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.
FDE roles first · Newer within each type
DatabricksProduction engineering
Washington, DC
Leads customer-embedded delivery of production-grade data, AI, and application systems on the Databricks platform, owning architecture and end-to-end implementation.
$182,000–$250,208
View job →AccentureProduction engineering
Arlington, VA · Washington, DC
Forward Deployed Engineers deploy Palantir Foundry and build production-grade data and software solutions for U.S. federal clients across defense, supply chains, benefits, and government operations.
$126,300–$243,100
View job →GoviniProduction engineering
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PARemote
Build and deploy scalable AI and data science solutions that turn proprietary and commercial datasets into actionable intelligence for government clients facing complex defense acquisition and national security challenges.
Pay range unavailable
View job →PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCHybrid
Forward Deployed Software Engineer embedded with U.S. federal health and civilian agencies, owning end-to-end delivery of high-stakes data and AI solutions.
$135,000–$200,000
View job →webAIProduction engineering
Austin, TX · Washington, DCHybrid
Senior Forward Deployed AI Engineer for webAI's Public Sector team, building and optimizing production AI systems for secure, distributed, and edge environments.
Pay range unavailable
View job →DeepgramProduction engineering
Washington, DCRemote
Senior Forward-Deployed Engineer embedded with strategic federal customers, owning the full lifecycle of Voice AI deployments from discovery and proof-of-concept through production and optimization.
$180,000–$245,000
View job →GoviniProduction engineering
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PARemote
This senior data scientist role leads the end-to-end design, evaluation, and deployment of scalable AI/ML systems for complex defense acquisition and national security problems.
Pay range unavailable
View job →PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCOn-site
Palantir's Mixed Reality Group seeks a Forward Deployed Engineer to build mixed reality applications for defense and industrial customers.
$135,000–$200,000
View job →OpenAIProduction engineering
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreHybrid
Forward Deployed Engineer embedding with defense, intelligence, and federal stakeholders to lead complex deployments of frontier AI models in production.
$145,800–$280,000
View job →PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCOn-site
Forward Deployed Software Engineer at Palantir working directly with intelligence customers to solve their hardest data problems.
$135,000–$200,000
View job →GoviniProduction engineering
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PARemote
Forward Deployed Software Engineers build differentiated 0-to-1 software capabilities directly with customers, owning discovery, prototyping, development, and iteration end to end.
Pay range unavailable
View job →PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCOn-site
Forward Deployed Software Engineer based in Tokyo, Japan, solving complex customer problems by designing and deploying end-to-end technical solutions using Palantir products and open-source technologies.
$135,000–$200,000
View job →PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCOn-site
Forward Deployed Software Engineer based in Seoul, South Korea, working on US Government missions.
$135,000–$200,000
View job →PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCOn-site
Forward Deployed Software Engineer on the Tactical Edge team, responsible for deploying and managing Palantir software across diverse hardware form factors in high-stakes, small-team environments.
$135,000–$200,000
View job →PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCOn-site
Forward Deployed Software Engineer at Palantir working directly with US Government customers to solve high-stakes data problems.
$135,000–$200,000
View job →AndurilProduction engineering
Arlington, VA
Senior frontend engineer on Anduril’s Discovery team, extending Lattice OS for command and control of complex assets, missile defense missions, networking, and remote asset management in far-edge environments.
$191,000–$253,000
View job →Booz AllenProduction engineering
Arlington, VA · Mclean, VA · +1 more
Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer supporting Booz Allen’s Defense Technology team by translating defense mission problems into Foundry architectures, ontologies, data pipelines, workflows, and decision-support applications.
$77,600–$176,000
View job →Scale AIProduction engineering
Denver, CO · Honolulu, HI · +1 more
Own the architecture, production delivery, and evaluation of generative and agentic ML capabilities for mission-critical government systems, including Donovan and Thunderforge.
$235,200–$294,000
View job →OpenAIProduction engineering
Washington, DCHybrid
This role is a technical solutions leader within OpenAI's Government team, based in Washington, DC.
$211,000–$302,000
View job →AccentureProduction engineering
Irving, TX · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more
Forward Deployed Engineer role within Accenture Security's Identity and Access Management practice, focused on building agentic identity platforms for enterprises deploying AI agents.
$54,400–$205,800
View job →Booz AllenProduction engineering
Arlington, VA
Forward Deployed Engineer on Booz Allen’s Defense Technology team who designs and delivers Palantir Foundry applications, ontologies, workflows, and production data pipelines for military and other mission stakeholders.
