Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$200,100–$297,700
28 postings from 20 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$200,100–$297,700
$180,000–$230,000
$211,000–$302,000
STRProduction engineering
San Diego, CA · Denver, CO · +2 moreSan Diego, CA +3
$175,000–$240,000
$100,000–$225,000
BCGProduction engineering
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$190,000
XometryProduction engineering
North Bethesda, MD · Waltham, MANorth Bethesda, MD +1Hybrid
$163,000–$190,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 moreSan Francisco, CA +3On-site
$162,400–$311,000
The Carlyle GroupInternal deployment & tooling
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$160,000–$190,000
EpicorDeployment team leadership
Lehi, UT · Austin, TX · +1 moreLehi, UT +2Hybrid
$138,000–$235,000
Pay not posted
MastercardInternal deployment & tooling
Purchase, NY · Arlington, VA · +1 morePurchase, NY +2
$170,000–$323,000
$210,000–$220,000
$180,000–$190,000
$99,000–$225,000
MastercardInternal deployment & tooling
Purchase, NY · Arlington, VA · +1 morePurchase, NY +2
$140,000–$266,000
PalantirImplementation & delivery
Washington, DCOn-site
$90,000–$150,000
$140,000–$220,000
$146,000–$194,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
Pay not posted
SitrepsImplementation & delivery
Los Angeles, CA · Washington, DCLos Angeles, CA +1Hybrid
$180,000–$220,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Atlanta, GA · Dallas, TX · +2 moreAtlanta, GA +3
$131,300–$177,600
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Arlington, VA · Dallas, TXArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
The Carlyle GroupInternal deployment & tooling
Washington, DC · New York, NYWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$170,000–$190,000
PwC (US)Internal deployment & tooling
Dallas, TX · Chicago, IL · +2 moreDallas, TX +3
$99,000–$266,000
Applied IntuitionDeployment team leadership
Arlington, VAOn-site
$250,000–$300,000
$77,600–$176,000
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26 of 28 postings state a pay range. The median is $184,000, and half of them sit between $164,000 and $207,000, across 18 companies.
Of 28 postings, 10 state a minimum number of years, from 9 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 7 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (3).
These 28 postings come from 20 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (4), The Carlyle Group (3), Booz Allen (2), Mastercard (2) and Sitreps (2).
1 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 7 are on-site. The remaining 13 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 12 of the 28 postings.
Counted over the 28 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.