> 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 and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience in Washington, DC area Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=forward-deployed-engineering®ion=dmv 14 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience in the Washington, DC area, from 13 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $158,000 to $250,000. **14** postings · **13** companies · 13 state pay: median **$183,000**, half $158,000–$250,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [ConductorAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/conductorai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c90a59a727564bd5) Washington, DC Hybrid 4w ago $150,000–$220,000 [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer - TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1cca809e6f6e89c2) Chantilly, VA On-site 3mo ago $192,000–$455,000 [Legion Intelligence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/legion-intelligence) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (D.C Area)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c1e0164683d1629) Washington, DC 3mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Cape](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cape) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/728a84b27825028c) Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +1 more Hybrid 4mo ago $175,000–$235,000 [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 [Pryzm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pryzm) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26f2742fc2a8b30c) Washington, DC · Boston, MA · +1 more On-site 5mo ago $110,000–$160,000 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Senior AI Product Builder ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/899eadff5bb6cf7b) Mclean, VA · Richmond, VA Hybrid New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer–Field Engagement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01bd9fbbdf18cce5) Washington, DC · Seattle, WA Hybrid 10d ago $160,000–$200,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Public Sector ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71513f5a11931534) Washington, DC On-site 4w ago $280,000–$320,000 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) ### [Software Engineer, Mission Dev - U.S. Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/25571084cdc5fffa) Washington, DC · New York, NY 8mo ago $150,000–$215,000 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Washington, D.C](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3e27f2a204f7780) Washington, DC Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0cf8ad197920db5c) Arlington, VA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [BetterUp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/betterup) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8783764172616cf6) Arlington, VA · Austin, TX · +2 more Hybrid 2mo ago $210,000–$295,000 [Pryzm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pryzm) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf66bd8d122782a3) Washington, DC On-site 5mo ago $100,000–$140,000 10 of 14 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dforward-deployed-engineering%26region%3Ddmv&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering 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 and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience in Washington, DC area pay? 13 of 14 postings state a pay range. The median is $183,000, and half of them sit between $158,000 and $250,000, from 12 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience in Washington, DC area require? Of 14 postings, 13 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 6 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (4) or 6 to 9 years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience in Washington, DC area? These 14 postings come from 13 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Pryzm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pryzm) (2), [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) (1), [BetterUp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/betterup) (1), [Cape](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cape) (1) and [ConductorAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/conductorai) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for forward deployed engineering experience in Washington, DC area remote? 1 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 5 are hybrid and 6 are on-site. The remaining 2 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 10 of the 14 postings. Counted over the 14 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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