> 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 in Washington, DC area Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=dmv&page=11 430 forward deployed engineer jobs in Washington, DC, including related deployment roles, from 130 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $154,000 to $209,000. **430** postings · **130** companies · **376** with pay · median **$180,000** · middle half $154,000–$209,000 · read Nov 8, 2026 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, U.S. Air Force](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fe961a0d2e35ec35) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Usul](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/usul) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fc9099f16c8dfd11) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA On-site 3mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf19150e88dcde14) Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 more Remote 3mo ago $134,750–$316,750 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, New Grad - Intel, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/50e504561a95469f) Washington, DC On-site 4mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, U.S. Navy](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/234898ba2cf7a604) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, Intel (TS/SCI with CI Polygraph Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d4d7d1c6f1f0f19f) Arlington, VA On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist (Mid/Senior Levels)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/233c182f95f3a859) Mclean, VA · San Francisco, CA · +8 more Remote 4mo ago $134,750–$316,750 [Pryzm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pryzm) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf66bd8d122782a3) Washington, DC On-site 5mo ago $100,000–$140,000 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, U.S. Army](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1d943aa3afe49488) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [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 Since 2021 $110,000–$170,000 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, New Business](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/562f927e966c34cd) Washington, DC On-site 4mo ago $140,000–$200,000 [Psomagen, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/psomagen-inc) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Agent Engineer, AI Transformation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/5b3b2c7a100abbc6) Rockville, MD New · 5d ago $70,000–$140,000 [Virtru](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/virtru) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d39a13bf908d2f24) Washington, DC Remote 12d ago $190,000–$250,000 [General Dynamics Mission Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/general-dynamics-mission-systems) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior AI Platform & Applications Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7773f6fd05514465) Chantilly, VA Hybrid 2w ago $132,930–$143,835 [Crowe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/crowe) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Technical Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/09376e25483dddb4) Washington, DC · Chicago, IL · +35 more Hybrid 2w ago $102,400–$204,100 [TNS](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/tns) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr AI Architect/Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6dcd136de8e30f4a) Reston, VA Remote 3w ago $150,000–$250,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Product Engineer, Data](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bc51c0c72ca2b2eb) Washington, DC · Ashville, OH · +3 more 4w ago $183,000–$243,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Software Development Engineer, Frontier AI Tools](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/595786cb37da4bed) Arlington, VA · Austin, TX · +1 more 5w ago $168,100–$227,400 [Micron Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/micron-technology) Builds for teams inside the company ### [AI Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba7111444b190548) Manassas, VA 7w ago Pay not posted [The Carlyle Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-carlyle-group) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Engineer, AI & Process Automation](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b7b9aaff57e1f740) Washington, DC Remote 2mo ago $160,000–$180,000 [Antithesis](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/antithesis) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Applied AI Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82c7576e3ad4cabe) Vienna, VA On-site 2mo ago $155,000–$185,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr. Systems Development Engineer, AFSS Compliance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/489a8003cb3d64b7) Arlington, VA 6w ago $151,200–$204,600 [PwC (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pwc-us) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Tax Innovation - AI Engineer - Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/49bfe340b2d7ec88) Washington, DC · Dallas, TX · +2 more 2mo ago $99,000–$266,000 [Applied Intuition](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/applied-intuition) Leads the deployment team ### [Software Engineering Manager (Defense/PhysicalAI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/54e611b0f8201f20) Arlington, VA On-site 2mo ago $250,000–$300,000 [Legence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/legence) Builds for teams inside the company ### [I&M Segment Applied AI Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8b0719a3b5b22e20) San Jose, CA · Beltsville, MD Remote 2mo ago $145,000–$180,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Sr System Development Engineer, Amazon Leo](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9feea6d83a66666d) Arlington, VA · Bellevue, WA · +1 more 2mo ago $151,200–$204,600 [X-energy](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/x-energy) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Engineer IV, AI & Digital Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/164f027b20ddaee5) Rockville, MD · Gaithersburg, MD Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$205,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/037814d943f2f163) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +2 more 7mo ago $188,800–$362,000 [Vannevar Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/vannevar-labs) Leads the deployment team ### [Enterprise Technical Lead (Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f690faf1f1a405cd) Washington, DC · San Diego, CA · +1 more Remote Since 2025 $150,000–$215,000 [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–$259,440 298 of these 430 jobs build what the customer runs. - 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[Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) Washington, DC area is the third-largest FDE job market of the 21 US metros listed here, after New York metro and SF Bay Area, with 430 postings from 130 companies read on November 8, 2026. Hiring here: [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) , [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) , [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) , [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) , [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril). ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area pay? 376 of 430 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $209,000, from 104 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area require? Of 430 postings, 238 state a minimum number of years, from 105 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 132 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (72), under 3 years (23) or 10 or more years (11). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area? These 430 postings come from 130 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (70), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (29), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (26), [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (19) and [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (14). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area remote? 47 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 92 are hybrid and 91 are on-site. The remaining 200 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 253 of the 430 postings. Counted over the 430 postings in this search. 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