$77,600–$176,000
View job →EYProduction engineering
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreHybrid
EY-Parthenon's Growth Platforms team seeks an AI/ML Engineer (Senior Associate/Consultant) to build and maintain the core advanced analytics platform and serve as technical execution lead for high-visibility client engagements with F500 companies.
$130,000–$185,000
View job →Deloitte USProduction engineering
Rosslyn, VA
Lead AI and Data Science Engineer for Deloitte's Government & Public Services practice, focusing on Palantir Foundry-based data pipelines and analytics solutions for federal clients.
$159,100–$265,100
View job →AccentureProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more
Design, build, and operationalize AI/ML solutions for enterprise clients using Snowflake Cortex AI and related technologies.
$54,400–$205,800
View job →Booz AllenProduction engineering
Ashburn, VA
Senior Solutions Architect leading the design and technical leadership of an enterprise architecture application for CBP, aggregating siloed data into a unified portal for executive visibility.
$112,800–$257,000
View job →EYProduction engineering
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreHybrid
EY-Parthenon's Growth Platforms team seeks a Software Engineering Senior Associate/Consultant to design and deliver production-grade software systems and AI-enabled tooling for Fortune 500 and growth-stage clients.
$130,000–$185,000
View job →Deloitte USProduction engineering
Rosslyn, VA
Senior-level AI and Data Science Engineer role within Deloitte's Government & Public Services practice, focused on designing and delivering data and AI solutions using Palantir Foundry for federal, state, and local government clients.
$131,000–$218,300
View job →WyetechProduction engineering
Laurel, MDOn-site
Senior cybersecurity AI developer building rapid prototypes and production-oriented analytical tools for defensive cyber operations supporting federal government agencies and Defense Industrial Base resources.
Pay range unavailable
View job →Booz AllenProduction engineering
Mclean, VA
Design and implement AI solution architecture for supply chain and procurement challenges, leveraging GenAI and data engineering to build prototypes and production solutions.
$99,000–$225,000
View job →Marsh & McLennanProduction engineering
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +2 moreHybrid
Senior Lead AI Engineer at Oliver Wyman Quotient, leading technical projects and building production-grade AI/ML systems and LLM-based agent platforms for client engagements across industries.
$195,000–$250,000
View job →Deloitte USProduction engineering
Rosslyn, VA
Senior-level AI and Data Science Engineer role within Deloitte's Government & Public Services practice, focused on designing and delivering Palantir Foundry-based data platforms and analytics for federal, state, and local government clients.
$107,700–$179,500
View job →WyetechProduction engineering
Laurel, MDOn-site
Senior cybersecurity AI developer building rapid prototypes and production-oriented software for defensive cyber operations supporting federal agencies and Defense Industrial Base resources.
Pay range unavailable
View job →Booz AllenProduction engineering
Washington, DC
Senior software engineer on the GRACE team at ARPA-H, building production agentic AI systems and LLM-powered applications.
$86,800–$198,000
View job →StriveworksProduction engineering
Fort Belvoir, VAHybrid
Senior ML Engineer role at Striveworks, a defense AI company, focused on building and deploying AI models for government customers.
$185,000–$230,000
View job →ForterraProduction engineering
Clarksburg, MD · Arlington, VA
Lead autonomy software engineer responsible for integrating, deploying, and improving autonomy software across a fleet of ground vehicles supporting national security customers.
$150,000–$250,000
View job →LeidosProduction engineering
Laurel, MD
Senior Cybersecurity AI Developer role in Leidos' Intel Sector, supporting Cybersecurity Defensive Operations for government agencies and the Defense Industrial Base.
$107,900–$195,050
View job →Booz AllenProduction engineering
San Diego, CA · Mclean, VA
Forward Deployed Engineer on Booz Allen's Defense Technology team, designing and building Palantir Foundry-based applications and ontologies to solve mission-critical problems for the military.
$77,600–$176,000
View job →SeekrProduction engineering
Reston, VA · Austin, TXHybrid
Build and deploy generative and predictive AI solutions for U.S.
Pay range unavailable
View job →ForterraProduction engineering
Clarksburg, MD
Senior software engineer to design, develop, and field software for autonomous ground vehicles, integrating payloads onto customer-bound hardware and supporting real-world missions for national security customers.
$120,000–$200,000
View job →LangChainProduction engineering
Washington, DCRemote
Deployed Engineer on the Federal team, working hands-on with U.S.
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
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