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636 postings · 297 companies · median $187,000 · middle half $160,000–$226,000 · read
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Ro (Modern Fertility)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Engineer, Applied AI
New York, NYHybrid
$190,800–$234,500
Simpson Thacher & BartlettBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Software Engineer
New York, NYHybrid
$180,000–$210,000
Distyl AILeads the deployment team
AI Engineer, Enterprise Lead
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$200,000–$250,000
$227,200–$324,500
True AnomalyBuilds for teams inside the company
Platform Engineer, AI (Levels I, II, III)
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$120,000–$235,000
$157,000–$183,000
$148,700–$298,800
$136,000–$264,500
True AnomalyBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$190,000–$285,000
$164,000–$193,000
$200,000–$230,000
$347,000–$445,000
True AnomalyBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Platform Engineer, AI
Denver, CO · Long Beach, CADenver, CO +1Hybrid
$225,000–$325,000
$153,200–$187,700
$150,000–$220,000
OCCBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Associate Principal, Artificial Intelligence Engineering
Chicago, ILHybrid
$159,200–$220,200
$160,000–$200,000
$170,000–$200,000
AnthropicProves it works before the sale
Applied AI Architect, Commercial
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$240,000–$315,000
KrollBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Engineer, AI-Native Product Development
New York, NYHybrid
$150,000–$200,000
$200,000–$280,000
$170,000–$200,000
Scale AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Software Engineer, ARC Team
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3Hybrid
$138,000–$259,440
$186,000–$222,000
CrestaBuilds for teams inside the company
AI Engineer, GTM
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$150,000–$230,000
$170,000–$200,000
Redwood MaterialsBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer
Mccarran, NV · San Francisco, CAMccarran, NV +1Hybrid
$217,500–$287,500
William BlairBuilds for teams inside the company
Senior Data Scientist – AI Engineer
Chicago, ILHybrid
$157,000–$187,000
OpenAIBuilds for teams inside the company
Backend Software Engineer, GTM Innovation
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$347,000–$445,000
$225,000–$250,000
ClayKeeps customers running after launch
Growth Strategist, Strategic (Deployment Strategist) - NY
New York, NYHybrid
$190,000–$210,000
$179,500–$269,300
ClayKeeps customers running after launch
Growth Strategist, Key (Deployment Strategist) - SF
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$210,000–$240,000
ClayKeeps customers running after launch
Growth Strategist, Strategic (Deployment Strategist) - SF
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$190,000–$210,000
ClayKeeps customers running after launch
Growth Strategist, Enterprise (Deployment Strategist) - SF
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$150,000–$190,000
345 of these 636 jobs build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
636 of 636 postings state a pay range. The median is $187,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $226,000, from 297 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 636 postings, 416 state a minimum number of years, from 224 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 212 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (127), under 3 years (47) or 10 or more years (30).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 636 postings come from 297 companies. The employers with the most postings are OpenAI (45), Palantir (23), Capgemini (13), Thomson Reuters (12) and monday.com (11).
Are FDE jobs remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 636 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 288 of the 636 postings.
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