> 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 involving proof of concept Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=dmv&stage=poc&page=3 191 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in the Washington, DC area involving proof of concept, from 74 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $162,000 to $213,000. **191** postings · **74** companies · 171 state pay: median **$191,000**, half $162,000–$213,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer–Field Engagement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01bd9fbbdf18cce5) Washington, DC · Seattle, WA Hybrid 10d ago $160,000–$200,000 [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 [Steampunk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk) ### [AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6c87ea097321a760) Mclean, VA 13d ago $140,000–$190,000 [Steampunk, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk-inc) ### [AI Developer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/31f8413c6db3a57d) Mclean, VA 13d ago $140,000–$190,000 [Expression](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/expression) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a6d3e6cc849e2505) Washington, DC Hybrid 13d ago $130,000–$160,000 [Credence Management Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/credence-management-solutions) ### [AI Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fa4a8406d1cb7d50) Tysons, VA 13d ago $120,000–$150,000 [Steampunk](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk) ### [AI Innovation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/729f612f91d391af) Mclean, VA 13d ago $120,000–$180,000 [Steampunk, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/steampunk-inc) ### [AI Innovation Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79e4099b3ce10fc3) Mclean, VA 13d ago $120,000–$180,000 [Quvia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/quvia) ### [Principal Operations Research Scientist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a21b18fc1038759d) Washington, DC Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [Credence Management Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/credence-management-solutions) ### [Senior AI Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/55eab9f133b0cbaa) Mclean, VA 13d ago $155,000–$200,000 [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 [InterImage, Inc.](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/interimage-inc) ### [Software Solution Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1bf192562634981c) Arlington, VA Remote 13d ago Pay not posted [BRG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brg) ### [Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant AI Architect - Financial Services Operations & Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bfa5488d7c799fe0) Washington, DC · New York, NY · +3 more 13d ago $158,000–$210,000 [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) ### [Senior Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee8d306129529a75) Reston, VA Remote 2w ago $160,000–$230,000 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [Operations Engineer (Starshield Products)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/69d3d02ace1b1a6e) Washington, DC 2w ago $100,000–$160,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Lead Software Engineer, AI Labs (Product and Customer Facing)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d1c287890786103) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 more 2w ago $148,500–$344,700 [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 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [AI Solution Architect, Lead](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/068318be8b35c243) Mclean, VA 3w ago $112,800–$257,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Public Sector ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/71513f5a11931534) Washington, DC On-site 4w ago $280,000–$320,000 [Two Six Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/two-six-technologies) ### [Senior Data Scientist (Onsite)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/326561de34f2aa71) Arlington, VA · Laurel, MD On-site 4w ago $150,000–$200,000 [CACI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/caci) ### [AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16a4c0839b8b960b) Reston, VA · Denver, CO 4w ago $82,100–$172,400 [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 [Defense Unicorns](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/defense-unicorns) ### [Senior Platform Engineer (FedD239)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2d80b4f518bdc61d) Springfield, VA Remote 5w ago $148,750–$201,250 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Agentic AI Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1afd84318597c6f2) Reston, VA · Springfield, VA 6w ago $99,000–$225,000 [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) ### [Senior Staff Implementation Delivery Manager](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/28306742057e7321) Washington, DC On-site 6w ago Pay not posted [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 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/473a8eb7a795e70f) Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +2 more 6w ago $175,000–$240,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Deployment Strategist - Palantir Foundry](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/401977d274d5f084) Washington, DC 7w ago $70,500–$203,400 [C3.ai](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/c3-ai) ### [Federal Solution Leader](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/32ce49535b2c0050) Tysons, VA 7w ago $130,000–$203,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/93b1c07412385b87) Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA 5w ago $131,300–$177,600 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c813a41fbd10f311) Arlington, VA 6w ago $175,000–$240,000 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2958c14c3e11b38b) Arlington, VA · Mclean, VA · +1 more 7w ago $77,600–$176,000 [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) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2c41383b1f8d145b) Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA 5w ago $131,300–$177,600 [STR](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/str) ### [Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/90dcc734e06f5170) Arlington, VA · San Diego, CA · +2 more 6w ago $175,000–$240,000 [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) ### [Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a31ccdf351164259) Arlington, VA 7w ago $77,600–$176,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Government ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d9287f0bb0c2c80f) Washington, DC Hybrid 1mo ago $211,000–$302,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Sr. Delivery Consultant - AI/ML, WWPS ProServe](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/571a7642e9219370) Arlington, VA · Jersey City, NJ · +6 more 7w ago $153,600–$239,000 [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) ### [Lead Palantir AI and Data Science Engineer II](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4867fab29840d472) Rosslyn, VA 2mo ago $159,100–$265,100 147 of 191 build what the customer runs. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area involving proof of concept pay? 171 of 191 postings state a pay range. The median is $191,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $213,000, from 59 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area involving proof of concept require? Of 191 postings, 111 state a minimum number of years, from 56 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 61 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (36), under 3 years (9) or 10 or more years (5). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area involving proof of concept? These 191 postings come from 74 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (31), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (20), [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (8), [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) (7) and [Deloitte US](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deloitte-us) (5). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area involving proof of concept remote? 26 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 32 are hybrid and 31 are on-site. The remaining 102 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 118 of the 191 postings. Counted over the 191 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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