> 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 software engineering experience in Washington, DC area Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=software-engineering®ion=dmv 239 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in the Washington, DC area, from 96 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $163,000 to $215,000. **239** postings · **96** companies · 206 state pay: median **$192,000**, half $163,000–$215,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4062210d6364bfec) Washington, DC · Frisco, TX · +7 more Hybrid New · Today $118,400–$253,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91438c07da633c6c) Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 more New · Yesterday $143,700–$213,800 [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/531129e17d951cad) Mclean, VA · Seattle, WA Remote New · 2d ago $180,000–$240,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, State and Local Government, Google Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/07920020d186fcb3) Reston, VA · New York, NY New · 6d ago $207,000–$300,000 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ffbd3b08d110bff9) Arlington, VA 9d ago $77,600–$176,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f1c2b67db2daf1a) Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 more New · Yesterday $168,100–$250,200 [CrossCountry Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crosscountry-consulting) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - DC Metro](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d90bc54a20cb2e75) Mclean, VA Hybrid 9d ago $95,000–$125,000 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb2abc8cb6bb62e4) Washington, DC Hybrid 13d ago $145,000–$210,000 [szns](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/szns) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eb1c82f1e00e0d1c) Reston, VA Hybrid 13d ago Pay not posted [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f7f7ea70cdde41e8) Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 more New · Yesterday $168,100–$250,200 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Mid Level Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/493da664226f22cd) Arlington, VA Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Innodata Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/innodata-inc) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cd71d775227f57f9) Washington, DC Remote 3w ago Pay not posted [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/46808066546c242c) Reston, VA · Austin, TX · +1 more Hybrid 4w ago $170,000–$225,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed4fe82663ea1301) Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 more New · 2d ago $143,700–$194,400 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c78d2cf66fe42e86) Arlington, VA Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [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 [Idea Entity](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/idea-entity) ### [Senior Software Developer - Forward Deployed Model](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53dd7cceb55e0bd3) Herndon, VA Hybrid 4w ago $110,000–$170,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9416c1655108075d) Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 more New · 3d ago $143,700–$213,800 [Dynamo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dynamo-ai) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8ccde3e4186d1e0f) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA 4w ago Pay not posted [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer – TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb373221e61f8757) Chantilly, VA On-site 5w ago $192,000–$455,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/496735084229ffc9) Washington, DC · Costa Mesa, CA 5w ago $191,000–$254,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0ebf30b12510c57d) Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more New · 3d ago $168,100–$261,500 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0894ccabb46b62eb) Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +41 more On-site 6w ago $80,400–$316,300 [Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters) ### [Principal Software Engineer / Architect – AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c6d98a56ed501dd) Mclean, VA · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid 6w ago $158,900–$340,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b7c44b4abaf3f48) Washington, DC Hybrid 1mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/146d6ad38b32164b) Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 more New · 3d ago $168,100–$227,400 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16bca3048d7b55d6) Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +41 more 6w ago $112,900–$366,300 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e6ee1ac89337dd30) Reston, VA · New York, NY · +8 more 2mo ago $174,000–$252,000 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6c5d5100c300639f) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $167,000–$203,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11d3959b74fe7867) Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +4 more 7d ago $168,100–$261,500 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e) Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago $112,900–$302,400 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa41a1949bc5bc55) Mclean, VA · Atlanta, GA · +9 more 2mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3efd9b291c4509f6) Arlington, VA On-site 3mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d1798a89ed0fd75b) Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 10d ago $143,700–$223,600 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22c678035fc1bf46) Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [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 [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 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/110f7227e28583f5) Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 10d ago $168,100–$261,500 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2ef22c72ece768b6) Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +38 more 2mo ago $112,900–$366,300 [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–$200,000 187 of 239 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsoftware-engineering%26region%3Ddmv&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs asking for software 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 software engineering experience in Washington, DC area pay? 206 of 239 postings state a pay range. The median is $192,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $215,000, from 76 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area require? Of 239 postings, 177 state a minimum number of years, from 86 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 98 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (53), under 3 years (15) or 10 or more years (11). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area? These 239 postings come from 96 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (51), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (18), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (10), [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (9) and [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (5). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area remote? 33 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 37 are hybrid and 41 are on-site. The remaining 128 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 149 of the 239 postings. Counted over the 239 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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