> 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 jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors in Washington, DC area Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic®ion=dmv&role=strategist 19 forward deployed engineer jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors in the Washington, DC area, from 11 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $140,000 to $168,000. **19** postings · **11** companies · 15 state pay: median **$140,000**, half $140,000–$168,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Eudia for Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16a20fbf5fdf4a3f) Washington, DC Remote 3mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - Germany Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26bc4e3929332779) Washington, DC Hybrid 2w ago $110,000–$170,000 [Exiger](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/exiger) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/694db57f957b4020) Mclean, VA · Richmond, VA Hybrid 2w ago Pay not posted [Dynamo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dynamo-ai) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c6343f3041deac3d) Washington, DC 4w ago Pay not posted [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a286130f619ca1d4) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA On-site 2mo ago $147,000–$185,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Product Manager, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23c2051be6799ef6) Washington, DC · New York, NY 3mo ago $200,000–$345,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - Japan Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23a679602f65c919) Washington, DC On-site 25mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - Korea Forward Deployed](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f5c8f4f04b909593) Washington, DC On-site 25mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Peregrine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peregrine) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97845fb208e4bfec) Washington, DC Hybrid 17mo ago $120,000–$190,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/415762a702e22de0) Washington, DC On-site 75mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Vantor](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vantor) ### [Deployment Strategist (Secret)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/361f25424cfd6a08) Herndon, VA 7w ago $137,000–$182,000 [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) ### [Deployment Strategist - USMC](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dc61fe3611389a08) Washington, DC Remote 2mo ago Pay not posted [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) ### [Deployment Strategist (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad89b186e784f610) Arlington, VA On-site 3mo ago $90,000–$250,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a0be7ab698c092f) Laurel, MD On-site 3w ago $110,000–$170,000 [Pryzm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pryzm) ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf66bd8d122782a3) Washington, DC On-site 5mo ago $100,000–$140,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist, New Grad - Intel, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50e504561a95469f) Washington, DC On-site 4mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) ### [Deployment Strategist, Intel (TS/SCI with CI Polygraph Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d4d7d1c6f1f0f19f) Arlington, VA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/326bd9d2548086f6) Washington, DC On-site 9mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) ### [Deployment Strategist - Intel](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5472299bdd089131) Washington, DC On-site 61mo ago $110,000–$170,000 All 19 plan what the customer deploys first. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fmanagement%3Dic%26region%3Ddmv%26role%3Dstrategist&placement=alert) New fde jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors 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 FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors in Washington, DC area pay? 15 of 19 postings state a pay range. The median is $140,000, and half of them sit between $140,000 and $168,000, from 8 companies. ### Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors in Washington, DC area? These 19 postings come from 11 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (8), [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) (2), [Code Metal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/code-metal) (1), [Dynamo AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/dynamo-ai) (1) and [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) (1). ### Are FDE jobs that plan what the customer deploys first for individual contributors in Washington, DC area remote? 2 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 3 are hybrid and 11 are on-site. The remaining 3 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 17 of the 19 postings. Counted over the 19 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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