> 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=5 191 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in the Washington, DC area involving proof of concept, from 73 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $162,000 to $213,000. **191** postings · **73** companies · 171 state pay: median **$191,000**, half $162,000–$213,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [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 [Fenwick & West](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fenwick-west) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Operations Intern](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a7d0824e9479bef2) Washington, DC · New York, NY · +4 more Hybrid 2mo ago $43,680–$52,000 [Northwood Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/northwood-space) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7e4a57ecaa9894ba) Washington, DC On-site 3mo ago $170,000–$225,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Sr. Deployment Strategist, FDE - Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/14ed04ff7e2230a5) Washington, DC 6w ago $219,765–$302,220 [Nitra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nitra) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Solutions](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b41bda2f25147188) Washington, DC Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [Altana](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/altana) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [ Staff AI Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4676a0bf140baee3) Washington, DC · Brooklyn, NY Hybrid 9d ago $165,000–$195,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Applied AI Architect, Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/301376dc825dc9cc) Washington, DC Hybrid 2mo ago $234,000–$335,000 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Engagement Manager (Homeland Layered Defense), Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7c8c10267b57092d) Washington, DC 2mo ago $166,400–$208,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Integrates and configures it ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, WWPS ProServe Delivery Team](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bdae58c5e4f95f51) Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA 3mo ago $131,300–$177,600 [Sitreps](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sitreps) Integrates and configures it ### [Director Of Technical Operations ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/57b6f7800943ba3a) Washington, DC · Los Angeles, CA Hybrid 3mo ago $180,000–$220,000 [PVM](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/pvm) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Echo/ Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ff7b38dbaf22df2a) Washington, DC On-site 5mo ago Pay not posted [Peregrine](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/peregrine) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97845fb208e4bfec) Washington, DC Hybrid 17mo ago $120,000–$190,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) Integrates and configures it ### [Sr Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4ec7f7e2ef66247d) Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA 3mo ago $153,600–$207,800 [Rivet Industries](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rivet-industries) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist, Palantir Partnership](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9aef4ae64a175647) Washington, DC On-site 5w ago $140,000–$200,000 [BetterUp](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/betterup) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8783764172616cf6) Arlington, VA · Austin, TX · +2 more Hybrid 2mo ago $210,000–$295,000 [Seekr](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/seekr) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Deployment Strategist ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/105d5ad33f153b39) Reston, VA · Austin, TX · +1 more Hybrid 2mo ago $180,000–$235,000 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 13d ago $132,930–$143,835 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 19mo ago $150,000–$215,000 147 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 58 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 55 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 60 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (37), 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 73 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) (21), [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 30 are on-site. The remaining 103 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 117 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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