FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first in Chicago

• Also include remote jobs

Selected metros or remote. Remote jobs may have residency restrictions.

• New York metro126
• SF Bay Area96
• Seattle area7
• Boston area6
• Washington, DC area49
• Austin10
• ✓Chicago11
• Los Angeles5
• Dallas–Fort Worth9
• Denver–Boulder4
• Atlanta11
• Miami2
• Houston3
• San Diego2
• Minneapolis–St. Paul4
• Other or not stated71

Matches the top of the posted range, annualized in US dollars and sometimes including variable pay. Postings with no posted range are hidden when you choose an amount.

• Any pay
• $150,000+8
• $170,000+8
• $190,000+8
• $210,000+8
• $240,000+5

• On-site2
• Hybrid3
• Remote3
• Not stated / unclear3

• Any type
• Builds what the customer runs
• ✓Plans what the customer deploys first
• Integrates and configures it
• Proves it works before the sale
• Keeps customers running after launch
• Builds for teams inside the company
• Leads the deployment team

Our reading of the role, not the employer’s title. Junior: guided work; Mid: independent delivery; Senior: leads an ambiguous project through production; Staff+: leads across teams or projects.

• Mid1
• Senior10

The experience the posting asks you to arrive with, in the employer’s own words, not our reading of the job. A posting that states no experience requirement is in none of these, and neither is one asking for experience outside the five.

• Software engineering2
• Solutions and customer engineering2
• Implementation and data engineering4
• Consulting4

Postings that ask for that many years or fewer, plus postings that state no requirement. The kind of experience still matters.

• Any
• Up to 3 years
• Up to 5 years
• Up to 8 years
• Up to 10 years

• Any time
• Last 7 days
• Last 30 days

Postings that do not mention travel are treated as no travel, so they are left out of 25% or more.

• Any
• No travel
• Up to 10%
• Up to 25%
• Up to 50%
• 25% or more

• Individual contributor4
• Technical lead7

• Early (pre-seed–Series A)2
• Later private3
• Public5
• Not stated / unclear1

• Writes production code2
• Prototypes and scripts2
• Configuration only5
• No coding1
• Not stated / unclear1

• Pre-sales / evaluation6
• Proof of concept6
• Implementation / production11
• Ongoing operations9

Estimated from the job description, not measured working hours.

• Mostly implementation (60–100%)2
• Mixed responsibilities (30–59%)5
• Some implementation (0–29%)3
• Not stated / unclear1

• External customers8
• Both3

• Not available3
• Not stated / unclear8

Estimated from public information about the company. Bands are approximate. Companies without a stated size are listed as not stated.

• About 1,001–5,000 people2
• About 5,000+ people6
• Not stated / unclear3