Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
Senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with significant travel
110 postings · 36 companies · 102 state pay: median $191,000, half $168,000–$213,000
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Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - DC Metro
Mclean, VAHybrid
$95,000–$125,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Senior Associate
Washington, DC · Chicago, IL · +57 moreWashington, DC +58Hybrid
$77,000–$202,000
$170,000–$225,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
$150,000–$220,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense
Washington, DC · Costa Mesa, CAWashington, DC +1
$191,000–$254,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
$200,000–$400,000
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
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
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$175,000–$235,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Mclean, VA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +38 moreArlington, VA +39
$112,900–$366,300
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$170,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
$54,400–$235,100
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
$180,000–$245,000
$135,000–$200,000
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Pay not posted
$190,000–$210,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$213,800
Pay not posted
$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · Austin, TX · +4 moreWashington, DC +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5
$168,100–$261,500
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$143,700–$213,800
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Frequently asked questions
What do senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with significant travel pay?
102 of 110 postings state a pay range. The median is $191,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $213,000, from 31 companies.
How much experience do senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with significant travel require?
Of 110 postings, 60 state a minimum number of years, from 26 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 40 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (15) or under 3 years (5).
Which companies are hiring for senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with significant travel?
These 110 postings come from 36 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (17), Accenture (13), Palantir (13), Anduril (8) and Deloitte US (6).
Are senior FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with significant travel remote?
10 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 21 are hybrid and 24 are on-site. The remaining 55 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 110 of the 110 postings.
Counted over the 110 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings