Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area on-site
41 postings · 29 companies · 29 state pay: median $183,000, half $163,000–$215,000
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$192,000–$455,000
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreArlington, VA +42On-site
$80,400–$316,300
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
$150,000–$300,000
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer - TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)
Chantilly, VAOn-site
$192,000–$455,000
$125,000–$180,000
$110,000–$160,000
Member of Deployed Staff, Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2On-site
Pay not posted
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$180,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$140,000–$187,000
$280,000–$320,000
Senior Software Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services
Herndon, VA · Irvine, CA · +1 moreHerndon, VA +2On-site
$168,100–$227,400
Pay not posted
$150,000–$200,000
$99,000–$206,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$160,000–$205,000
Pay not posted
MSS Developers (Various Locations)
Falls Church, VA · Colorado Springs, CO · +7 moreFalls Church, VA +8On-site
Pay not posted
$120,000–$160,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$100,000–$225,000
$140,000–$190,000
$211,000–$335,000
$100,000–$225,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Product Engineer
Washington, DCOn-site
$210,000–$220,000
LumbraLeads the deployment team
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Arlington, VAOn-site
$200,000–$300,000
TwentyIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Site Reliability Engineer - TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)
Chantilly, VAOn-site
$192,000–$455,000
$170,000–$225,000
GoviniLeads the deployment team
Data Science Manager, Forward Deployed
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1On-site
Pay not posted
$100,000–$200,000
$100,000–$200,000
33 of 41 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area on-site pay?
29 of 41 postings state a pay range. The median is $183,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $215,000, from 21 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area on-site require?
Of 41 postings, 33 state a minimum number of years, from 23 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 18 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (10), under 3 years (3) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area on-site?
These 41 postings come from 29 companies. The employers with the most postings are Agile Defense (4), Appian (4), Amazon (incl AWS) (3), Twenty (3) and Lumbra (2).
Are FDE and deployment jobs asking for software engineering experience in Washington, DC area on-site remote?
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 41 are on-site. Travel is mentioned in 21 of the 41 postings.
Counted over the 41 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