> 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 solutions and customer engineering experience in Washington, DC area Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?background=solutions-and-customer-engineering®ion=dmv&page=2 51 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in the Washington, DC area, from 32 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $170,000 to $240,000. **51** postings · **32** companies · 45 state pay: median **$183,000**, half $170,000–$240,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Promise](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/promise) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8da695f7930f36ad) Washington, DC Hybrid 5w ago $150,000–$210,000 [Vantor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vantor) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist (Secret)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/361f25424cfd6a08) Herndon, VA 7w ago $137,000–$182,000 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, Integration Partnerships](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc3c894b1d4fada1) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Kaizen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kaizen) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Senior Deployment Strategist, Cleared (TS/SCI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3ecd34588b093c76) Washington, DC · New York, NY Hybrid 7w ago $170,000–$220,000 [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 [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/105d5ad33f153b39) Reston, VA · Austin, TX · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$235,000 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, U.S. Air Force](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe961a0d2e35ec35) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [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 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, U.S. Navy](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/234898ba2cf7a604) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, U.S. Army](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1d943aa3afe49488) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, New Business](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/562f927e966c34cd) Washington, DC On-site 4mo ago $140,000–$200,000 21 of 51 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in Washington, DC area pay? 45 of 51 postings state a pay range. The median is $183,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $240,000, from 27 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in Washington, DC area require? Of 51 postings, 36 state a minimum number of years, from 28 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 21 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (10), 10 or more years (4) or under 3 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in Washington, DC area? These 51 postings come from 32 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (9), [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) (5), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (2), [Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco) (2) and [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (2). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in Washington, DC area remote? 4 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 10 are hybrid and 17 are on-site. The remaining 20 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 36 of the 51 postings. Counted over the 51 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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