> 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. # Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/fb2abc8cb6bb62e4 LMI posts a FDE role to build what the customer runs in Washington, DC, at $145,000–$210,000 base, below the senior FDE median of $190,000 across 1,864 postings with pay. A customer-facing full-stack engineer deploys and extends LIGER, an enterprise GenAI platform, for federal customers, embedding with them for 60–180 days after sale. Read from the employer’s posting on November 8, 2026. - [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) First seen Oct 24, 2026 · open on iCIMS as of Nov 8, 2026 **$145,000–$210,000** Washington, DC Hybrid A customer-facing full-stack engineer deploys and extends LIGER, an enterprise GenAI platform, for federal customers, embedding with them for 60–180 days after sale. - [See roles that fit me](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%2Ffb2abc8cb6bb62e4&placement=top) - [View posting at LMI](https://careers-lmi.icims.com/jobs/14368/forward-deployed-engineer---clearance-required/job?in_iframe=1) Free. Upload your resume once, see why each FDE role fits, and get introduced only when you say so. ## At a glance ### Posted base pay $145K–$210K Below the median Midpoint $178K · median $190K This job $145K to $210K. Senior FDE postings, 1,864 postings: the middle 50% of posted pay is $160K to $220K, median $190K. ### The work Builds what the customer runs Balance **Mostly building** Project stages 1. Pre-sales 2. Proof of concept 3. Implementation 4. Operations Travel **Required, amount not stated** - **Coding**: Writes production code - **Builds for**: External customers - **Level**: Senior - **Role**: Individual contributor ### What they ask for Experience - **3+ years** full-stack development Background - **Software engineering** ### Do you meet what the posting states? The posting asks for 3+ years. How many do you have? The posting reads as a senior role. What level are you at now? The job is in Washington, DC. Could you work there? Which of these have you used in production? Answer each one. Nothing is saved or sent. [What postings ask for, by background →](https://nextmove.md/fde/paths) ## Conditions - **Location**: Washington, DC - **Work arrangement**: Hybrid - **Remote work restrictions**: Hybrid or remote capacity; customer-required onsite work may be required. - **Travel**: Travel required, amount not stated - **Pay**: ## More like this [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/068870f28c40572a) Washington, DC 2w ago $145,000–$250,000 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a714a300a95cf4c5) Honolulu, HI Hybrid 2w ago $128,000–$220,000 [BRG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/brg) ### [Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant Full Stack Engineer- Financial Institution Operations & Technology](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/131e7548102580cf) New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +3 more 12d ago $158,000–$210,000 - [Other jobs at LMI (16)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ## What you’ll do - Deploy and integrate LIGER into federal customers’ business processes. - Build full-stack features and reliable agentic workflows for customer environments. - Develop document processing pipelines for semantic retrieval. - Run proof-of-concept demonstrations and translate customer needs into working code. ## What you’ll bring - 3+ years of full-stack development experience. - Proficiency in Angular and TypeScript, with backend experience in Node.js and/or Python. - Experience with PostgreSQL, database design, and SQL. - Hands-on experience building with LLMs and familiarity with agentic patterns or RAG. ## About LMI LMI delivers consulting, technology platforms, and mission systems to U.S. federal agencies across defense, space, homeland security, healthcare, and intelligence. 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