> 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 with ongoing operations Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?region=dmv&stage=operations&page=6 324 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs in the Washington, DC area with ongoing operations, from 111 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $160,000 to $213,000. **324** postings · **111** companies · 281 state pay: median **$185,000**, half $160,000–$213,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Field Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a675461a96cb3138) Washington, DC · Honolulu, HI · +2 more 3mo ago $150,400–$226,550 [CapTech Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/captech-consulting) ### [Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7abde90d3b7e3b97) Reston, VA Hybrid 4mo ago $90,000–$200,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Discovery](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/6ba3c64ddaf07683) Reston, VA · Costa Mesa, CA · +4 more 3mo ago $191,000–$292,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, WWPS ProServe](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24506a221fdd7b9c) Arlington, VA · Jersey City, NJ · +8 more 4mo ago $131,300–$204,300 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75e641451f1d759c) Falls Church, VA Hybrid 4mo ago $185,000–$230,000 [CapTech Consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/captech-consulting) ### [Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/08f25e2fbbedc82c) Reston, VA Hybrid 4mo ago $90,000–$200,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Software Engineer, Front End](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d904c0d3089ee144) Reston, VA 4mo ago $167,000–$222,000 [Adelphi](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/adelphi) ### [Senior ML Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d0c2774fe20a5c72) Washington, DC Hybrid 4mo ago Pay not posted [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [Sr. AI Engineer, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/915e4bb42c4a9df4) Washington, DC 5mo ago $220,000–$350,000 [Lovelytics](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lovelytics) ### [Lead Consultant, Gen AI ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/49d6ba1b5b494dcd) Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL Remote 5mo ago $112,000–$160,000 [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4c47c8ee4f67d78) Washington, DC · Atlanta, GA · +16 more 5mo ago $150,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Advanced AI Architect](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4e1febd22fdb964) Arlington, VA · Morristown, NJ · +39 more 5mo ago $87,400–$293,800 [SpaceX](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spacex) ### [AI Engineer, Special Programs - Top Secret Clearance](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dcc647133c0d24b0) Washington, DC 5mo ago $125,000–$220,000 [Anthropic](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anthropic) ### [Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b777191a511ed82d) Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 more Hybrid 6mo ago $405,000–$485,000 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Applied AI Engineer, Cyber, Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f6eae965b2b6f816) Washington, DC On-site 6mo ago $211,000–$335,000 [Deepgram](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/deepgram) ### [Senior Solutions Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ab90418d9dd210ca) Washington, DC Remote 7mo ago $180,000–$245,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack), Intelligence Systems ](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c69c3005b06e5ac9) Reston, VA 7mo ago $191,000–$254,000 [CoVar](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/covar) ### [Machine Learning Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/97fb651671bae68c) Mclean, VA Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) ### [Software Engineer, Mission Dev - U.S. Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/25571084cdc5fffa) Washington, DC · New York, NY 8mo ago $150,000–$215,000 [Cognition AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) ### [Devops Engineer, Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7a74eccb7dfb40b9) Washington, DC Hybrid 8mo ago Pay not posted [CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cgs-federal-contact-government-services) ### [FSR Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/740b62f52808ab2e) Washington, DC On-site 8mo ago Pay not posted [Scale AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/scale-ai) ### [Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/23dd7fc1237c48d9) Washington, DC · Denver, CO 9mo ago $274,400–$343,000 [West Monroe](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/west-monroe) ### [Principal AI Software Engineer, TechEx (US)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1a4fa989247e7868) Washington, DC · Boston, MA · +7 more 11mo ago $152,200–$205,900 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/33f26e7ec9153f1d) Washington, DC 16mo ago $191,000–$254,000 [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) ### [Mission Data Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/42f4560f29486608) Washington, DC On-site 18mo ago Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Ground Software Engineer, Space](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7a22af88501440ae) Washington, DC 16mo ago $167,000–$222,000 [Spear AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/spear-ai) ### [Mission Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/75e91de6ce709edf) Washington, DC On-site 18mo ago Pay not posted [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Software Engineer, Connected Warfare](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1b365e775127b47d) Washington, DC 23mo ago $129,000–$253,000 [Fannie Mae](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/fannie-mae) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Senior Associate – Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0da5de20fa8ea5ad) Reston, VA Hybrid 4w ago $123,000–$161,000 [The Carlyle Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-carlyle-group) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Product Engineer, Global Private Equity Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a4c3fd47cb48fa8d) Washington, DC Hybrid 7w ago $130,000–$140,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fbd033c01eb80757) Mclean, VA · New York, NY · +9 more 2mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [Realm](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/realm) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Washington, D.C](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/c3e27f2a204f7780) Washington, DC Remote 3mo ago $115,000–$200,000 [Lumbra](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lumbra) Leads the deployment team ### [Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0cf8ad197920db5c) Arlington, VA On-site 3mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [The Carlyle Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-carlyle-group) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Client Solutions Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/92c4223dd34849e5) Washington, DC · New York, NY Hybrid 2mo ago $160,000–$190,000 [Eudia](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/eudia) Plans what the customer deploys first ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Eudia for Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/16a20fbf5fdf4a3f) Washington, DC Remote 3mo ago $160,000–$200,000 [Second Front Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/second-front-systems) Integrates and configures it ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/8a389d79760f752c) US Remote 4mo ago $160,000–$190,000 [Twenty](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/twenty) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Site Reliability Engineer - TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/36b593791d5e0060) Chantilly, VA On-site 6mo ago $192,000–$455,000 [The Carlyle Group](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/the-carlyle-group) Builds for teams inside the company ### [Lead Forward Deployed Product Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f2a9965ea2afa12b) Washington, DC On-site 2mo ago $210,000–$220,000 [Cognition AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/cognition-ai) Integrates and configures it ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Federal](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/bb59f3278f02fb0c) Washington, DC Hybrid 9mo ago $180,000–$280,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) Integrates and configures it ### [Salesforce Forward Deployed Engineer Lead (Agentforce)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/73e5924621161727) Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +39 more New · Today $62,800–$218,800 228 of 324 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 with ongoing operations pay? 281 of 324 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $160,000 and $213,000, from 88 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations require? Of 324 postings, 187 state a minimum number of years, from 89 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 105 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (54), under 3 years (17) or 10 or more years (11). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations? These 324 postings come from 111 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (50), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (19), [Palantir](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/palantir) (19), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (14) and [Booz Allen](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/booz-allen) (11). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations remote? 38 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 68 are hybrid and 67 are on-site. The remaining 151 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 201 of the 324 postings. Counted over the 324 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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