StriveworksProduction engineering
Machine Learning Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)
Fort Belvoir, VAHybrid
$140,000–$190,000
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$107,700–$179,500
AccentureProduction engineering
Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer,
San Francisco, CA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreSan Francisco, CA +40
$54,400–$205,800
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Agentic AI and LLM Applications Software Development Engineer, Senior
Washington, DC
$86,800–$198,000
Marsh & McLennanProduction engineering
Oliver Wyman - Senior Lead AI Engineer
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +2 moreNew York, NY +3Hybrid
$195,000–$250,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)
Fort Belvoir, VAHybrid
$185,000–$230,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Native Software Engineering Senior Manager/Assoc Director
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$112,900–$366,300
ForterraProduction engineering
Lead Autonomy Software Engineer
Arlington, VA · Clarksburg, MDArlington, VA +1
$150,000–$250,000
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer
San Diego, CA · Mclean, VASan Diego, CA +1
$77,600–$176,000
$87,100–$157,450
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
$120,000–$200,000
$99,000–$225,000
$107,900–$195,050
Accrete AIProduction engineering
AI Engineer, TS//SCI with Counterintelligence Polygraph Required
Alexandria, VAOn-site
$170,000–$220,000
Dark Wolf SolutionsProduction engineering
AI Software Engineer
Chantilly, VA · Herndon, VAChantilly, VA +1On-site
$120,000–$160,000
$191,000–$253,000
$175,000–$185,000
$77,500–$176,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, WWPS ProServe Delivery Team
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
$220,000–$292,000
LeidosProduction engineering
Senior AWS Generative AI Solution Engineer
Gaithersburg, MD · Washington, DCGaithersburg, MD +1Remote
$107,900–$195,050
$99,000–$225,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$186,000–$279,000
$191,000–$253,000
$75,000–$175,000
$99,000–$225,000
STRProduction engineering
Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack
San Diego, CA · Denver, CO · +2 moreSan Diego, CA +3
$175,000–$240,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Field Engineer, Public Sector
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +3 moreAustin, TX +4
$150,400–$226,550
$100,000–$225,000
$191,000–$253,000
STRProduction engineering
Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack
San Diego, CA · Denver, CO · +2 moreSan Diego, CA +3
$175,000–$240,000
Booz AllenProduction engineering
Palantir Mission Integration Lead
Fayetteville, NC · Fort Belvoir, VA · +3 moreFayetteville, NC +4
$99,000–$225,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
AccentureProduction engineering
Google Agentic AI Delivery Specialist
Albany, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreAlbany, NY +40
$54,400–$196,000
STRProduction engineering
Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack
Denver, CO · San Diego, CA · +2 moreDenver, CO +3
$175,000–$240,000
$166,000–$220,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, Data & Machine Learning (DML)
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VAArlington, VA +1
$131,300–$177,600
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Lead Machine Learning / Data Science Engineer
Reston, VAHybrid
$90,000–$200,000
$77,600–$176,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs pay?
267 of 274 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $151,000 and $210,000, across 56 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs require?
Of 274 postings, 87 state a minimum number of years, from 35 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 43 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (30), under 3 years (7) or 10 or more years (7).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs?
These 274 postings come from 56 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (56), Accenture (30), Palantir (25), Booz Allen (21) and Anduril (14).
Are FDE jobs remote?
19 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 43 are hybrid and 49 are on-site. The remaining 163 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 159 of the 274 postings.
Counted over the 274 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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