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Companies where FDE jobs are less senior than most

143 of 1,359 companies with postings that state the seniority of the role describe senior or staff roles less often than the US average of 94% of postings.

632 postings · 143 companies · 458 with pay · median $165,000 · middle half $140,000–$192,000 · read

More junior 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

Palantir

Public · About 1,001–5,000 people · AI Deployment / FDE

More travel than mostFewer remote roles than most

Washington, DC · New York, NY · Honolulu, HI · +8 ·

$140,000

70 postings

Capgemini

Public · About 5,000+ people · business and technology transformation services

Less travel than mostFewer remote roles than most

Chicago, IL · Atlanta, GA · Dallas, TX · +9 ·

$148,000

27 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

LMI

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Federal technology, government consulting, and mission systems

More travel than mostMore remote roles than most

Remote (US) · Washington, DC · Fort Bragg, NC · +5 ·

$172,000

17 postings

Salesforce

Public · About 5,000+ people · Enterprise software / CRM / AI agents

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +13 ·

$205,000

16 postings

Agile Defense

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Federal IT and digital services

More junior roles than mostLess travel than most

Fort Meade, MD · Arlington, VA · Colorado Springs, CO · +8 ·

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14 postings

EY

Later private · About 5,000+ people · professional services

Writes more production code than most

New York, NY · Dallas, TX · Atlanta, GA · +14 ·

$161,000

14 postings

PwC (US)

Later private · About 5,000+ people · Professional services / Consulting

More travel than mostLess pre-sales than most

Chicago, IL · New York, NY · Boston, MA · +61 ·

$146,000

13 postings

Thomson Reuters

Public · About 5,000+ people · Professional information services / legal-tech / tax and compliance software / news

Fewer remote roles than mostLess travel than most

Eagan, MN · Frisco, TX · Ann Arbor, MI · +9 ·

$182,000

13 postings

Focused

Later private · About 51–200 people · Custom software development and AI implementation consulting

More travel than mostLess pre-sales than most

Chicago, IL · Denver, CO · Remote (US) ·

$160,000

12 postings

Hippocratic AI

Growth · About 201–1,000 people · AI / Healthcare

Writes less production code than mostMore travel than most

Remote (US) · Menlo Park, CA · Cincinnati, OH · +3 ·

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12 postings

Striveworks

Growth · About 51–200 people · Defense AI / AIOps

More travel than mostWrites more production code than most

Austin, TX · Tacoma, WA · Falls Church, VA · +4 ·

$208,000

12 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

Microsoft

Public · About 5,000+ people · Tech / AI

More travel than most

Redmond, WA

$207,000

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

Exiger

More travel than mostFewer remote roles than most

Mclean, VA · Richmond, VA · Huntsville, AL · +1 ·

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9 postings

PVM

Bootstrapped · About 51–200 people · Government technology / defense digital services (Palantir implementation)

More travel than mostMore junior roles than most

Remote (Arlington, VA) · Huntsville, AL · Remote (Atlanta, GA) · +3 ·

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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

C3.ai

Public · About 201–1,000 people · enterprise AI software

More travel than mostWrites more production code than most

Tysons, VA · Redwood City, CA · Lexington Park, MD ·

$149,000

8 postings

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

Bootstrapped · About 201–1,000 people · Federal Services / eDiscovery / GovTech

More junior roles than mostLess travel than most

Colorado Springs, CO · New York, NY · Miami, FL · +3 ·

—

8 postings

Sia

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Management consulting, strategy, data and AI, business transformation, and creative marketing services

More pre-sales than mostFewer remote roles than most

Atlanta, GA · Baltimore, MD · Charlotte, NC · +7 ·

$146,000

8 postings

Rogo

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · AI analyst for finance

More pre-sales than mostWrites less production code than most

New York, NY

$158,000

7 postings

Spear AI

Early · About 51–200 people · Maritime defense AI, sensing systems, and engineering services

Fewer remote roles than mostLess pre-sales than most

Washington, DC · Keyport, WA · Manassas, VA · +1 ·

—

7 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

Alation

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Data Intelligence / Enterprise Software

More remote roles than mostMore pre-sales than most

Remote (US)

$157,000

5 postings

BCG

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Consulting / AI

More travel than most

Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +19 ·

$178,000

5 postings

Caylent

More travel than mostMore pre-sales than most

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

$176,000

5 postings

Celonis

Later private · About 1,001–5,000 people · Enterprise SaaS — Process Intelligence / Process Mining

More pre-sales than mostFewer remote roles than most

New York, NY · Raleigh, NC · Redwood City, CA ·

$184,000

5 postings

Code and Theory

Less travel than mostWrites less production code than most

New York, NY

$165,000

5 postings

Composio

Less travel than mostMore junior roles than most

San Francisco, CA

—

5 postings

Deepgram

Growth · About 51–200 people · Voice AI infrastructure

More pre-sales than mostWrites more production code than most

San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · Remote (Washington, DC) ·

$213,000

5 postings

Govini

Later private · About 201–1,000 people · Defense software / acquisition analytics

More travel than mostMore remote roles than most

Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VA · Remote (San Francisco, CA) ·

—

5 postings

Leidos

Public · About 5,000+ people · Defense, intelligence, civil, health, and government technology services

Beale Afb, CA · Chantilly, VA · Columbus, OH · +3 ·

$122,000

5 postings

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

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)

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5 postings

Serval

Growth · About 51–200 people · Enterprise AI software (ITSM and workflow automation)

Fewer remote roles than mostLess pre-sales than most

San Francisco, CA · Santa Clara, CA

$215,000

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

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

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