$135,000–$200,000
FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area at public companies
198 postings · 27 companies · 195 state pay: median $174,000, half $142,000–$199,000
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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$54,400–$235,100
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$250,200
$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$135,000–$200,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$100,200–$243,100
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$135,000–$200,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$143,700–$213,800
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Herndon, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreHerndon, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +6 moreArlington, VA +7
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$168,100–$250,200
$135,000–$200,000
$89,000–$179,200
$120,000–$150,000
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$200,100–$270,600
Forward Deployed Engineering Intern, BS/MS, Summer 2027
Reston, VA · Sunnyvale, CA · +1 moreReston, VA +2
$98,000–$131,000
$80,400–$316,300
$120,000
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$200,100–$297,700
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$138,800–$434,000
$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
Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML, Technical Delivery, Google Public Sector
Reston, VA · Washington, DCReston, VA +1
$174,000–$252,000
133 of 198 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area at public companies pay?
195 of 198 postings state a pay range. The median is $174,000, and half of them sit between $142,000 and $199,000, from 26 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area at public companies require?
Of 198 postings, 94 state a minimum number of years, from 26 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 55 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (27), 10 or more years (7) or under 3 years (5).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area at public companies?
These 198 postings come from 27 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (70), Accenture (29), Palantir (27), Booz Allen (19) and Salesforce (8).
Are FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area at public companies remote?
12 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 19 are hybrid and 36 are on-site. The remaining 131 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 112 of the 198 postings.
Counted over the 198 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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