> 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 involving pre-sales Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=late®ion=dmv&stage=presales 19 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in the Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales, from 9 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $180,000 to $257,000. **19** postings · **9** companies · 18 state pay: median **$198,000**, half $180,000–$257,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 27, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0d4252868cd1a506) Washington, DC · Atlanta, GA · +16 more 5mo ago $190,000 [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 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Salesforce Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce778bb4c7f443e0) Rosslyn, VA 4w ago $184,100–$306,800 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Financial Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f7c01ea53a2d533) Washington, DC · Atlanta, GA · +3 more 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [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) 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 ### [Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c8c10267b57092d) Washington, DC 2mo ago $166,400–$208,000 14 of 19 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3FcompanyStage%3Dlate%26region%3Ddmv%26stage%3Dpresales&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs in washington, dc area at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales 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 in Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales pay? 18 of 19 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $180,000 and $257,000, from 8 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area at later-stage private companies involving pre-sales? These 19 postings come from 9 companies. The employers with the most postings are [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) (5), [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) (4), [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (2), [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (2) and [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) (2). Counted over the 19 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. 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