Avathon (formerly SparkCognition)
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Industrial / defense AI
More travel than mostWrites less production code than most
Pleasanton, CA · Austin, TX
$188,000
6 postings
Companies where FDE jobs are more senior than most
1,212 of 1,354 companies with postings that state the seniority of the role describe senior or staff roles at least as often as the US average of 94% of postings.
2,684 postings · 1,212 companies · 1,988 with pay · median $200,000 · middle half $168,000–$230,000 · read
More senior roles 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
Axon Enterprise
Public · About 5,000+ people · Defense Tech / Public Safety
Less travel than mostWrites more production code than most
Chicago, IL · Colorado Springs, CO · GA · +3 ·
—
6 postings
Clay
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · AI-native GTM platform / Sales intelligence
Less travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
$200,000
6 postings
EliseAI
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Vertical AI for property management and healthcare operations
Writes less production code than mostMore pre-sales than most
New York, NY
$180,000
6 postings
F5
Public · About 5,000+ people · Cybersecurity / Application Delivery
Less travel than mostWorks with outside customers less than most
Seattle, WA · IL, IN, WI · MA, NJ, NY · +2 ·
$182,000
6 postings
Fundamental Research Labs
Early · About 51–200 people · Enterprise tabular AI
More remote roles than mostWrites less production code than most
Remote (US) · Houston, TX
—
6 postings
H Company
Early · About 51–200 people · Enterprise agentic AI / computer-use models
More travel than mostWrites less production code than most
Austin, TX · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA ·
—
6 postings
New York, NY · Seattle, WA · Menlo Park, CA · +4 ·
$180,000
6 postings
NewRocket
More remote roles than mostMore travel than most
Remote (US)
—
6 postings
Nominal
Growth · About 201–1,000 people · Industrial Data / Test & Telemetry
More travel than mostMore pre-sales than most
Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · Austin, TX · +3 ·
$180,000
6 postings
Robots & Pencils
Subsidiary · About 51–200 people · Applied AI engineering and digital product consulting
Less travel than mostLess pre-sales than most
Remote (US) · Mountain View, CA · New York, NY ·
$197,000
6 postings
Reston, VA · Austin, TX · Menlo Park, CA · +1 ·
$201,000
6 postings
Shield AI
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Defense AI / Autonomy
More travel than mostMore pre-sales than most
San Diego, CA · Dallas, TX · Remote (US) · +1 ·
—
6 postings
SpruceID
Early · Digital identity infrastructure and government digital services
More remote roles than mostMore travel than most
Remote (US)
$181,000
6 postings
Tiger Analytics
About 5,000+ people · Artificial intelligence and advanced analytics consulting
More remote roles than mostLess pre-sales than most
Remote (US) · Remote (Austin, TX) · Dallas, TX ·
—
6 postings
TikTok
Later private · About 5,000+ people · Consumer internet / Social video / Commerce
Writes less production code than mostLess travel than most
San Jose, CA · New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · +1 ·
$216,000
6 postings
Twenty
More travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
Chantilly, VA · Fort Meade, MD
$324,000
6 postings
Cisco
Public · About 5,000+ people · Networking / Security / Enterprise infrastructure
Writes less production code than mostMore remote roles than most
Remote (Austin, TX) · Remote (Boulder, CO) · Remote (Reston, VA) · +8 ·
$321,000
5 postings
Clera
Writes less production code than mostFewer remote roles than most
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
$173,000
5 postings
Code Metal
Writes less production code than mostMore travel than most
Boston, MA · Honolulu, HI · Remote (Miami, FL) · +2 ·
—
5 postings
San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC
—
5 postings
CoreWeave
Public · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI Cloud / GPU Infrastructure
Less travel than mostWrites less production code than most
San Francisco, CA · Sunnyvale, CA · Austin, TX ·
$212,000
5 postings
Cursor (Anysphere)
Subsidiary · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI / Dev Tools
Less travel than mostMore pre-sales than most
Remote (US) · San Francisco, CA · Washington, DC ·
—
5 postings
Doppel
Less travel than mostLess pre-sales than most
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · Remote (US) ·
$170,000
5 postings
eClerx
Public · About 5,000+ people · Business process management, digital operations, analytics, and technology services
Less travel than mostWrites more production code than most
Austin, TX · New York, NY
—
5 postings
Fireworks AI
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Infra
More pre-sales than mostFewer remote roles than most
San Mateo, CA
$230,000
5 postings
Glean
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI / Enterprise Search & Work AI
More travel than mostWrites more production code than most
Remote (US) · Mountain View, CA · New York, NY · +1 ·
$215,000
5 postings
Hadrian
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Advanced manufacturing / defense-tech
Fewer remote roles than mostLess travel than most
Torrance, CA · SF Bay Area
$358,000
5 postings
HappyRobot
Growth · About 51–200 people · Enterprise AI Agents (Voice, Operations, Logistics)
Less travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL ·
$170,000
5 postings
Hightouch
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Customer data infrastructure + agentic marketing software
More remote roles than mostLess travel than most
Remote (US) · Remote (New York, NY) · Remote (San Francisco, CA) ·
$188,000
5 postings
Kaizen
Less travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
New York, NY · Washington, DC
$195,000
5 postings
Nimble Gravity
More remote roles than mostLess travel than most
Remote (US)
—
5 postings
Obin AI
Early · About 1–50 people · AI / financial services
Less travel than mostLess pre-sales than most
New York, NY
$240,000
5 postings
OpenAI Deployment Company
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI / Enterprise Deployment
More travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA
$285,000
5 postings
Pace
Growth · About 1–50 people · AI operations software for insurance
Less travel than mostFewer remote roles than most
New York, NY
—
5 postings
Pear-VC
Writes less production code than most
New York, NY · Remote (Palo Alto, CA)
—
5 postings
Percepta
Later private · About 51–200 people · AI / Industrials / FinServ / Healthcare
Fewer remote roles than mostLess pre-sales than most
New York, NY
$290,000
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
Red Cell Partners
Later private · About 51–200 people · Defense Tech / Venture Studio
More remote roles than mostMore travel than most
Remote (Mclean, VA) · Remote (Seattle, WA) · Remote (US) · +1 ·
$210,000
5 postings
RevStar
Digital transformation consulting and software product development
More remote roles than mostLess travel than most
Remote (AZ, DC, FL) · Remote (AZ, FL, TX) · Remote (FL) ·
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5 postings
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