Read the Austin postings
The Austin grouping in the salary view can include roles with different work arrangements and responsibilities. Use the disclosed Austin postings to inspect the current locations, ranges, and employers.
Kong lists a Staff Forward Deployed Engineer in Austin at $192,010–$274,300. The role is remote while hiring in Texas and asks for eight or more years in customer-facing engineering, platform engineering, professional services, SRE, or software engineering. Its work includes API and AI gateway migrations, automation frameworks, integrations, plugins, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and production infrastructure for external customers. Read the Nextmove listing and Kong's original posting.
SecurityScorecard lists a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer at $200,000–$260,000, with New York and Austin among the locations. The hybrid role includes customer deployments, AI-native security solutions, integrations, and up to 40% travel. Employees within 75 miles of Downtown Austin are expected to work on-site one or two days per week. Read the Nextmove listing and the original posting.
These roles show why you should compare production work, customer responsibility, experience requirements, travel, and office rules alongside salary. Ask which range applies to the exact location and level.
