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# Staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area

Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?level=staff&region=dmv&role=builds-for-customers

34 staff-level forward deployed engineer jobs that build what the customer runs in the Washington, DC area, from 15 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $198,000 to $215,000.

**34** postings · **15** companies · median **$210,000**, half $198,000–$215,000

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

[Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners)

### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/531129e17d951cad)

Mclean, VA · Seattle, WA Remote New · 2d ago

$180,000–$240,000

[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

[Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us)

### [ServiceNow Lead Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/04042fc305bb2936)

Rosslyn, VA 2mo ago

$189,200–$372,900

[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

[Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners)

### [Staff Applied ML Engineer, Federal/National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d7dbd0967123dff7)

Washington, DC Remote 6w ago

$180,000–$240,000

[Hitachi Energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/hitachi-energy)

### [Federal Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f9798b9bebc97700)

Washington, DC On-site 1mo ago

$160,000–$205,000

[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

[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

[CapTech Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/captech-consulting)

### [Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7abde90d3b7e3b97)

Reston, VA Hybrid 4mo ago

$90,000–$200,000

[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

[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

[Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic)

### [Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b777191a511ed82d)

Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid 6mo ago

$405,000–$485,000

[Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai)

### [Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23dd7fc1237c48d9)

Washington, DC · Denver, CO 9mo ago

$274,400–$343,000

[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

All 34 build what the customer runs.

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## Frequently asked questions

### What do staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area pay?

34 of 34 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $198,000 and $215,000, from 15 companies.

### How much experience do staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area require?

Of 34 postings, 29 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (10) or 10 or more years (4).

### Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area?

These 34 postings come from 15 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (17), [Appian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/appian) (2), [Red Cell Partners](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/red-cell-partners) (2), [Xometry](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/xometry) (2) and [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (1).

### Are staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area remote?

4 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 6 are hybrid and 6 are on-site. The remaining 18 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 26 of the 34 postings.

Counted over the 34 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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