> 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 on-site Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=dmv&work=onsite&page=3 94 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in the Washington, DC area on-site, from 45 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $150,000 to $191,000. **94** postings · **45** companies · 73 state pay: median **$168,000**, half $150,000–$191,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ad89b186e784f610) Arlington, VA On-site 3mo ago $90,000–$250,000 [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 [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, Integration Partnerships](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cc3c894b1d4fada1) 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 [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 [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/326bd9d2548086f6) Washington, DC On-site 9mo ago $110,000–$170,000 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 58 of 94 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 on-site pay? 73 of 94 postings state a pay range. The median is $168,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $191,000, from 32 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area on-site require? Of 94 postings, 43 state a minimum number of years, from 30 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 24 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (12), under 3 years (5) or 10 or more years (2). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area on-site? These 94 postings come from 45 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (21), [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (6), [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) (6), [Agile Defense](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/agile-defense) (5) and [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) (5). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area on-site remote? 0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 94 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 58 of the 94 postings. Counted over the 94 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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