> 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 for individual contributors in Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late&management=ic®ion=dmv 52 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors in the Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies, from 21 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $161,000 to $223,000. **52** postings · **21** companies · 43 state pay: median **$198,000**, half $161,000–$223,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [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 10d ago $95,000–$125,000 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc9a1edf72389424) Washington, DC 13d ago $145,000–$250,000 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/202e5a48c009cc01) Washington, DC · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid 13d ago $130,600–$147,000 [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 6w ago $191,000–$254,000 [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf94a12d13c41b68) Washington, DC · Boston, MA · +10 more On-site 6w ago $110,000–$190,000 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/068870f28c40572a) Washington, DC 13d ago $145,000–$250,000 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/119cfd8fc34ca0bd) Washington, DC · Charlotte, NC · +6 more Hybrid 13d ago $117,000–$132,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE), U.S. Public Sector (Federal Focus)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f2d056549050321) Washington, DC Remote 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) ### [Forward Deployed Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f0e0946c30c6a0e2) Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PA Remote 9mo ago Pay not posted [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 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61c1777a32f46521) Washington, DC · New York, NY · +8 more Hybrid 13d ago $150,000–$180,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8aaf633606393a76) Washington, DC · Austin, TX · +4 more Hybrid 25mo ago $138,000–$292,560 [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f342478d5f8e8533) Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PA Remote 11mo ago Pay not posted [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b574821bd9397e37) Arlington, VA On-site 13d ago $145,000–$250,000 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/183bfa468750c967) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +8 more Hybrid 13d ago $150,000–$180,000 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer/Solution Architect - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/efe4092f9087ff38) Washington, DC 13d ago $145,000–$250,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [ServiceNow Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9469007d547233ec) Rosslyn, VA 2mo ago $155,600–$306,800 [Virtru](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/virtru) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/11f4ac2fb7e424ab) Washington, DC Hybrid New · 4d ago $190,000–$250,000 [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 [Credence Management Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/credence-management-solutions) ### [AI Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fa4a8406d1cb7d50) Tysons, VA 13d ago $120,000–$150,000 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [M&S Software Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/af4f05fd06077223) Washington, DC Remote 13d ago $111,426.84–$192,890.16 [Peraton](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peraton) ### [Senior AI Integration Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a1f0dc00fc4169c5) Red Bank, NJ · Basking Ridge, NJ · +1 more On-site 13d ago $112,000–$179,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - DC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7b5b4df6ccb3034) Washington, DC On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [ASI Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/asi-government) ### [Agentic AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc32b57599a5f372) Washington, DC 2w ago Pay not posted [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 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a6a44abf0fdde97) Reston, VA · Costa Mesa, CA · +2 more 6w ago $191,000–$254,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Falls Church](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8fd51a8c9b027c65) Falls Church, VA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) ### [Staff Applied ML Engineer, Federal/National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d7dbd0967123dff7) Washington, DC Remote 6w ago $180,000–$240,000 [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - Software Engineer - Sr Assoc/Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/db242f263e15ea06) Mclean, VA · New York, NY · +12 more Hybrid 2mo ago $130,000–$185,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3da5634c483ab359) Reston, VA · Costa Mesa, CA · +2 more 6w ago $167,000–$222,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developer - Arlington (VA)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/29b76736ff4d8a87) Arlington, VA On-site 2w ago Pay not posted [Redhorse](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/redhorse) ### [Full Stack Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ffaeffcf1de7cef4) Arlington, VA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/423f9f8c01b5b901) Washington, DC · Austin, TX · +4 more Hybrid 3mo ago $186,000–$279,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Mission Software Engineer, Senior](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/af0e86556d5bb67d) Reston, VA 2mo ago $220,000–$292,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [AI/ML Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3c3e24e5b3f92a3) Arlington, VA On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4c47c8ee4f67d78) Washington, DC · Atlanta, GA · +16 more 5mo ago $150,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Field Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a675461a96cb3138) Washington, DC · Honolulu, HI · +2 more 3mo ago $150,400–$226,550 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Mission Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/80e9a91a8ee506ca) Reston, VA 2mo ago $191,000–$254,000 [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [MSS Developers (Various Locations)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1efe5878851b5957) Falls Church, VA · Colorado Springs, CO · +7 more On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Cyber, Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6eae965b2b6f816) Washington, DC On-site 6mo ago $211,000–$335,000 47 of 52 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dlate%26management%3Dic%26region%3Ddmv&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors in washington, dc area at later-stage private companies 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 for individual contributors in Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies pay? 43 of 52 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $161,000 and $223,000, from 17 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies require? Of 52 postings, 18 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 13 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (3) or under 3 years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies? These 52 postings come from 21 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (12), [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) (6), [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) (5), [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) (5) and [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) (4). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies remote? 5 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 14 are hybrid and 12 are on-site. The remaining 21 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 31 of the 52 postings. Counted over the 52 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. 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