$70,500–$203,400
Senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area
139 postings · 45 companies · 120 state pay: median $185,000, half $151,000–$216,000
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$207,000–$300,000
$99,000–$225,000
$200,000–$400,000
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +26 moreArlington, VA +27
$54,400–$205,800
$207,000–$300,000
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
$70,500–$203,400
$207,000–$300,000
AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE), U.S. Public Sector (Federal Focus)
Washington, DCRemote
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3On-site
$143,700–$213,800
$112,900–$366,300
Forward Deployed Engineer IV, GenAI, Google Cloud
Reston, VA · Chicago, IL · +22 moreReston, VA +23
$207,000–$300,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Mclean, VA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreMclean, VA +10
$88,970–$316,750
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +6 moreArlington, VA +7
$168,100–$261,500
$54,400–$235,100
$182,000–$250,208
$180,000–$230,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Mclean, VA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
$182,000–$250,208
$175,000–$235,000
$120,000–$158,000
Cybersecurity AI Forward Deployed Engineer - FDE - Consultant
Herndon, VA · Atlanta, GA · +41 moreHerndon, VA +42
$54,400–$235,100
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health and Civilian
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
$100,200–$243,100
$148,500–$365,200
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · Austin, TX · +4 moreWashington, DC +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
$135,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$245,000
Pay not posted
$135,000–$200,000
All 139 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area pay?
120 of 139 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $151,000 and $216,000, from 30 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area require?
Of 139 postings, 48 state a minimum number of years, from 25 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 23 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (21) or under 3 years (4).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area?
These 139 postings come from 45 companies. The employers with the most postings are Accenture (21), Booz Allen (15), Palantir (12), Anduril (11) and Amazon (incl AWS) (6).
Are senior FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area remote?
12 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 25 are hybrid and 24 are on-site. The remaining 78 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 88 of the 139 postings.
Counted over the 139 postings in this search. Postings read on September 22, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. Responsibility levels reflect our reading of the work, not just the employer’s title. · How we read postings