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# Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area at public companies

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?companyStage=public&level=staff&region=dmv

33 staff-level forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in the Washington, DC area at public companies, from 9 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $198,000 to $215,000.

**33** postings · **9** companies · median **$209,000**, half $198,000–$215,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/146d6ad38b32164b)

Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 more New · 3d ago

$168,100–$227,400

[Thomson Reuters](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/thomson-reuters)

### [Principal Software Engineer / Architect – AI, CoCounsel FDE](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c6d98a56ed501dd)

Mclean, VA · New York, NY · +7 more Hybrid 6w ago

$158,900–$340,000

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture)

### [AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d71e3d95228a376e)

Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago

$112,900–$302,400

[Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce)

### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineering - Data Science & Integration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d5934da2c82bfef9)

Herndon, VA Remote 2mo ago

$172,500–$260,100

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6bb0ae9f5fef1b81)

Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 more 10d ago

$168,100–$227,400

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f5bf574259f324a9)

Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 more 10d ago

$168,100–$250,200

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7ff23fbf052dee22)

Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$250,200

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/05bf5078ed5d3f1b)

Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01117a360ce4eb64)

Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1132657e1724cf67)

Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b9357990c31169e)

Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 2w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23de35c0893990fc)

Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 more 2w ago

$168,100–$250,200

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e8b339d8be1a9304)

Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 more 3w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e25936c11460ec5d)

Herndon, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 3w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3087cf6a8723dff6)

Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 more On-site 3w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7a7d1ffed9ab9406)

Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 more On-site 3w ago

$168,100–$261,500

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Sr Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfc6e9a8bf54ca77)

Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +1 more 4mo ago

$168,100–$250,200

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/956ee3b9130c2d1a)

Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · +1 more 8d ago

$200,100–$270,600

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ac75979a99501af8)

Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +2 more 2mo ago

$200,100–$297,700

[Cisco](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cisco)

### [Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5f665de6bff21392)

Reston, VA · Boulder, CO · +6 more Remote New · 6d ago

$246,800–$394,300

[Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini)

### [Agentic AI Architect / Lead - Snowflake Cortex](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3a45bc13f7911878)

Arlington, VA Hybrid 2mo ago

$90,786–$120,673

[Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian)

### [Principal Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/764c7313fac282e8)

Mclean, VA On-site 3mo ago

$100,000–$225,000

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws)

### [Senior Software Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b5703d11db556846)

Herndon, VA · Irvine, CA · +1 more On-site 4w ago

$168,100–$227,400

[Xometry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xometry)

### [Staff Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71ff23b7571feae1)

North Bethesda, MD · Waltham, MA Hybrid 5mo ago

$163,000–$190,000

[Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian)

### [Principal Consultant (Public Sector)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c1b5eb92e40777d)

Mclean, VA On-site 6mo ago

$100,000–$225,000

[Xometry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xometry)

### [Staff Data Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/00fffe33bce898ca)

North Bethesda, MD · Waltham, MA Hybrid 5mo ago

$163,000–$190,000

[The Carlyle Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-carlyle-group) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Client Solutions Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92c4223dd34849e5)

Washington, DC · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago

$160,000–$190,000

[The Carlyle Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-carlyle-group) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Lead Forward Deployed Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2a9965ea2afa12b)

Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago

$210,000–$220,000

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Leads the deployment team

### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54139ba3c218c1dc)

Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +4 more 8d ago

$184,900–$287,700

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Leads the deployment team

### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a60e7ba97aa7fff1)

Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more 6w ago

$80,400–$316,300

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Leads the deployment team

### [Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc16a9760702a10d)

Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 more 2mo ago

$184,900–$275,200

[Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it

### [AI Architect - FDE Associate Director](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d150bad0c0de3100)

Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +40 more 7w ago

$62,800–$218,800

[Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Senior Software Development Engineer, Frontier AI Tools](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/595786cb37da4bed)

Arlington, VA · Austin, TX · +1 more 5w ago

$168,100–$227,400

26 of 33 build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area at public companies pay?

33 of 33 postings state a pay range. The median is $209,000, and half of them sit between $198,000 and $215,000, from 9 companies.

### How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area at public companies require?

Of 33 postings, 31 state a minimum number of years, from 9 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 17 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (9) or 10 or more years (5).

### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area at public companies?

These 33 postings come from 9 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (20), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (3), [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) (2), [The Carlyle Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-carlyle-group) (2) and [Xometry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xometry) (2).

### Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area at public companies remote?

2 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 5 are hybrid and 6 are on-site. The remaining 20 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 25 of the 33 postings.

Counted over the 33 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. Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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