Platform Engineer, AI Infrastructure
Chicago, IL · Denver, COChicago, IL +1Hybrid
$140,000–$175,000
2 postings
- Chicago, IL · Hybrid · 4d ago · $145,000–$175,000View job →
- Denver, CO · Hybrid · 4d ago · $140,000–$170,000View job →
FDE jobs at Focused
Focused is a software consultancy that builds custom applications and AI agents integrated with clients' existing systems, and works alongside client engineering teams.
Later private · About 51–200 people
12 postings, 6 new in the last 30 days2 metrosmedian posted base $160,000Careers at Focused ↗read
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12 open FDE roles at Focused
Data Engineer, AI
Chicago, IL · Denver, COChicago, IL +1Hybrid
$140,000–$175,000
2 postings
- Chicago, IL · Hybrid · 4d ago · $145,000–$175,000View job →
- Denver, CO · Hybrid · 4d ago · $140,000–$170,000View job →
Lead Agent Engineer (Langchain)
US · Chicago, IL · Denver, COUS +2
$175,000–$250,000
3 postings
- US · Remote · 6w ago · $175,000–$250,000View job →
- Chicago, IL · Hybrid · 6w ago · $175,000–$250,000View job →
- Denver, CO · Hybrid · 6w ago · $175,000–$250,000View job →
Senior Agent Engineer (Langchain)
US · Chicago, IL · Denver, COUS +2
$120,000–$170,000
3 postings
- US · Remote · 6w ago · $120,000–$170,000View job →
- Chicago, IL · Hybrid · 6w ago · $120,000–$170,000View job →
- Denver, CO · Hybrid · 6w ago · $120,000–$170,000View job →
Senior Site Reliability Engineer, AI Platforms
Denver, CO · Chicago, ILDenver, CO +1Hybrid
$160,000–$200,000
2 postings
- Denver, CO · Hybrid · 4d ago · $160,000–$195,000View job →
- Chicago, IL · Hybrid · 4d ago · $165,000–$200,000View job →
11 of 12 postings are hands-on engineering in the customer’s own systems. Rows that do other work name it.
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How Focused describes FDE work
Mention travel
How often postings mention travel
100% of postings · US 42%
Well above average
Senior or staff level
Senior-level responsibility or above
83% of postings · US 94%
Below average
Require production code
Postings that involve writing production code
83% of postings · US 80%
About average
Remote allowed
Postings that allow remote work
17% of postings · US 30%
Below average
Work for external customers
Work done for people outside the company
100% of postings · US 86%
Above average
Include pre-sales work
Evaluation or proposal work before a deal
0% of postings · US 24%
Well below average
0%50%100%
Focused’s postings mention travel far more often than the US average (100% vs 42%) and involve pre-sales less often (0% vs 24%).
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Pay at Focused
Median posted base $160,000 · US senior FDE median $190,000
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