ZipProduction engineering
Software Engineer, Forward Deployed (Mid - Senior Level)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$150,000–$250,000
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ZipProduction engineering
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$150,000–$250,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA
$182,000–$250,208
$140,000–$190,000
$189,000–$330,000
$145,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
Snorkel AIProduction engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$185,000–$300,000
Pay not posted
BCGProduction engineering
Boston, MA · Chicago, IL · +10 moreBoston, MA +11On-site
$110,000–$190,000
Snorkel AIProduction engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$320,000
$250,000–$280,000
Pay not posted
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$180,000–$264,000
Pay not posted
$185,000–$300,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
US · city not listedHybrid
$152,900–$210,155
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
New York, NY · San Francisco, CANew York, NY +1Hybrid
$210,000–$300,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2
$252,000–$315,000
$185,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$185,000–$300,000
$118,400–$222,000
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
New York, NYHybrid
$250,000–$300,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
New York, NYHybrid
$209,000–$300,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Chicago, IL
$182,000–$250,208
$185,000–$325,000
$165,000–$330,000
Invisible TechnologiesProduction engineering
New York, NYHybrid
$209,000–$300,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Boston, MA
$182,000–$250,208
DatabricksProduction engineering
Chicago, ILRemote
$182,000–$250,208
DatabricksProduction engineering
Austin, TX
$182,000–$250,208
DatabricksProduction engineering
Atlanta, GA
$182,000–$250,208
$140,000–$170,000 · total compensation
$165,000–$330,000
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Employer postings · Postings read on · Sources
55 of 70 postings state a pay range. The median is $216,000, and half of them sit between $197,000 and $250,000, across 29 companies.
Of 70 postings, 35 state a minimum number of years, from 20 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 16 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (15), under 3 years (2) or 10 or more years (2).
These 70 postings come from 39 companies. The employers with the most postings are Databricks (9), OpenAI (8), Invisible Technologies (5), IFS (3) and Snorkel AI (3).
18 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 28 are hybrid and 10 are on-site. The remaining 14 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 38 of the 70 postings.
Counted over the 70 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.