Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
Forward deployed engineer (FDE) jobs in the US
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373 postings · 104 companies · median $180,000, half $154,000–$209,000
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Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$227,400
$72,600–$132,100
$172,500–$260,100
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
Reston, VA · New York, NY · +8 moreReston, VA +9
$174,000–$252,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
$70,500–$203,400
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE), U.S. Public Sector (Federal Focus)
Washington, DCRemote
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$213,800
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$112,900–$302,400
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Mclean, VA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreMclean, VA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$150,000–$300,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5
$168,100–$261,500
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$80,400–$316,300
$180,000–$230,000
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer - TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)
Chantilly, VAOn-site
$192,000–$455,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$250,200
$70,500–$203,400
$160,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +38 moreArlington, VA +39
$112,900–$366,300
Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · New York, NY · +8 moreWashington, DC +9
$150,000–$185,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Mclean, VA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$54,400–$235,100
$200,000–$300,000
$182,000–$250,208
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
$175,000–$235,000
$120,000–$158,000
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
$125,000–$180,000
$110,000–$160,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health and Civilian
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
$170,000–$225,000
253 of 373 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
373 of 373 postings state a pay range. The median is $180,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $209,000, from 104 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 373 postings, 202 state a minimum number of years, from 88 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 109 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (65), under 3 years (18) or 10 or more years (10).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 373 postings come from 104 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (70), Accenture (29), Palantir (27), Booz Allen (19) and Anduril (14).
Are FDE jobs remote?
33 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 72 are hybrid and 73 are on-site. The remaining 195 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 223 of the 373 postings.
Counted over the 373 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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