Senior Software Engineer - AI, CoCounsel FDE
Washington, DC · Frisco, TX · +7 moreWashington, DC +8Hybrid
$118,400–$253,000
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area at public companies
106 postings · 18 companies · 104 state pay: median $154,000, half $139,000–$180,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
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
$120,400–$234,700
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$194,400
Pay not posted
$62,000–$141,000
$135,000–$200,000
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
$72,600–$132,100
$77,600–$176,000
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 · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$213,800
$70,500–$203,400
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Mclean, VA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreMclean, VA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$120,000–$158,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$143,700–$213,800
$54,400–$235,100
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
$135,000–$200,000
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Mclean, VA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$100,200–$243,100
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$200,000
$120,000–$150,000
Forward Deployed Engineering Intern, BS/MS, Summer 2027
Reston, VA · Sunnyvale, CA · +1 moreReston, VA +2
$98,000–$131,000
$135,000–$200,000
$120,000
$135,000–$145,000
Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - USG
Washington, DCOn-site
$5,900–$10,500/mo
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$145,000
$120,000
$99,000–$225,000
Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$54,400–$196,000
68 of 106 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area at public companies pay?
104 of 106 postings state a pay range. The median is $154,000, and half of them sit between $139,000 and $180,000, from 18 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area at public companies require?
Of 106 postings, 31 state a minimum number of years, from 16 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (10), under 3 years (5) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area at public companies?
These 106 postings come from 18 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (28), Palantir (26), Accenture (13), Booz Allen (13) and Salesforce (4).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area at public companies remote?
6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 11 are hybrid and 23 are on-site. The remaining 66 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 55 of the 106 postings.
Counted over the 106 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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