> 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. # Senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area on-site Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=senior®ion=dmv&work=onsite 76 senior forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in the Washington, DC area on-site, from 40 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $146,000 to $183,000. **76** postings · **40** companies · 62 state pay: median **$168,000**, half $146,000–$183,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 [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 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/17359f93114e0a71) Laurel, MD On-site 3w ago $135,000–$200,000 [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer – TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb373221e61f8757) Chantilly, VA On-site 5w ago $192,000–$455,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0894ccabb46b62eb) Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +41 more On-site 6w ago $80,400–$316,300 [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf94a12d13c41b68) Washington, DC · Boston, MA · +10 more On-site 6w ago $110,000–$190,000 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6c5d5100c300639f) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $167,000–$203,000 [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/3efd9b291c4509f6) Arlington, VA On-site 3mo ago $150,000–$300,000 [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) ### [Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer - TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1cca809e6f6e89c2) Chantilly, VA On-site 3mo ago $192,000–$455,000 [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Data Engineer (Manassas, VA / Senior) [Secret]](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed81546bf84a1f2d) Manassas, VA On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted [Neuroscale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/neuroscale-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/96062865293dcd19) Reston, VA On-site 5mo ago $125,000–$180,000 [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) ### [Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ff67fdc057ed9c55) Arlington, VA On-site 4mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Pryzm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pryzm) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26f2742fc2a8b30c) Washington, DC · Boston, MA · +1 more On-site 5mo ago $110,000–$160,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Tactical Edge](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e0470868699dd207) Washington, DC On-site 8mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Factory](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/factory) ### [Member of Deployed Staff, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d0cc60298a71dcf) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 more On-site 9mo ago Pay not posted [Rune Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rune-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9c6b703ea2bbabb) Arlington, VA On-site 13mo ago $190,000–$210,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Mixed Reality](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb1ec88ff7760695) Washington, DC On-site 21mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Japan Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4d94737e75ca1057) Washington, DC On-site 25mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Intel](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b0f05096a61c15a9) Washington, DC On-site 61mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e78da3aeaac4a853) Washington, DC On-site 79mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [ Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer (Secret cleared) ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69b2dcc6d4155f60) Arlington, VA On-site 2w ago $89,000–$179,200 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Intel, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7fec92c6d7c05ddf) Washington, DC On-site 4mo ago $135,000–$145,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - USG](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c193bda9b842faff) Washington, DC On-site 6mo ago $5,900–$10,500/mo [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Korea Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b75532d4c14bac99) Washington, DC On-site 25mo ago $135,000–$200,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/53d621f0f7446259) Washington, DC On-site 52mo ago $135,000–$145,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/556514394109fe3f) Washington, DC On-site 65mo ago $120,000 [One Brief](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/one-brief) ### [Customer Success Engineer, AtomEngine](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e334cb38d3da0467) Fort Belvoir, VA On-site 7d ago $135,000–$180,000 [Peraton](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peraton) ### [Senior AI Integration Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a1f0dc00fc4169c5) Red Bank, NJ · Basking Ridge, NJ · +1 more On-site 13d ago $112,000–$179,000 [Culmen International](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/culmen-international) ### [Sr. Full-Stack Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4e70b6e2782849f5) Alexandria, VA On-site 13d ago Pay not posted [CACI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caci) ### [Senior Embedded Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4eda094ccad6cae2) Reston, VA · Honolulu, HI · +2 more On-site 2w ago $114,600–$252,100 [Vantor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vantor) ### [Senior Applied AI/ML Engineer (TS/SCI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/51a25d8d796e6817) Springfield, VA On-site 3w ago $140,000–$187,000 [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 [Two Six Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/two-six-technologies) ### [Senior Data Scientist (Onsite)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/326561de34f2aa71) Arlington, VA · Laurel, MD On-site 4w ago $150,000–$200,000 [Nightwing Intelligence Solutions, LLC](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nightwing-intelligence-solutions-llc) ### [AI/ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4785cd9f2f75dc39) Arlington, VA On-site 4w ago $99,000–$206,000 [Axon](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/axon) ### [AfroTech 2026 Mission Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/88f39f2b8e9bbcfe) Washington, DC · Tampa, FL · +18 more On-site 5w ago Pay not posted [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) ### [Senior Staff Implementation Delivery Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/28306742057e7321) Washington, DC On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) ### [AI/ML Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3c3e24e5b3f92a3) Arlington, VA On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [Wyetech](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/wyetech) ### [Software Engineer 3](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf5d85e8aef36a37) Laurel, MD On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Dark Wolf Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dark-wolf-solutions) ### [AI Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b68e811302382d5d) Chantilly, VA · Herndon, VA On-site 2mo ago $120,000–$160,000 [Redhorse](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/redhorse) ### [Full Stack Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ffaeffcf1de7cef4) Arlington, VA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Shield AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/shield-ai) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cffaf17fd03b9d30) Washington, DC On-site 3mo ago Pay not posted 46 of 76 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area on-site pay? 62 of 76 postings state a pay range. The median is $168,000, and half of them sit between $146,000 and $183,000, from 29 companies. ### How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area on-site require? Of 76 postings, 31 state a minimum number of years, from 24 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 18 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (7), under 3 years (5) or 10 or more years (1). ### Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area on-site? These 76 postings come from 40 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (19), [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) (6), [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) (4), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (3) and [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) (3). ### Are senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area on-site remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 76 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 51 of the 76 postings. Counted over the 76 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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