Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$200,100–$297,700
33 postings from 20 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
Counts show jobs matching each option and your other filters. Select several options to match any of them.
Selected metros or remote. Remote jobs may have residency restrictions.
Matches the top of the posted range, annualized in US dollars and sometimes including variable pay. Postings with no posted range are hidden when you choose an amount.
Our reading of the role, not the employer’s title. Junior: guided work; Mid: independent delivery; Senior: leads an ambiguous project through production; Staff+: leads across teams or projects.
Postings that ask for that many years or fewer, plus postings that state no requirement. The kind of experience still matters.
Postings that do not mention travel are treated as no travel, so they are left out of 25% or more.
Estimated from the job description, not measured working hours.
Estimated from public information about the company. Bands are approximate. Companies without a stated size are listed as not stated.
33 jobs match
Selected metros or remote. Remote jobs may have residency restrictions.
33 jobs match
Matches the top of the posted range, annualized in US dollars and sometimes including variable pay. Postings with no posted range are hidden when you choose an amount.
33 jobs match
33 jobs match
33 jobs match
Our reading of the role, not the employer’s title. Junior: guided work; Mid: independent delivery; Senior: leads an ambiguous project through production; Staff+: leads across teams or projects.
33 jobs match
Postings that ask for that many years or fewer, plus postings that state no requirement. The kind of experience still matters.
33 jobs match
33 jobs match
Postings that do not mention travel are treated as no travel, so they are left out of 25% or more.
33 jobs match
Estimated from the job description, not measured working hours.
33 jobs match
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$200,100–$297,700
$180,000–$230,000
Vannevar LabsProduction engineering
Washington, DCOn-site
Pay not posted
AccentureProduction engineering
Morristown, NJ · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreMorristown, NJ +40
$87,400–$293,800
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
$210,000–$220,000
EpicorDeployment team leadership
Lehi, UT · Austin, TX · +1 moreLehi, UT +2Hybrid
$138,000–$235,000
Pay not posted
$170,000–$225,000
MastercardInternal deployment & tooling
Purchase, NY · Arlington, VA · +1 morePurchase, NY +2
$170,000–$323,000
$180,000–$190,000
$99,000–$225,000
$110,000–$170,000
MastercardInternal deployment & tooling
Purchase, NY · Arlington, VA · +1 morePurchase, NY +2
$140,000–$266,000
$110,000–$170,000
PalantirImplementation & delivery
Washington, DCOn-site
$90,000–$150,000
$180,000–$220,000
$140,000–$220,000
$146,000–$194,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
PalantirDeployment strategy
Washington, DCOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
SitrepsImplementation & delivery
Los Angeles, CA · Washington, DCLos Angeles, CA +1Hybrid
$180,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Atlanta, GA · Dallas, TX · +2 moreAtlanta, GA +3
$131,300–$177,600
$110,000–$170,000
$120,000–$145,000
NominalImplementation & delivery
Washington, DC · Los Angeles, CAWashington, DC +1
$150,000–$210,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
Arlington, VA · Dallas, TXArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
$110,000–$170,000
PalantirDeployment strategy
Washington, DCOn-site
$110,000–$170,000
PwC (US)Internal deployment & tooling
Dallas, TX · Chicago, IL · +2 moreDallas, TX +3
$99,000–$266,000
$77,600–$176,000
Compare pay across US FDE roles →
Employer postings · Postings read on · Sources
29 of 33 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $200,000, across 17 companies.
These 33 postings come from 20 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (7), Amazon (incl AWS) (4), Sitreps (3), Booz Allen (2) and Mastercard (2).
1 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 5 are hybrid and 14 are on-site. The remaining 13 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 21 of the 33 postings.
Counted over the 33 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.