DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
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DatabricksProduction engineering
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
CapeProduction engineering
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +1 moreArlington, VA +2Hybrid
$175,000–$235,000
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
Scale AIProduction engineering
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
webAIProduction engineering
Austin, TX · Washington, DCAustin, TX +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
$182,000–$250,208
OpenAIProduction engineering
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
$90,786–$120,673
EYProduction engineering
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Fort Belvoir, VAHybrid
$140,000–$190,000
$211,000–$302,000
Marsh & McLennanProduction engineering
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +2 moreNew York, NY +3Hybrid
$195,000–$250,000
EYProduction engineering
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Fort Belvoir, VAHybrid
$185,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
Scale AIProduction engineering
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$186,000–$279,000
Pay not posted
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Reston, VAHybrid
$90,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$140,000–$190,000
Pay not posted
$90,000–$200,000
XometryProduction engineering
North Bethesda, MD · Waltham, MANorth Bethesda, MD +1Hybrid
$163,000–$190,000
AnthropicProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$405,000–$485,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
XometryProduction engineering
North Bethesda, MD · Waltham, MANorth Bethesda, MD +1Hybrid
$163,000–$190,000
NODA AIProduction engineering
Austin, TX · Washington, DCAustin, TX +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Thomson ReutersDeployment strategy
Frisco, TX · New York, NY · +7 moreFrisco, TX +8Hybrid
$100,100–$214,100
The Carlyle GroupInternal deployment & tooling
New York, NY · Washington, DCNew York, NY +1Hybrid
$160,000–$190,000
Fenwick & WestInternal deployment & tooling
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +4 moreNew York, NY +5Hybrid
$43,680–$52,000
EpicorDeployment team leadership
Lehi, UT · Austin, TX · +1 moreLehi, UT +2Hybrid
$138,000–$235,000
PalantirInternal deployment & tooling
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
$210,000–$220,000
DatabricksDeployment team leadership
Washington, DCHybrid
$211,800–$291,300
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
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40 of 52 postings state a pay range. The median is $183,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $216,000, across 20 companies.
Of 52 postings, 24 state a minimum number of years, from 16 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 11 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (8) or under 3 years (5).
These 52 postings come from 27 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (5), Databricks (4), OpenAI (4), The Carlyle Group (4) and Scale AI (3).
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 52 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 25 of the 52 postings.
Counted over the 52 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.