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PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial
Chicago, ILOn-site
$120,000
$200,000–$300,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI - Cybersecurity Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE Senior Manager
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$112,900–$366,300
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Commercial
Chicago, ILHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
AccentureProduction engineering
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$54,400–$235,100
$141,000–$250,000
QuadrillionProduction engineering
Member of Technical Staff, Forward-Deployed Engineering
New York, NYOn-site
$175,000–$350,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial
Chicago, ILOn-site
$5,900–$10,500/mo
AccentureProduction engineering
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Manager
Atlanta, GA · Milwaukee, WI · +41 moreAtlanta, GA +42
$80,400–$305,000
Pay not posted
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services
US · city not listed
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Data Engineer - Databricks
Arlington, VA · Washington, DCArlington, VA +1
$100,200–$243,100
$53,300–$215,750
$182,000–$250,208
Defense UnicornsProduction engineering
FDE Data Engineer- Space (FedD141/FedD147)
Colorado Springs, CO · Cape Canaveral, FL · +2 more · US remoteColorado Springs, CO +3 · US remoteRemote
$123,250–$166,750
$159,200–$301,600
Pay not posted
$182,000–$250,208
Defense UnicornsProduction engineering
Senior FDE Data Engineer (FedD140/FedD148)
Colorado Springs, CO · Cape Canaveral, FL · +2 more · US remoteColorado Springs, CO +3 · US remoteRemote
$148,750–$201,250
$140,000–$240,000
Vannevar LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Modernization (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Washington, DCOn-site
Pay not posted
$182,000–$250,208
$155,000–$190,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Intel, US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$145,000
$155,000–$210,000 · OTE
$182,000–$250,208
OpenAI Deployment CompanyProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - US
San Francisco, CA · New York, NYSan Francisco, CA +1Hybrid
$170,000–$400,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial
New York, NYOn-site
$120,000
$170,000–$250,000 · OTE
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services
Philadelphia, PA
$182,000–$250,208
$175,000–$300,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Defense Tech
Washington, DCOn-site
$120,000
$100,000–$190,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services
New York, NY
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - US Government
New York, NYOn-site
$120,000
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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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