Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
22 postings · 12 companies · 19 state pay: median $215,000, half $199,000–$243,000
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Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreSeattle, WA +42On-site
$80,400–$316,300
$185,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +3 moreSeattle, WA +4
$168,100–$250,200
Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreSeattle, WA +42
$112,900–$366,300
$185,000–$300,000
$170,000–$200,000
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$200,100–$270,600
Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$200,100–$297,700
Seattle, WA · Santa Clara, CA · US remoteSeattle, WA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
$207,000–$300,000
$105,910–$160,200
Kirkland, WA · Sunnyvale, CAKirkland, WA +1
$183,000–$265,000
GoogleIntegrates and configures it
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +6 moreSeattle, WA +7
$152,000–$221,000
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CASeattle, WA +1Hybrid
$120,000–$190,000
AppleBuilds for teams inside the company
Seattle, WA
Pay not posted
Scale AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$205,600–$300,000
AircallIntegrates and configures it
Seattle, WAHybrid
Pay not posted
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$142,300–$256,700
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Seattle, WA · Frisco, TXSeattle, WA +1Hybrid
$142,300–$256,700
T-MobileBuilds for teams inside the company
Bellevue, WA · Frisco, TXBellevue, WA +1
$142,300–$256,700
14 of 22 build what the customer runs.
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19 of 22 postings state a pay range. The median is $215,000, and half of them sit between $199,000 and $243,000, from 10 companies.
Of 22 postings, 18 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 7 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (6), 10 or more years (3) or under 3 years (2).
These 22 postings come from 12 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (4), Google (3), T-Mobile (3), Accenture (2) and Aircall (2).
3 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 6 are hybrid and 1 are on-site. The remaining 12 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 11 of the 22 postings.
Counted over the 22 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. · How we read postings