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SunoBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, AI Leverage
Boston, MAOn-site
$228,960–$363,510
ArcaBuilds for teams inside the company
Member of Technical Staff, Product Engineer
New York, NYOn-site
$200,000–$300,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Decision Engineer, Infrastructure Development & Delivery
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
Retell AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Founders Initiatives, Technical Ex-Founders
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$180,000–$300,000
$127,400–$182,000
$250,000–$400,000
FluidstackBuilds for teams inside the company
Decision Engineer, Business Operations
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$224,000–$300,000
$150,000–$250,000
$180,000–$200,000
$185,000–$315,000 · OTE
$280,000–$410,000
CommureBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Operations Manager, Infrastructure
Mountain View, CAOn-site
$120,000–$160,000
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, GTM Growth Engineering
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$266,000–$405,000
$185,000–$315,000 · OTE
$100,000–$200,000
PolymarketBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer, Mission Control
New York, NYOn-site
$250,000–$400,000
Dyna RoboticsBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Applications
Redwood City, CAOn-site
$170,000–$250,000
$130,000–$200,000
MercorBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, Automation
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1On-site
$160,000–$500,000
$200,000–$350,000
$150,000–$230,000
$250,000–$350,000
Mariana MineralsBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$150,000–$220,000
$150,000–$200,000
LangChainProves it works before the sale
Deployed Engineer (Early Career- SF)
San Francisco, CAOn-site
$160,000–$185,000 · OTE
Scale AIProves it works before the sale
Deployment Strategist, Space Systems Command
Los Angeles, CAOn-site
$203,200–$254,000
$170,000–$210,000
$130,000–$230,000
$120,000–$150,000
297 of these 550 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
550 of 550 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $237,000, from 285 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 550 postings, 258 state a minimum number of years, from 176 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 145 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (61), 6 to 9 years (42) or 10 or more years (10).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 550 postings come from 285 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (42), Sierra (17), Decagon (12), Fluidstack (10) and LangChain (7).
Are FDE jobs remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 550 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 202 of the 550 postings.
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