> 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 plan what the customer deploys first 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&role=strategist 21 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in the Washington, DC area, from 14 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $170,000 to $208,000. **21** postings · **14** companies · 20 state pay: median **$170,000**, half $170,000–$208,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [MetaPhase Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/metaphase-consulting) ### [Technical Product Lead (Forward Deployed)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3404decf5a0f512a) Reston, VA On-site 12d ago $150,000–$175,000 [Dynamo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dynamo-ai) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c6343f3041deac3d) Washington, DC 4w ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f7c01ea53a2d533) Washington, DC · Atlanta, GA · +3 more 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a286130f619ca1d4) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $147,000–$185,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23c2051be6799ef6) Washington, DC · New York, NY 3mo ago $200,000–$345,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14ed04ff7e2230a5) Washington, DC 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) ### [ Staff AI Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4676a0bf140baee3) Washington, DC · Brooklyn, NY Hybrid 9d ago $165,000–$195,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Technical Program Manager, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67bba4cf91c290f7) Washington, DC 11mo ago $166,400–$249,000 [GovSignals](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govsignals) ### [Senior Federal Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b12521324312a352) Washington, DC Hybrid 4w ago $140,000–$200,000 [Kaizen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kaizen) ### [Deployment Strategist (Cleared) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9093865765c199ab) Washington, DC · New York, NY Hybrid 4w ago $140,000–$180,000 [Promise](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/promise) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8da695f7930f36ad) Washington, DC Hybrid 5w ago $150,000–$210,000 [Vantor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vantor) ### [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) ### [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) ### [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) ### [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) ### [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) ### [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) ### [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) ### [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) ### [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) ### [Deployment Strategist, New Business](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/562f927e966c34cd) Washington, DC On-site 4mo ago $140,000–$200,000 All 21 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fbackground%3Dsolutions-and-customer-engineering%26region%3Ddmv%26role%3Dstrategist&placement=alert) New fde jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for solutions and customer 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 jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in Washington, DC area pay? 20 of 21 postings state a pay range. The median is $170,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $208,000, from 13 companies. ### How much experience do FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in Washington, DC area require? Of 21 postings, 14 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (4) or under 3 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in Washington, DC area? These 21 postings come from 14 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) (5), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (2), [Kaizen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/kaizen) (2), [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) (2) and [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) (1). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first asking for solutions and customer engineering experience in Washington, DC area remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 8 are on-site. The remaining 6 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 17 of the 21 postings. Counted over the 21 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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