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# FDE jobs at Defense Unicorns

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/defense-unicorns

3 open forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs at Defense Unicorns across 1 US metro. Median posted base pay $175,000.

Builds open-source, airgap-native software delivery platforms for DoD mission systems across cloud, on-prem, and tactical-edge environments.

Growth (Series B–C) · About 201–1,000 people

**3 postings** 1 metro median posted base $175,000 [Careers at Defense Unicorns ↗](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/embed) read Nov 8, 2026

Updated Nov 6, 2026

## 3 open FDE roles at Defense Unicorns

### [FDE Data Engineer- Space (FedD147)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e13eb4f161fbadf3)

US Remote 4mo ago

$123,250–$166,750

- [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e13eb4f161fbadf3)

### [Senior Platform Engineer (FedD239)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d80b4f518bdc61d)

Springfield, VA Remote 5w ago

$148,750–$201,250

- [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d80b4f518bdc61d)

### [Senior Data Engineer (FedD238)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8854465e612c6d8)

Springfield, VA Hybrid 5w ago

$148,750–$201,250

- [View job →](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f8854465e612c6d8)

All 3 postings are hands-on engineering in the customer’s own systems.

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## How Defense Unicorns describes FDE work

All three postings describe production code, versus 80% of US FDE postings. All three serve external customers, versus 86% of US FDE postings. 2 of 3 are read as senior or staff roles, versus 94% of US FDE postings. 2 of 3 allow remote work, versus 30% of US FDE postings. One mentions travel, versus 42% of US FDE postings.

Read from the current postings listed here, not from company-wide policy. [Compare with all US FDE postings and read the method →](https://nextmove.md/fde/research)

## Compare with similar employers

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### [Clay](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/clay)

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Other FDE employers in Washington, DC area

- [FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=dmv) · 2 Defense Unicorns postings · 130 companies

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