DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Boston, MA
$182,000–$250,208
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DatabricksProduction engineering
Boston, MA
$182,000–$250,208
$189,200–$372,900
DatabricksProduction engineering
New York, NY
$182,000–$250,208
$155,600–$306,800
DatabricksProduction engineering
Washington, DC
$182,000–$250,208
DatabricksProduction engineering
Denver, CO
$182,000–$250,208
DatabricksProduction engineering
Mountain View, CA
$182,000–$250,208
DatabricksProduction engineering
Raleigh, NC
$182,000–$250,208
DatabricksProduction engineering
Philadelphia, PA
$182,000–$250,208
DatabricksProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA
$182,000–$250,208
DatabricksProduction engineering
New York, NY
$182,000–$250,208
DatabricksProduction engineering
Boston, MA
$182,000–$250,208
DatabricksProduction engineering
Dallas, TX
$182,000–$250,208
DatabricksProduction engineering
Austin, TX
$182,000–$250,208
DatabricksProduction engineering
Atlanta, GA
$182,000–$250,208
DatabricksProduction engineering
Philadelphia, PA
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
$182,000–$250,208
$140,000–$165,000
$70,500–$203,400
$166,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Jersey City, NJ · Austin, TX · +6 moreJersey City, NJ +7
$153,600–$239,000
$112,200–$196,400
$191,000–$253,000
Pay not posted
$99,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
$191,000–$253,000
$170,000–$210,000
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Arlington, VA · Mclean, VA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$77,600–$176,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Denver, CO · Honolulu, HI · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$235,200–$294,000
Pay not posted
$190,000–$230,000
$77,600–$176,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Denver, CO · Washington, DCDenver, CO +1
$274,400–$343,000
$200,000–$240,000
$91,100–$179,500
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504 of 550 postings state a pay range. The median is $197,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $220,000, across 85 companies.
Of 550 postings, 218 state a minimum number of years, from 62 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 93 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (91), 10 or more years (19) or under 3 years (15).
These 550 postings come from 109 companies. The employers with the most postings are Deloitte US (76), Amazon (incl AWS) (54), Databricks (54), Booz Allen (38) and Accenture (31).
Counted over the 550 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.