MicrosoftProduction engineering
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Engineering
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
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MicrosoftProduction engineering
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
AccentureProduction engineering
Colorado Springs, COOn-site
$100,200–$243,100
Analog DevicesProduction engineering
San Jose, CA · Boston, MASan Jose, CA +1
$230,000–$316,250
GoogleProduction engineering
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
MicrosoftProduction engineering
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
$160,000–$220,000
Thomson ReutersProduction engineering
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3
$118,400–$219,800
GoogleProduction engineering
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CANew York, NY +1
$262,000–$364,000
MicrosoftProduction engineering
New York, NYOn-site
$142,800–$331,200
$180,000–$230,000
Thomson ReutersProduction engineering
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3Hybrid
$94,900–$203,000
$143,500–$225,500
$142,800–$304,200
$180,000–$230,000
$254,000–$297,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
$142,800–$304,200
$180,000–$230,000
$179,500–$224,300
AsanaProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$248,000–$282,000
$119,800–$261,000
$180,000–$230,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$248,000–$282,000
$119,800–$261,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Arlington, VA · Washington, DCArlington, VA +1
$100,200–$243,100
PalantirProduction engineering
Chicago, ILOn-site
$5,900–$10,500/mo
$159,200–$301,600
$179,500–$224,300
SnowflakeProduction engineering
Menlo Park, CAHybrid
$200,000–$270,000
PalantirProduction engineering
New York, NYOn-site
$5,900–$10,500/mo
AdobeProduction engineering
San Jose, CA · New York, NYSan Jose, CA +1
$159,200–$301,600
$112,700–$183,900
$236,000–$339,250
PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCOn-site
$5,900–$10,500/mo
Pay not posted
$179,500–$224,300
AmplitudeProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
New York, NYOn-site
$5,900–$10,500/mo
AdobeProduction engineering
San Jose, CA · Austin, TX · +3 moreSan Jose, CA +4
$159,200–$301,600
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449 of 506 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $219,000, across 107 companies.
Of 506 postings, 214 state a minimum number of years, from 78 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 92 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (82), 10 or more years (28) or under 3 years (12).
These 506 postings come from 118 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (58), Booz Allen (39), Palantir (36), Google (27) and NVIDIA (25).
78 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 89 are hybrid and 50 are on-site. The remaining 289 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 127 of the 506 postings.
Counted over the 506 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.