, TX · Boston, MA · +3 moreAustin, TX +4Hybrid
$275,000–$380,000
$180,000–$280,000
$110,000–$170,000
$156,600–$276,000
Distyl AIDeployment strategy
AI Strategist
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$250,000
$105,000–$170,000
$150,000–$220,000
$150,000–$225,000
Distyl AITechnical pre-sales
Enterprise AI Architect
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$275,000
T. Rowe PriceInternal deployment & tooling
Senior AI Software Engineer — T. Rowe Price Lab (NY or MD)
New York, NY · Baltimore, MDNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$121,000–$258,000
$175,000–$190,000
CitigroupInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Agentic AI Engineer – Vice President
Irving, TX · Tampa, FLIrving, TX +1Hybrid
$125,760–$188,640
BenchlingInternal deployment & tooling
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
T. Rowe PriceInternal deployment & tooling
Lead AI Software Engineer - T. Rowe Price Lab (MD or NYC)
Baltimore, MD · New York, NYBaltimore, MD +1Hybrid
$145,000–$309,000
$117,000–$150,000
The Carlyle GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Lead Engineer, AI & Process Automation
Washington, DC · New York, NYWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$170,000–$190,000
TaniumInternal deployment & tooling
Corporate AI Engineer
Addison, TX · Bellevue, WA · +3 moreAddison, TX +4Hybrid
$154,000–$200,000
AnthropicTechnical pre-sales
Applied AI, Research Engineer
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$300,000–$400,000
$120,800–$151,000
$165,000–$300,000
$126,000–$210,000
AnthropicTechnical pre-sales
Applied AI Architect, Cyber
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
$207,000–$385,000
$154,000–$213,000
$179,500–$269,300
CoxInternal deployment & tooling
Sr Software Engineer
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +1 moreAtlanta, GA +2Hybrid
$101,500–$169,100
$138,000–$230,000
RobinhoodInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise Build
Menlo Park, CAHybrid
$130,000–$195,000
X-energyInternal deployment & tooling
Engineer IV, AI & Digital Engineering
Rockville, MD · Gaithersburg, MDRockville, MD +1Hybrid
$180,000–$205,000
$230,000–$303,000
$130,800–$209,400
Thomson ReutersInternal deployment & tooling
Lead AI Forward Engineer
Eagan, MN · Frisco, TXEagan, MN +1Hybrid
$118,400–$219,800
$215,000–$300,000
Relativity SpaceInternal deployment & tooling
Senior Software Engineer, Agentic Infrastructure
Long Beach, CAHybrid
$154,000–$230,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
416 of 416 postings state a pay range. The median is $201,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $238,000, across 187 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 416 postings, 215 state a minimum number of years, from 120 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 105 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (73), under 3 years (23) or 10 or more years (14).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 416 postings come from 187 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (33), Palantir (13), Anthropic (11), Accenture (9) and Distyl AI (8).
Are FDE jobs remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 416 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 175 of the 416 postings.
Counted over the 416 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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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