Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
Senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations
252 postings · 103 companies · 219 state pay: median $181,000, half $158,000–$211,000
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$150,000–$240,000
Meridian: Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (Senior / Washington, D.C. / Hybrid) [TS/SCI with CI poly]
Washington, DCHybrid
Pay not posted
$77,600–$176,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
$145,000–$250,000
$130,600–$147,000
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
$145,000–$250,000
$117,000–$132,000
$120,400–$234,700
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$145,000–$210,000
$150,000–$180,000
$170,000–$225,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$145,000–$250,000
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreWashington, DC +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
$150,000–$220,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$223,600
$145,000–$250,000
$110,000–$170,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$192,000–$455,000
Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense
Washington, DC · Costa Mesa, CAWashington, DC +1
$191,000–$254,000
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Manager | Sales ReInvention
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreArlington, VA +42On-site
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$213,800
Meridian: Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (Senior / Suitland, MD / Hybrid) [TS/SCI]
Suitland, MDHybrid
Pay not posted
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
AI Forward Deployed Engineering Senior Manager | Sales ReInvention
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreArlington, VA +42
$112,900–$366,300
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Mclean, VA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreMclean, VA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$70,500–$203,400
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
Pay not posted
$150,000–$300,000
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$80,400–$316,300
180 of 252 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations pay?
219 of 252 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $158,000 and $211,000, from 80 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations require?
Of 252 postings, 142 state a minimum number of years, from 80 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 79 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (44), under 3 years (15) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations?
These 252 postings come from 103 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (26), Accenture (16), Anduril (14), Palantir (14) and Booz Allen (10).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations remote?
24 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 54 are hybrid and 56 are on-site. The remaining 118 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 160 of the 252 postings.
Counted over the 252 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 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. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings