> 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 in Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late®ion=dmv&page=3 95 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in the Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies, from 27 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $175,000 to $231,000. **95** postings · **27** companies · 82 state pay: median **$210,000**, half $175,000–$231,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) Leads the deployment team ### [Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0641047a62f4e7c6) Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PA · +1 more Remote 5mo ago Pay not posted [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14ed04ff7e2230a5) Washington, DC 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Security Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dcff69fd10c25847) Washington, DC Hybrid 5mo ago $266,000–$445,000 [Govini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/govini) Leads the deployment team ### [Data Science Manager, Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/829665336014fc63) Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PA On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f869ffd42e3c9846) Mclean, VA · Seattle, WA Remote New · 6d ago $180,000–$240,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c8c10267b57092d) Washington, DC 2mo ago $166,400–$208,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Applied AI Architect, Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/301376dc825dc9cc) Washington, DC Hybrid 2mo ago $234,000–$335,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Technical Program Manager, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/67bba4cf91c290f7) Washington, DC 11mo ago $166,400–$249,000 [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 [Virtru](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/virtru) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d39a13bf908d2f24) Washington, DC Remote 9d ago $190,000–$250,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Product Engineer, Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc51c0c72ca2b2eb) Washington, DC · Ashville, OH · +3 more 4w ago $183,000–$243,000 [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Tax Innovation - AI Engineer - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/49bfe340b2d7ec88) Washington, DC · Dallas, TX · +2 more 2mo ago $99,000–$266,000 [Applied Intuition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-intuition) Leads the deployment team ### [Software Engineering Manager (Defense/PhysicalAI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54e611b0f8201f20) Arlington, VA On-site 2mo ago $250,000–$300,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/037814d943f2f163) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +2 more 7mo ago $188,800–$362,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Software Engineer, ARC Team](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a6a93858892ae877) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +2 more Hybrid 7mo ago $138,000–$259,440 73 of 95 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 in Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies pay? 82 of 95 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $175,000 and $231,000, from 22 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies require? Of 95 postings, 48 state a minimum number of years, from 22 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 25 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (16), under 3 years (5) or 10 or more years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies? These 95 postings come from 27 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (14), [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) (10), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (7), [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) (7) and [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (6). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies remote? 10 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 26 are hybrid and 16 are on-site. The remaining 43 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 62 of the 95 postings. Counted over the 95 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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