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$150,000–$215,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Machine Learning Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)
Fort Belvoir, VAHybrid
$140,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
Marsh & McLennanProduction engineering
Oliver Wyman - Senior Lead AI Engineer
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +2 moreNew York, NY +3Hybrid
$195,000–$250,000
LangChainProduction engineering
Deployed Engineer, Professional Services (San Francisco)
San Francisco, CAHybrid
$150,000–$215,000
$190,000–$212,000
Pay not posted
ForterraProduction engineering
Lead Autonomy Software Engineer
Arlington, VA · Clarksburg, MDArlington, VA +1
$150,000–$250,000
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer
San Diego, CA · Mclean, VASan Diego, CA +1
$77,600–$176,000
$200,000–$275,000
$87,100–$157,450
$120,000–$200,000
$99,000–$225,000
$140,000–$165,000
$107,900–$195,050
CliftonLarsonAllenProduction engineering
Lead Palantir Application Engineer
Dallas, TX · Tempe, AZ · +23 moreDallas, TX +24
Pay not posted
AnthropicProduction engineering
Applied AI Engineer, Beneficial Deployments (Life Sciences)
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$280,000–$320,000
$85,000–$141,000
$112,200–$196,400
Pay not posted
$165,000–$225,000
$180,000–$390,000
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
NVIDIAProduction engineering
NCX Senior Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WA · US remoteSanta Clara, CA +1 · US remoteRemote
$184,000–$356,500
Booz AllenProduction engineering
AWS Agentic AI Platform Engineer
San Antonio, TX · Austin, TXSan Antonio, TX +1
$99,000–$225,000
$204,000–$276,000
$183,000–$276,000
Pay not posted
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Agentic Systems Full-Stack Software Engineer, Senior
Fayetteville, NC
$86,800–$198,000
Accrete AIProduction engineering
AI Engineer, TS//SCI with Counterintelligence Polygraph Required
Alexandria, VAOn-site
$170,000–$220,000
Dark Wolf SolutionsProduction engineering
AI Software Engineer
Chantilly, VA · Herndon, VAChantilly, VA +1On-site
$120,000–$160,000
Pay not posted
$191,000–$253,000
NVIDIAProduction engineering
Senior Solutions Architect, Agentic AI — Safety and Security
Santa Clara, CARemote
$184,000–$287,500
$200,000–$275,000
Pay not posted
$220,000–$292,000
$99,000–$225,000
$146,000–$183,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do production engineering jobs serving external customers pay?
786 of 1,008 postings state a pay range. The median is $203,000, and half of them sit between $165,000 and $231,000, across 260 companies.
How much experience do production engineering jobs serving external customers require?
Of 1,008 postings, 413 state a minimum number of years, from 179 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 196 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (151), under 3 years (47) or 10 or more years (19).
Which companies are hiring for production engineering jobs serving external customers?
These 1,008 postings come from 359 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (58), Databricks (57), Accenture (39), Palantir (35) and Booz Allen (32).
Are production engineering jobs serving external customers remote?
153 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 260 are hybrid and 225 are on-site. The remaining 370 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 499 of the 1,008 postings.
Counted over the 1,008 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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