$196,000–$257,200
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387 postings · 224 companies · median $225,000 · middle half $197,000–$262,000 · read
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$207,000–$294,000
$276,000–$315,000
$208,000–$260,000
$208,000–$260,000
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Staff Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +1 moreAustin, TX +2Hybrid
$180,000–$250,000
$141,781–$191,404
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Austin, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreAustin, TX +3Hybrid
$210,000–$295,000
Thermo Fisher ScientificBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Staff AI / ML Solutions Engineer
Morrisville, NCRemote
$138,000–$208,000
AndurilBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Full-Stack (Arsenal 2)
Santa Ana, CA
$220,000–$290,000
$169,600–$278,250
DiDi GlobalBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff/Principal AI Transformation Engineer
San Jose, CA
$255,000–$351,000
$215,000–$245,000
$220,000–$292,000
Wolters KluwerBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Enterprise Software Engineer
Kennesaw, GA · Houston, TX · +1 moreKennesaw, GA +2
$133,400–$238,400
Lockheed MartinBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Research Engineer Stf - Engineering Transformation
TXRemote
$120,600–$224,000
Palo Alto NetworksBuilds for teams inside the company
Global Solutions Architect - AI and Automation
TXRemote
$175,200–$240,900
$200,000–$250,000
$190,000–$250,000
ZscalerBuilds for teams inside the company
Sr. Staff Applied AI Engineer, GTM
Santa Clara, CA · US remoteRemote
$180,000–$225,000
Donaldson Company, Inc.Builds for teams inside the company
Principal AI Solution Developer
Bloomington, MNHybrid
$111,840–$139,800
$200,000–$240,000
$167,000–$230,000
$180,000–$200,000
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal Engineer, Commercial AI Forward Deployment
Seattle, WA · Frisco, TXSeattle, WA +1Hybrid
$164,500–$296,700
AndurilBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer (ArsenalOS Deployment)
Santa Ana, CA
$191,000–$253,000
$210,000–$305,000
$150,000–$250,000
Bristol Myers SquibbBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Manager, Research Intelligence Engineer
Princeton, NJ · Tampa, FL · +3 morePrinceton, NJ +4
$134,980–$179,920
$150,000–$180,000
$240,000–$390,000
CHAOS IndustriesBuilds for teams inside the company
Production Software Engineer
El Segundo, CAOn-site
$120,000–$210,000
DIRECTVBuilds for teams inside the company
Principal, System Engineer 2, Multi-Agent AI, AdTech
New York, NYHybrid
$178,952–$268,307
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Development Engineer, Frontier AI Tools
Austin, TX · Seattle, WA · +1 moreAustin, TX +2
$168,100–$227,400
MendixLeads the deployment team
Intelligence Center X Engineering Manager - Americas
US · city not listedHybrid
$197,300–$394,600
Thomson ReutersBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead AI Forward Engineer
Eagan, MN · Frisco, TXEagan, MN +1Hybrid
$127,400–$236,600
$285,000–$285,000
$229,300–$310,200
$198,900–$298,300
$169,800–$297,400
167 of these 387 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
387 of 387 postings state a pay range. The median is $225,000, and half of them sit between $197,000 and $262,000, from 224 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 387 postings, 285 state a minimum number of years, from 171 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 146 of them. The rest ask for 10 or more years (72), 3 to 5 years (64) or under 3 years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 387 postings come from 224 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (22), Deloitte US (9), OpenAI (8), ServiceNow (8) and Snowflake (6).
Are FDE jobs remote?
80 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 116 are hybrid and 56 are on-site. The remaining 135 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 158 of the 387 postings.
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