> 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. # Mid-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=mid®ion=dmv&role=builds-for-customers 17 mid-level forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs in the Washington, DC area, from 13 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $131,000 to $169,000. **17** postings · **13** companies · 10 state pay: median **$150,000**, half $131,000–$169,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 25, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed4fe82663ea1301) Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 more New · 2d ago $143,700–$194,400 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) ### [Mid Level Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/493da664226f22cd) Arlington, VA Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae7e224e776727e8) Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 more Remote 3mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Edge Autonomous Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6db316cd45847e5a) Washington, DC Hybrid 13mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineering Intern, BS/MS, Summer 2027](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acb6772e64dd876a) Reston, VA · Sunnyvale, CA · +1 more 3w ago $98,000–$131,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, Internship - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3105e68cce9201aa) Washington, DC On-site 3mo ago $120,000 [GeoYeti](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/geoyeti) ### [Full Stack Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/488a95f00d0eae79) Chantilly, VA New · 2d ago $165,000–$220,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acce46d73a6442bf) Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +40 more 10d ago $54,400–$196,000 [Steampunk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk) ### [AI Innovation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/729f612f91d391af) Mclean, VA 13d ago $120,000–$180,000 [Steampunk, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk-inc) ### [AI Innovation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79e4099b3ce10fc3) Mclean, VA 13d ago $120,000–$180,000 [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 [Adelphi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adelphi) ### [Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/256996cf2f7be6a4) Washington, DC Hybrid 3mo 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 [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) ### [Mission Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42f4560f29486608) Washington, DC On-site 18mo ago Pay not posted [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 [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 [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 All 17 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Flevel%3Dmid%26region%3Ddmv%26role%3Dbuilds-for-customers&placement=alert) New mid-level fde jobs that build what the customer runs in washington, dc area 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 mid-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area pay? 10 of 17 postings state a pay range. The median is $150,000, and half of them sit between $131,000 and $169,000, from 9 companies. ### How much experience do mid-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area require? Of 17 postings, 10 state a minimum number of years, from 8 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 9 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for mid-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area? These 17 postings come from 13 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) (4), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (2), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (1), [Adelphi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adelphi) (1) and [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (1). ### Are mid-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area remote? 2 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 2 are hybrid and 6 are on-site. The remaining 7 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 6 of the 17 postings. Counted over the 17 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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