Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
Senior FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area
177 postings · 88 companies · 154 state pay: median $183,000, half $162,000–$215,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer, State and Local Government, Google Public Sector
Reston, VA · New York, NYReston, VA +1
$207,000–$300,000
$77,600–$176,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - DC Metro
Mclean, VAHybrid
$95,000–$125,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
$145,000–$210,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
$170,000–$225,000
$150,000–$220,000
$110,000–$170,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1
Pay not posted
$192,000–$455,000
Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense
Washington, DC · Costa Mesa, CAWashington, DC +1
$191,000–$254,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$261,500
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreArlington, VA +42On-site
$80,400–$316,300
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
Reston, VA · New York, NY · +8 moreReston, VA +9
$174,000–$252,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$223,600
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreArlington, VA +42
$112,900–$366,300
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Mclean, VA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreMclean, VA +10
$88,970–$316,750
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$80,400–$316,300
$150,000–$300,000
$180,000–$230,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$213,800
Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +38 moreArlington, VA +39
$112,900–$366,300
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer - TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)
Chantilly, VAOn-site
$192,000–$455,000
$160,000–$200,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$54,400–$235,100
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Mclean, VA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · New York, NY · +8 moreWashington, DC +9
$150,000–$185,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
$182,000–$250,208
$175,000–$235,000
140 of 177 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area pay?
154 of 177 postings state a pay range. The median is $183,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $215,000, from 68 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area require?
Of 177 postings, 130 state a minimum number of years, from 78 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 71 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (41), under 3 years (14) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area?
These 177 postings come from 88 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (28), Accenture (14), Anduril (10), Booz Allen (9) and Databricks (5).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area remote?
21 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 31 are hybrid and 29 are on-site. The remaining 96 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 105 of the 177 postings.
Counted over the 177 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. Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. The background is what the posting asks for in the employer’s own words. Postings that state no experience requirement, or ask for experience outside the five we list, are left out. · How we read postings