$145,000–$200,000
FDE jobs · Writes production code
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1,863 postings · 782 companies · median $195,000 · middle half $163,000–$227,000 · read
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$175,000–$200,000
$200,000–$300,000
$127,200–$254,400
$200,000–$300,000
$229,300–$310,200
$198,900–$298,300
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Sr. Systems Development Engineer, AFSS Compliance
Arlington, VA
$151,200–$204,600
ImpiricusBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Solutions Architect
Atlanta, GA · New York, NYAtlanta, GA +1Remote
$165,000–$210,000
$166,000–$214,000
$175,000–$210,000
FaireBuilds for teams inside the company
Growth Platform, Marketing Engineer
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$176,000–$242,000
$298,000–$358,000
T. Rowe PriceBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Software Engineer - T. Rowe Price Labs (MD or NYC)
Baltimore, MD · New York, NYBaltimore, MD +1Hybrid
$145,000–$309,000
$175,000–$190,000
CitigroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Agentic AI Engineer – Vice President
Irving, TX · Tampa, FLIrving, TX +1Hybrid
$125,760–$188,640
$200,000–$238,000
$175,000–$270,000
$200,000–$220,000
BenchlingBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Tools and Automation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$195,000–$265,000
$190,000–$230,000
$150,000–$200,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Engineer, AI & Process Automation
Washington, DCRemote
$160,000–$180,000
$200,000–$275,000
$120,800–$151,000
$115,000–$168,000
$200,000–$300,000
$155,000–$185,000
VizientBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. AI Delivery & Operations Engineer
Edina, MN · Irving, TX · +1 moreEdina, MN +2
$102,400–$179,000
CrusoeBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Internal Tools & Automation
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$215,000–$260,000
$165,000–$300,000
$126,000–$210,000
PwC (US)Builds for teams inside the company
Tax Innovation - AI Engineer - Manager
Dallas, TX · Chicago, IL · +2 moreDallas, TX +3
$99,000–$266,000
Applied IntuitionLeads the deployment team
Software Engineering Manager (Defense/PhysicalAI)
Washington, DCOn-site
$250,000–$300,000
$180,000–$220,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Development Engineer, AI Acceleration, Amazon Games
Seattle, WA
$168,100–$227,400
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Safety Engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$207,000–$385,000
First Solar, Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Full Stack Engineer - AI Applications
Perrysburg, OH
$150,880–$215,050
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Forward Deployment Engineer
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$117,800–$212,500
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Sr System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo
Bellevue, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreBellevue, WA +2
$151,200–$204,600
1,246 of these 1,863 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
1,863 of 1,863 postings state a pay range. The median is $195,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $227,000, from 782 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 1,863 postings, 1,125 state a minimum number of years, from 534 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 571 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (351), under 3 years (112) or 10 or more years (91).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 1,863 postings come from 782 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (76), Deloitte US (67), Databricks (62), Palantir (48) and OpenAI (42).
Are FDE jobs remote?
313 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 484 are hybrid and 401 are on-site. The remaining 665 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 796 of the 1,863 postings.
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