Anduril
Later private · About 5,000+ people · Defense Tech / AI
Less pre-sales than mostMore travel than most
Costa Mesa, CA · Washington, DC · Reston, VA · +13 ·
$218,000
40 postings
Companies where FDE jobs work with outside customers less than most
305 of 1,372 companies with postings that state who the work serves build for external customers less often than the US average of 86% of postings.
637 postings · 305 companies · 492 with pay · median $190,000 · middle half $161,000–$226,000 · read
Works with outside customers less 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
Santa Clara, CA · Remote (US) · Seattle, WA ·
$270,000
31 postings
SpaceX
Public · About 5,000+ people · Aerospace / Space / Connectivity
Works with outside customers less than mostFewer remote roles than most
Hawthorne, CA · Palo Alto, CA · Washington, DC · +6 ·
$160,000
21 postings
Citi (Citigroup Inc.)
Public · About 5,000+ people · Banking and financial services
Works with outside customers less than mostLess travel than most
Irving, TX · New York, NY · Jersey City, NJ · +1 ·
$178,000
11 postings
Citigroup
Public · About 5,000+ people · Global Banking / Financial Services
Works with outside customers less than mostLess travel than most
New York, NY · Irving, TX · Jersey City, NJ · +1 ·
$187,000
10 postings
Fluidstack
Later private · About 51–200 people · AI infrastructure / GPU cloud / data centers
Works with outside customers less than mostLess travel than most
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
$262,000
10 postings
Stripe
Later private · About 5,000+ people · Fintech / Infra
More remote roles than mostWrites less production code than most
New York, NY · Remote (US) · Seattle, WA · +2 ·
$238,000
10 postings
TRM Labs
Growth · AI investigations and blockchain intelligence software for financial crime, public safety, and national security
More remote roles than mostWrites less production code than most
Remote (US) · Washington, DC
$143,000
10 postings
Lockheed Martin
Less travel than mostLess pre-sales than most
TX · DC · FL · +4 ·
$158,000
9 postings
T-Mobile
Public · About 5,000+ people · Telecommunications
Works with outside customers less than mostMore travel than most
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TX · Seattle, WA ·
$200,000
9 postings
Apple
Public · About 5,000+ people · Tech / Consumer Hardware
Works with outside customers less than mostLess travel than most
Cupertino, CA · Sunnyvale, CA · Austin, TX · +1 ·
$223,000
8 postings
Santa Clara, CA · Austin, TX · Bellevue, WA · +1 ·
—
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
Klaviyo
Public · About 1,001–5,000 people · B2C CRM and marketing technology SaaS
Works with outside customers less than mostWrites less production code than most
Boston, MA · Denver, CO · San Francisco, CA ·
$150,000
6 postings
Lumbra
Writes less production code than mostFewer remote roles than most
Arlington, VA · HI
$238,000
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
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
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
Re:Build Manufacturing
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Industrial holdco / advanced manufacturing (aerospace, defense, life sciences, energy)
Works with outside customers less than mostMore travel than most
Kalamazoo, MI · Remote (US)
—
5 postings
The Carlyle Group
Public · About 1,001–5,000 people · Alternative asset management / private markets
Works with outside customers less than mostLess travel than most
Washington, DC · New York, NY
$175,000
5 postings
Atoms
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Industrial automation machinery and robotics
Mountain View, CA · San Francisco, CA
$209,000
4 postings
Baseten
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI infrastructure / model inference
San Francisco, CA
$248,000
4 postings
DRW
Bootstrapped · About 1,001–5,000 people · Proprietary Trading / Multi-Asset Market Making
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · Greenwich, CT ·
$200,000
4 postings
Huron
Public · About 5,000+ people · Management & Digital Consulting
Chicago, IL
$161,000
4 postings
Kraken
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Utility operating software and AI for energy, water, and telecommunications
New York, NY · Remote (US)
$180,000
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
Relativity Space
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Space / Launch
Long Beach, CA
$178,000
4 postings
Saronic Technologies
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Defense technology; maritime autonomy and autonomous vessel manufacturing
Austin, TX · San Diego, CA
—
4 postings
webAI
Early · About 51–200 people · AI infrastructure / edge AI
Austin, TX · Remote (US) · Washington, DC ·
—
4 postings
Analog Devices
Public · About 5,000+ people · Semiconductors / analog, mixed-signal, power and RF
San Jose, CA · Boston, MA · Dallas, TX ·
$238,000
3 postings
AssemblyAI
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Infrastructure
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
$125,000
3 postings
Benchling
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Biotech R&D software
San Francisco, CA · Boston, MA
$182,000
3 postings
BJAK
Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Insurtech and financial services
Remote (US)
—
3 postings
Block (Square)
Public · About 5,000+ people · Fintech
New York, NY · San Francisco, CA · SF Bay Area ·
$330,000
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
Crunchyroll
Subsidiary · About 1,001–5,000 people · Anime streaming & media
Los Angeles, CA
$206,000
3 postings
Crusoe
Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI infrastructure / neocloud / data centers
San Francisco, CA
$238,000
3 postings
Etched
Growth · About 51–200 people · AI Inference Chips
San Jose, CA
$254,000
3 postings
General Dynamics Mission Systems
About 5,000+ people · Defense electronics, mission systems, and secure communications
Remote (US) · Chantilly, VA
$125,000
3 postings
Handshake (AI training)
Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI training data + career marketplace
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY
$238,000
3 postings
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