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90 postings from 47 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.

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SiftProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

San Francisco, CA · Marina Del Rey, CASan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid

$125,000–$175,000

BainProduction engineering

Lead, AI Engineering

Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 moreAtlanta, GA +9Hybrid

$179,500–$203,500

FlipProduction engineering

Staff Software Engineer 

Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site

$200,000–$400,000

FlipProduction engineering

Staff Software Engineer 

Marina Del Rey, CA · Williamsburg, NYMarina Del Rey, CA +1On-site

$200,000–$400,000

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Frequently asked questions

What do FDE jobs pay?

77 of 90 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $216,000, across 41 companies.

How much experience do FDE jobs require?

Of 90 postings, 36 state a minimum number of years, from 26 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 17 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (12) or under 3 years (7).

Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?

These 90 postings come from 47 companies. The employers with the most postings are Anduril (8), Google (5), Relativity Space (5), Field AI (4) and Flip (4).

Are FDE jobs remote?

6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 30 are hybrid and 19 are on-site. The remaining 35 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 31 of the 90 postings.

Counted over the 90 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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