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
FigmaProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Remote
$153,000–$376,000
GoogleProduction engineering
New York, NY · Austin, TX · +5 moreNew York, NY +6
$174,000–$252,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
MicrosoftProduction engineering
US · city not listed
$142,800–$304,200
AccentureProduction engineering
Colorado Springs, COOn-site
$100,200–$243,100
GoogleProduction engineering
Chicago, IL · New York, NY · +22 moreChicago, IL +23
$207,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$168,100–$250,200
MicrosoftProduction engineering
New York, NYOn-site
$142,800–$331,200
SalesforceProduction engineering
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
GoogleProduction engineering
New York, NY · Sunnyvale, CANew York, NY +1
$262,000–$364,000
$147,700–$215,000
$142,800–$304,200
Analog DevicesProduction engineering
San Jose, CA · Boston, MASan Jose, CA +1
$230,000–$316,250
ServiceNowProduction engineering
Santa Clara, CARemote
$201,300–$352,300
$160,000–$220,000
$119,800–$261,000
Thomson ReutersProduction engineering
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3
$118,400–$219,800
$180,000–$230,000
$143,500–$225,500
$254,000–$297,000
Thomson ReutersProduction engineering
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +2 moreFrisco, TX +3Hybrid
$94,900–$203,000
$180,000–$230,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Fidelity National Information ServicesProduction engineering
Jacksonville, FL · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreJacksonville, FL +3Remote
$179,470–$305,100
$179,500–$224,300
$180,000–$230,000
AsanaProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$248,000–$282,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCOn-site
$120,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$180,000–$230,000
$248,000–$282,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Chicago, ILOn-site
$120,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Arlington, VA · Washington, DCArlington, VA +1
$100,200–$243,100
$159,200–$301,600
$179,500–$224,300
PalantirProduction engineering
Chicago, ILHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
SnowflakeProduction engineering
Menlo Park, CAHybrid
$200,000–$270,000
AdobeProduction engineering
San Jose, CA · New York, NYSan Jose, CA +1
$159,200–$301,600
$112,700–$183,900
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472 of 534 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $152,000 and $220,000, across 110 companies.
Of 534 postings, 222 state a minimum number of years, from 84 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 92 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (89), 10 or more years (29) or under 3 years (12).
These 534 postings come from 122 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (63), Palantir (48), Booz Allen (38), Google (27) and NVIDIA (27).
87 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 98 are hybrid and 65 are on-site. The remaining 284 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 164 of the 534 postings.
Counted over the 534 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.