> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for consulting experience in Washington, DC area Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=consulting®ion=dmv&role=builds-for-customers 16 forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs asking for consulting experience in the Washington, DC area, from 11 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $160,000 to $184,000. **16** postings · **11** companies · 15 state pay: median **$173,000**, half $160,000–$184,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 27, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [AvePoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avepoint) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a7d948b7c8924017) Arlington, VA 3mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [Neuroscale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neuroscale-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96062865293dcd19) Reston, VA On-site 5mo ago $125,000–$180,000 [One Brief](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/one-brief) ### [Customer Success Engineer, AtomEngine](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e334cb38d3da0467) Fort Belvoir, VA On-site 7d ago $135,000–$180,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acce46d73a6442bf) Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +40 more 10d ago $54,400–$196,000 [BRG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brg) ### [Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant Full Stack Engineer- Financial Institution Operations & Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/131e7548102580cf) Washington, DC · New York, NY · +3 more 10d ago $158,000–$210,000 [Axon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axon) ### [AfroTech 2026 Mission Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/88f39f2b8e9bbcfe) Washington, DC · Tampa, FL · +18 more On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [AI/ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e2d9b36f85bdc570) Mclean, VA · Monterey, CA 6w ago $99,000–$225,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d3876bc2df23d99) Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +40 more 10d ago $80,400–$266,300 [BRG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brg) ### [Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant AI Architect - Financial Services Operations & Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfa5488d7c799fe0) Washington, DC · New York, NY · +3 more 13d ago $158,000–$210,000 [Hitachi Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hitachi-energy) ### [Federal Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9798b9bebc97700) Washington, DC On-site 1mo ago $160,000–$205,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Government ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9287f0bb0c2c80f) Washington, DC Hybrid 1mo ago $211,000–$302,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Palantir AI and Data Science Engineer II](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4867fab29840d472) Rosslyn, VA 2mo ago $159,100–$265,100 [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) ### [Principal Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/764c7313fac282e8) Mclean, VA On-site 3mo ago $100,000–$225,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Palantir AI and Data Science Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09325e57b2170045) Rosslyn, VA 2mo ago $131,000–$218,300 [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) ### [Principal Consultant (Public Sector)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c1b5eb92e40777d) Mclean, VA On-site 6mo ago $100,000–$225,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Senior Palantir AI and Data Science Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1e9c05699af49ee9) Rosslyn, VA 2mo ago $107,700–$179,500 All 16 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dconsulting%26region%3Ddmv%26role%3Dbuilds-for-customers&placement=alert) New fde jobs that build what the customer runs asking for consulting experience in washington, dc area go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for consulting experience in Washington, DC area pay? 15 of 16 postings state a pay range. The median is $173,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $184,000, from 10 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for consulting experience in Washington, DC area require? Of 16 postings, 15 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (6). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for consulting experience in Washington, DC area? These 16 postings come from 11 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (3), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (2), [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) (2), [BRG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brg) (2) and [AvePoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avepoint) (1). Counted over the 16 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. 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