DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Chicago, IL
$182,000–$250,208
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DatabricksProduction engineering
Chicago, IL
$182,000–$250,208
$120,000–$200,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Chicago, ILRemote
$182,000–$250,208
GoogleProduction engineering
Austin, TX · Atlanta, GA · +2 moreAustin, TX +3
$152,000–$221,000
$46,700–$162,000
CapgeminiProduction engineering
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +2 moreAtlanta, GA +3
$53,580–$122,400
EYProduction engineering
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
BainProduction engineering
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 moreAtlanta, GA +9Hybrid
$179,500–$203,500
AccentureProduction engineering
Irving, TX · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreIrving, TX +40
$54,400–$205,800
CapgeminiProduction engineering
Chicago, IL
$105,600–$199,480
EYProduction engineering
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
Marsh & McLennanProduction engineering
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +2 moreNew York, NY +3Hybrid
$195,000–$250,000
AccentureProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreSan Francisco, CA +40
$54,400–$205,800
WriterProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$131,800–$185,000
StripeProduction engineering
Chicago, IL · US remoteRemote
$204,200–$306,400
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
WriterProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
Pay not posted
AccentureProduction engineering
Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreAlbany, NY +40
$54,400–$196,000
BCGProduction engineering
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +16 moreAtlanta, GA +17
$150,000
DentsuProduction engineering
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +2 moreNew York, NY +3Hybrid
$94,000–$152,662
WriterProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$146,400–$185,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreAlbany, NY +40
$80,400–$266,300
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Chicago, ILHybrid
$90,000–$200,000
WriterProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, IL · +3 moreSan Francisco, CA +4Hybrid
$131,800–$166,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$54,400–$196,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$80,400–$266,300
CapgeminiImplementation & delivery
Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +4 moreSeattle, WA +5
$67,500–$127,510
HuronInternal deployment & tooling
Chicago, ILRemote
$105,000–$130,000
84.51 DegreesInternal deployment & tooling
Cincinnati, OH · Chicago, ILCincinnati, OH +1On-site
$125,000–$207,000
SalesforceImplementation & delivery
New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 moreNew York, NY +10
$88,970–$316,750
CapgeminiDeployment team leadership
Chicago, IL
$127,500–$249,350
IntercomImplementation & delivery
San Francisco, CA · Chicago, ILSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$190,000–$237,000
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Chicago, IL · Los Angeles, CA · +3 moreChicago, IL +4On-site
$150,000–$280,000
StripeInternal deployment & tooling
Chicago, IL · US remoteRemote
$132,000–$198,000
Pay not posted
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)Internal deployment & tooling
Chicago, IL · San Francisco, CAChicago, IL +1On-site
$280,000–$300,000
CapgeminiImplementation & delivery
Chicago, IL
$105,600–$199,480
AccentureImplementation & delivery
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreNew York, NY +40
$80,400–$316,300
Amazon (incl AWS)Implementation & delivery
San Francisco, CA · Denver, CO · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9
$131,300–$204,300
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99 of 106 postings state a pay range. The median is $160,000, and half of them sit between $142,000 and $203,000, across 36 companies.
Of 106 postings, 39 state a minimum number of years, from 19 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (15), under 3 years (7) or 10 or more years (2).
These 106 postings come from 39 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (16), Amazon (incl AWS) (8), Capgemini (7), Google (6) and Databricks (5).
13 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 20 are hybrid and 11 are on-site. The remaining 62 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 50 of the 106 postings.
Counted over the 106 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.