GoogleProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Google Cloud, Applied AI
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$174,000–$252,000
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GoogleProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$174,000–$252,000
$180,000–$230,000
$185,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$200,100–$297,700
GoogleProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreSan Francisco, CA +10
$207,000–$300,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
Atlanta, GA · Chicago, IL · +9 moreAtlanta, GA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$185,000–$300,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3On-site
$143,700–$213,800
Istari DigitalProduction engineering
Seattle, WAOn-site
Pay not posted
SalesforceProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · Seattle, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$220,000–$239,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
PalantirProduction engineering
Seattle, WAHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
$153,000–$325,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$168,100–$250,200
OpenAIProduction engineering
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
$118,000–$176,000
BainProduction engineering
Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 moreAtlanta, GA +9Hybrid
$179,875–$203,925
$185,000–$230,000
$191,000–$253,000
MetaProduction engineering
Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +1 moreSeattle, WA +2
$130,000–$185,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Tacoma, WAHybrid
$185,000–$230,000
$191,000–$253,000
$166,000–$220,000
$166,000–$253,000
$166,000–$253,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Internal deployment & tooling
Mountain View, CA · Boston, MA · +4 moreMountain View, CA +5
$159,300–$212,800
$85,000–$150,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$184,900–$287,700
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$220,100–$327,500
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$220,100–$342,300
Amazon (incl AWS)Deployment team leadership
Mountain View, CA · San Diego, CA · +8 moreMountain View, CA +9
$220,100–$342,300
Pay not posted
NVIDIAImplementation & delivery
Santa Clara, CA · Seattle, WASanta Clara, CA +1Remote
$152,000–$287,500
SalesforceDeployment strategy
San Francisco, CA · Bellevue, WA · +8 moreSan Francisco, CA +9Remote
$134,750–$316,750
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35 of 37 postings state a pay range. The median is $213,000, and half of them sit between $198,000 and $233,000, across 13 companies.
Of 37 postings, 17 state a minimum number of years, from 7 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 8 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (6), 10 or more years (2) or under 3 years (1).
These 37 postings come from 15 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (11), Anduril (5), OpenAI (4), Salesforce (3) and Google (2).
4 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 9 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 20 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 37 of the 37 postings.
Counted over the 37 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.