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Mid-level FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area

Compare current US jobs, responsibilities, locations and advertised pay. Includes forward deployed engineering and related deployment roles. Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title.

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LeidosProduction engineering

Cybersecurity AI Developer

Laurel, MD

Cybersecurity AI Developer supporting an intelligence-sector defensive cyber operations program, building rapid prototypes and production capabilities for government agencies and Defense Industrial Base resources.

$87,100–$157,450

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AppianProduction engineering

Consultant (Technical, Public Sector)

Mclean, VAOn-site

Technical Consultant in Appian’s Customer Success organization, delivering post-sales software and AI solutions across the full project lifecycle on the Appian platform.

$75,000–$175,000

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AdelphiProduction engineering

Machine Learning Engineer

Washington, DCRemote

Forward-deployed ML engineer role embedded with defense/intelligence customers, building agentic full-stack systems on frontier models from prototype to production.

Pay range unavailable

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AndurilProduction engineering

Software Engineer, Discovery

Seattle, WA · Washington, DC

Software Engineer on Anduril’s Discovery team, building and deploying Lattice OS capabilities for cyber command and control, offensive cyber missions, networking, and remote asset management in far-edge environments.

$166,000–$220,000

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SalesforceImplementation & delivery

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360

New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 more

Hands-on Forward Deployed Engineer for Salesforce Data 360, building and deploying real-time data solutions directly in enterprise customer environments.

$88,970–$316,750

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PVMImplementation & delivery

Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Arlington, VARemote

Mid-level forward-deployed engineer contributing to Army Vantage capabilities on Palantir Foundry, building analytical dashboards, supporting CI/CD, and working in two-week agile sprints alongside senior engineers and government stakeholders.

Pay range unavailable

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VantorDeployment strategy

Deployment Strategist (Secret)

Herndon, VA

Deployment Strategist supporting Vantor’s USG sales team by driving adoption of new products and complex solutions for defense and intelligence customers.

$137,000–$182,000

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AccentureImplementation & delivery

Reinvention Deployed Engineer

New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more

Accenture AWS Business Group seeks a Reinvention Deployed Engineer to design, deploy, and operate custom web applications on AWS, Azure, and on-premises infrastructure.

$80,400–$316,300

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AppianImplementation & delivery

Consultant (Technical, Public Sector)

Mclean, VAOn-site

Technical Consultant on Appian’s Customer Success team, delivering post-sales software and AI solutions across the full project lifecycle for public-sector and enterprise customers.

$75,000–$175,000

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The Carlyle GroupInternal deployment & tooling

Senior Analyst

Washington, DCHybrid

Hands-on Senior Analyst building full-stack applications and applied-AI capabilities for Carlyle’s Global Private Equity platform.

$130,000–$140,000

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PalantirInternal deployment & tooling

Embedded Legal Engineer

Washington, DCHybrid

Embedded Legal Engineer at Palantir, embedded within the Legal Team to automate high-touch legal workflows using Palantir platforms and AI.

$100,000–$145,000

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Scale AIInternal deployment & tooling

Software Engineer, Public Sector

San Francisco, CA · Saint Louis, MO · +2 more

Software Engineer, Public Sector owns vertical features or horizontal capabilities for secure, cloud-native AI systems serving Federal customers.

$135,200–$259,000

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