> 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. # FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area serving external customers and internal teams Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=both®ion=dmv 21 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors in the Washington, DC area serving external customers and internal teams, from 11 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $140,000 to $193,000. **21** postings · **11** companies · 20 state pay: median **$165,000**, half $140,000–$193,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Published October 26, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/119cfd8fc34ca0bd) Washington, DC · Charlotte, NC · +6 more Hybrid 13d ago $117,000–$132,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE), U.S. Public Sector (Federal Focus)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9f2d056549050321) Washington, DC Remote 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/61c1777a32f46521) Washington, DC · New York, NY · +8 more Hybrid 13d ago $150,000–$180,000 [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) ### [Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/183bfa468750c967) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +8 more Hybrid 13d ago $150,000–$180,000 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Senior AI Product Builder ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/899eadff5bb6cf7b) Mclean, VA · Richmond, VA Hybrid New · 3d ago Pay not posted [Steampunk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk) ### [Senior AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cb8b69d1738c04e1) Mclean, VA 13d ago $140,000–$190,000 [Steampunk, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk-inc) ### [Senior AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/722427035bd5d16d) Mclean, VA 13d ago $140,000–$190,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f95a9b59f4e3f66b) Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA 2w ago $131,300–$177,600 [EY](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/ey) ### [EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - Software Engineer - Sr Assoc/Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/db242f263e15ea06) Mclean, VA · New York, NY · +12 more Hybrid 2mo ago $130,000–$185,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9b5add863240574f) Fort Belvoir, VA Hybrid 2mo ago $185,000–$230,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7d7c4d4a3ec04461) Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +2 more 5w ago $131,300–$177,600 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75e641451f1d759c) Falls Church, VA Hybrid 4mo ago $185,000–$230,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr. Delivery Consultant - AI/ML, WWPS ProServe](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfdbb2e72b1442fa) Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +6 more 5w ago $153,600–$228,600 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Enablement Engineer - Customer Success](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e28b222407e4b97d) Washington, DC On-site 12mo ago $110,000–$147,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5965a8234fffc00e) Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +4 more 7w ago $175,100–$247,600 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - Korea Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f5c8f4f04b909593) Washington, DC On-site 25mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Leidos](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/leidos) Integrates and configures it ### [Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b49927ed6da65f2f) Chantilly, VA · Columbus, OH 2w ago $87,100–$157,450 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Delivery Consultant - Security, WWPS Professional Services - GPS](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae37c23441dad989) Herndon, VA 2mo ago $153,600–$207,800 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/415762a702e22de0) Washington, DC On-site 75mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - Intel](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5472299bdd089131) Washington, DC On-site 61mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [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 13 of 21 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fmanagement%3Dic%26recipient%3Dboth%26region%3Ddmv&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors in washington, dc area serving external customers and internal teams 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 FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area serving external customers and internal teams pay? 20 of 21 postings state a pay range. The median is $165,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $193,000, from 10 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area serving external customers and internal teams? These 21 postings come from 11 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (5), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (4), [Sia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sia) (3), [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) (2) and [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) (1). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area serving external customers and internal teams remote? 1 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 8 are hybrid and 4 are on-site. The remaining 8 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 9 of the 21 postings. Counted over the 21 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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