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Companies where FDE jobs write less production code than most

348 of 1,357 companies with postings that state the kind of coding describe production code less often than the US average of 80% of postings.

970 postings · 348 companies · 688 with pay · median $185,000 · middle half $158,000–$220,000 · read

Writes less production code than most

Production code

Postings that involve writing production code

Customer contact

Work done for people outside the company

Pre-sales

Evaluation or proposal work before a deal

Seniority

Senior-level responsibility or above

Remote

Postings that allow remote work

Travel

How often postings mention travel

Stage
Size

Liberate

Growth · About 51–200 people · Insurance voice agents

Writes less production code than mostMore pre-sales than most

Boston, MA · San Francisco, CA · Berkeley, CA ·

$165,000

5 postings

Pear-VC

Writes less production code than most

New York, NY · Remote (Palo Alto, CA)

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5 postings

Realm

Early · About 1–50 people · AI / Mining technology

Writes less production code than mostMore pre-sales than most

Remote (US) · Remote (Chicago, IL) · Remote (New York, NY) · +1 ·

$158,000

5 postings

TENEX.AI

Growth · About 51–200 people · AI-native managed detection and response (MDR) / cybersecurity

Less travel than mostWrites less production code than most

Kansas City, MO · Sarasota, FL · Overland Park, KS · +1 ·

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5 postings

TrueFoundry

Early · About 51–200 people · AI infrastructure / MLOps / developer tools

Less travel than mostMore pre-sales than most

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · San Mateo, CA ·

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5 postings

Turing

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI data, research acceleration, and enterprise AI

Less travel than mostMore pre-sales than most

New York, NY · Los Angeles, CA · Remote (San Francisco, CA) · +1 ·

$225,000

5 postings

Vannevar Labs

Growth · About 51–200 people · Defense AI / National Security Decision Support and Sensing

More travel than mostMore pre-sales than most

Norfolk, VA · Remote (US) · Remote (San Diego, CA) · +2 ·

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5 postings

Chalk

Early · About 51–200 people · AI infrastructure / feature platform

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA

$220,000

4 postings

Ciridae

Early · About 1–50 people · AI transformation software and services for mid-market operating businesses

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY

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4 postings

Cloudflare

Public · About 5,000+ people · Infra / Edge

Austin, TX · San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +2 ·

$230,000

4 postings

Doss

Growth · About 51–200 people · AI-native ERP and operations cloud

San Francisco, CA · Remote (Denver, CO) · Remote (US) ·

$193,000

4 postings

San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC · New York, NY ·

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4 postings

Egen

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Technology services and consulting across cloud, data, platforms, and AI, serving sectors including healthcare and life sciences.

Remote (US)

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4 postings

ElevenLabs

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI / Voice & Audio Generation

Remote (New York, NY) · Remote (San Francisco, CA) · Remote (US) ·

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4 postings

Endeavor

Early · Enterprise AI software for manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, defense, and other mission-critical operations

Chicago, IL

$153,000

4 postings

Eudia

Early · About 51–200 people · Legal Ops / Enterprise Legal AI

Palo Alto, CA · Washington, DC

$190,000

4 postings

Exa (formerly Metaphor)

Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Infrastructure

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA

$230,000

4 postings

Field AI

Early · About 201–1,000 people · Robotics AI / Embodied Intelligence

Irvine, CA

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4 postings

Austin, TX · San Francisco, CA · Remote (US) ·

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4 postings

Remote (US)

$173,000

4 postings

Remote (US)

$165,000

4 postings

Jersey City, NJ · San Francisco, CA · San Mateo, CA ·

$194,000

4 postings

Profound

Growth · About 201–1,000 people · AI search / marketing technology (Answer Engine Optimization)

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA

$176,000

4 postings

Ripple

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Enterprise digital asset infrastructure / fintech

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA

$218,000

4 postings

SingleStore

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Database software and cloud data platform

New York, NY

$160,000

4 postings

Thread AI

Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise AI infrastructure

New York, NY

$181,000

4 postings

Titan

Early · About 201–1,000 people · AI-enabled IT services / Managed Service Providers (MSP)

New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · Remote (US) ·

$330,000

4 postings

Accrete AI

Growth · About 51–200 people · Dual-use AI / defense and enterprise decision intelligence

Remote (Colorado Springs, CO) · Remote (Miami, FL) · Remote (Tampa, FL) ·

$135,000

3 postings

Adyen

Public · About 1,001–5,000 people · Payments / Financial Technology

Chicago, IL · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA ·

$180,000

3 postings

Amigo

Early · About 1–50 people · healthcare AI infrastructure

New York, NY

$230,000

3 postings

August

Early · About 1–50 people · Legal AI software

New York, NY

$130,000

3 postings

Benchling

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Biotech R&D software

San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA

$182,000

3 postings

Bretton AI

Growth · About 51–200 people · Financial services software and AI operations

San Francisco, CA

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3 postings

Canvas Medical

Growth · About 1–50 people · Healthcare software; electronic medical records and clinical workflow automation

Remote (San Francisco, CA) · Remote (US) · Remote (Washington, DC) ·

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3 postings

Cape

Growth · About 51–200 people · Privacy-first mobile carrier / telecom security

New York, NY · Washington, DC · Arlington, VA ·

$205,000

3 postings

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY

$115,000

3 postings

Clarion

Early · About 1–50 people · AI / healthcare workflow automation

New York, NY

$175,000

3 postings

CoLab Software

Growth · About 51–200 people · Industrial AI / engineering collaboration software

Cincinnati, OH · Remote (US)

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3 postings

Credal.ai

Early · About 1–50 people · Enterprise AI / AI Agent Governance

Brooklyn, NY

$140,000

3 postings

Cresta

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI / Contact Center

Remote (US) · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA ·

$210,000

3 postings

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