> 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=2 430 forward deployed engineer jobs in Washington, DC, including related deployment roles, from 130 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $154,000 to $210,000. **430** postings · **130** companies · **375** with pay · median **$181,000** · middle half $154,000–$210,000 · read Nov 6, 2026 Updated Nov 8, 2026 [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 [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 12d ago $168,100–$227,400 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/496735084229ffc9) Washington, DC · Costa Mesa, CA 6w ago $191,000–$254,000 [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 [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) ### [Meridian: Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (Senior / Suitland, MD / Hybrid) [TS/SCI] ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ce761e092a128a61) Suitland, MD Hybrid 6w ago Pay not posted [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 12d ago $168,100–$250,200 [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 Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16bca3048d7b55d6) Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +41 more 6w ago $112,900–$366,300 [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 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26e06cc5e8aaa519) Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 more 2w ago $143,700–$213,800 [Venn](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/venn) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bf9e9b74b26a8568) Washington, DC 7w ago $200,000–$400,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Junior Forward Deployed Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/794a8e67b95c2126) Arlington, VA 6w ago $72,600–$132,100 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7b7c44b4abaf3f48) Washington, DC Hybrid 2mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/780f6825731d9f9e) Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 more 2w ago $168,100–$261,500 [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 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Palantir Foundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dec238714c13ce19) Washington, DC 7w ago $70,500–$203,400 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/e6ee1ac89337dd30) Reston, VA · New York, NY · +7 more 2mo ago $174,000–$252,000 [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 [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 [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 [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 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4c69a80c6d243936) Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 more 2w ago $143,700–$213,800 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa41a1949bc5bc55) Mclean, VA · Atlanta, GA · +9 more 2mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/22c678035fc1bf46) Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [TRM Labs](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trm-labs) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - US National Security](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b8827d8cb1fc94df) Washington, DC Hybrid 2mo ago Pay not posted [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 [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 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dd44387855581718) Arlington, VA · Washington, DC 2mo ago $70,500–$203,400 [AvePoint](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/avepoint) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a7d948b7c8924017) Arlington, VA 3mo ago $180,000–$230,000 [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 [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 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2ef22c72ece768b6) Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +38 more 2mo ago $112,900–$366,300 [Legion Intelligence](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/legion-intelligence) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (D.C Area)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8c1e0164683d1629) Washington, DC 3mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [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 [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 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/603238d92737226e) Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$235,100 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ae7e224e776727e8) Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 more Remote 3mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [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 [Blue Orange Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blue-orange-digital) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76e69c282a7ac2d3) Washington, DC · New York, NY · +8 more 4mo ago $150,000–$185,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79e9c43db5c86c34) Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 298 of these 430 jobs build what the customer runs. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fregion%3Ddmv%26page%3D2&placement=assist) [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fregion%3Ddmv%26page%3D2&placement=alert) Alerts for “FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area” go out once you have an account. [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 6, 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? 375 of 430 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $210,000, from 104 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area require? Of 430 postings, 234 state a minimum number of years, from 105 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 129 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (72), under 3 years (22) 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 247 of the 430 postings. Counted over the 430 postings in this search. 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