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FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area

184 postings · 83 companies · 156 state pay: median $198,000, half $164,000–$215,000

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Washington, DC area

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184 jobs match

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184 jobs match

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184 jobs match

Software engineering

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184 jobs match

Experience

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What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area pay?

156 of 184 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $164,000 and $215,000, from 63 companies.

How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area require?

Of 184 postings, 144 state a minimum number of years, from 74 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 82 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (41), under 3 years (13) or 10 or more years (8).

Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area?

These 184 postings come from 83 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (32), Accenture (15), Anduril (9), Booz Allen (9) and Agile Defense (4).

Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area remote?

24 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 30 are hybrid and 33 are on-site. The remaining 97 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 120 of the 184 postings.

Counted over the 184 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. 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

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