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# Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?disclosed=1&region=dmv&page=10

372 forward deployed engineer jobs and related deployment roles from 103 employers. Compare posted pay, locations and work arrangements, then read the employer’s posting.

Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs).

**372** postings · **103** companies · median **$181,000**, half $154,000–$210,000

Postings read on November 6, 2026

[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

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

### [Engineer, AI & Process Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7b9aaff57e1f740)

Washington, DC Remote 2mo ago

$160,000–$180,000

[Antithesis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/antithesis) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Applied AI Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82c7576e3ad4cabe)

Vienna, VA On-site 2mo ago

$155,000–$185,000

[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

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

### [Sr. Systems Development Engineer, AFSS Compliance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/489a8003cb3d64b7)

Arlington, VA 6w ago

$151,200–$204,600

[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

[Legence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/legence) Builds for teams inside the company

### [I&M Segment Applied AI Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b0719a3b5b22e20)

San Jose, CA · Beltsville, MD Remote 2mo ago

$145,000–$180,000

[X-energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/x-energy) Builds for teams inside the company

### [Engineer IV, AI & Digital Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/164f027b20ddaee5)

Rockville, MD · Gaithersburg, MD Hybrid 2mo ago

$180,000–$205,000

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

### [Sr System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9feea6d83a66666d)

Arlington, VA · Bellevue, WA · +1 more 2mo ago

$151,200–$204,600

[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

[Vannevar Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs) Leads the deployment team

### [Enterprise Technical Lead (Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f690faf1f1a405cd)

Washington, DC · San Diego, CA · +1 more Remote 19mo ago

$150,000–$215,000

[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

254 of 372 build what the customer runs.

[Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary)

## Frequently asked questions

### What do FDE jobs pay?

372 of 372 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $210,000, from 103 companies.

### How much experience do FDE jobs require?

Of 372 postings, 201 state a minimum number of years, from 86 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 107 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (67), under 3 years (17) or 10 or more years (10).

### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?

These 372 postings come from 103 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (70), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (29), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (26), [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (19) and [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (14).

### Are FDE jobs remote?

33 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 72 are hybrid and 71 are on-site. The remaining 196 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 220 of the 372 postings.

Counted over the 372 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.

Employer postings · [How we read postings](https://nextmove.md/fde/method)

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