$207,000–$300,000
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area
75 postings · 31 companies · 65 state pay: median $181,000, half $150,000–$211,000
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$99,000–$225,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3On-site
$143,700–$213,800
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Mclean, VA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreMclean, VA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$207,000–$300,000
$99,000–$225,000
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
$207,000–$300,000
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Herndon, VA · Atlanta, GA · +41 moreHerndon, VA +42
$54,400–$235,100
$175,000–$235,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Mclean, VA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Reston, VA · Chicago, IL · +22 moreReston, VA +23
$207,000–$300,000
$120,000–$158,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · Austin, TX · +4 moreWashington, DC +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$155,600–$306,800
Pay not posted
$191,000–$253,000
$77,600–$176,000
$54,400–$205,800
MSS Developers (Various Locations)
Arlington, VA · Colorado Springs, CO · +7 moreArlington, VA +8On-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$77,600–$176,000
Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer,
Arlington, VA · San Francisco, CA · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$54,400–$205,800
$87,100–$157,450
Pay not posted
$86,800–$198,000
Pay not posted
$107,900–$195,050
$120,000–$160,000
$77,600–$176,000
Pay not posted
Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · Austin, TX · +4 moreWashington, DC +5Hybrid
$186,000–$279,000
$191,000–$253,000
$99,000–$225,000
$75,000–$175,000
55 of 75 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area pay?
65 of 75 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $150,000 and $211,000, from 23 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area require?
Of 75 postings, 27 state a minimum number of years, from 18 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 12 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (11), under 3 years (3) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area?
These 75 postings come from 31 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (12), Booz Allen (10), Anduril (7), Accenture (5) and Google (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area remote?
6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 13 are hybrid and 10 are on-site. The remaining 46 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 41 of the 75 postings.
Counted over the 75 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. 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