Senior Healthcare Forward Deployed Engineer
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$80,400–$316,300
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area
106 postings · 36 companies · 92 state pay: median $198,000, half $162,000–$222,000
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$207,000–$300,000
$99,000–$225,000
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$112,900–$302,400
$207,000–$300,000
$99,000–$225,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3On-site
$143,700–$213,800
$112,900–$366,300
$207,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Mclean, VA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreMclean, VA +10
$88,970–$316,750
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +6 moreArlington, VA +7
$168,100–$261,500
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Reston, VA · Chicago, IL · +22 moreReston, VA +23
$207,000–$300,000
$180,000–$230,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$168,100–$250,200
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Herndon, VA · Atlanta, GA · +41 moreHerndon, VA +42
$54,400–$235,100
$175,000–$235,000
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Mclean, VA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$120,000–$158,000
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
$148,500–$365,200
$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · Austin, TX · +4 moreWashington, DC +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$180,000–$245,000
$145,800–$280,000
$134,500–$265,100
$80,400–$316,300
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$200,100–$297,700
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Modernization (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Washington, DCHybrid
Pay not posted
$189,200–$372,900
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$138,800–$434,000
$155,600–$306,800
All 106 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area pay?
92 of 106 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $222,000, from 25 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area require?
Of 106 postings, 53 state a minimum number of years, from 23 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 25 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (22), under 3 years (3) or 10 or more years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area?
These 106 postings come from 36 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (17), Booz Allen (14), Anduril (9), Deloitte US (6) and Databricks (5).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area remote?
9 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 18 are hybrid and 12 are on-site. The remaining 67 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 71 of the 106 postings.
Counted over the 106 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