$180,000–$240,000
Staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area serving external customers
40 postings · 20 companies · 39 state pay: median $210,000, half $198,000–$225,000
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Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$227,400
Principal Software Engineer / Architect – AI, CoCounsel FDE
Mclean, VA · New York, NY · +7 moreMclean, VA +8Hybrid
$158,900–$340,000
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$112,900–$302,400
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$250,200
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Herndon, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreHerndon, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$168,100–$250,200
$189,200–$372,900
Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)
Reston, VA · Boulder, CO · +6 moreReston, VA +7Remote
$246,800–$394,300
$180,000–$240,000
Senior Software Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services
Herndon, VA · Irvine, CA · +1 moreHerndon, VA +2On-site
$168,100–$227,400
$160,000–$205,000
$100,000–$225,000
$90,000–$200,000
BCG Platinion | Lead AI Tech Architect - AI Platforms
Washington, DC · Atlanta, GA · +16 moreWashington, DC +17
$190,000
$163,000–$190,000
$100,000–$225,000
Staff+ Software Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$405,000–$485,000
$274,400–$343,000
$163,000–$190,000
The Carlyle GroupBuilds for teams inside the company
Lead Forward Deployed Product Engineer
Washington, DCOn-site
$210,000–$220,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$184,900–$287,700
Cursor (Anysphere)Leads the deployment team
Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
Washington, DCOn-site
Pay not posted
AccentureLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$184,900–$275,200
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$62,800–$218,800
Red Cell PartnersIntegrates and configures it
Senior/Staff DevOps Engineer, Federal
Mclean, VA · Seattle, WAMclean, VA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
SitrepsIntegrates and configures it
Director Of Technical Operations
Washington, DC · Los Angeles, CAWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$180,000–$220,000
BetterUpPlans what the customer deploys first
Principal Product Manager, Forward Deployment
Arlington, VA · Austin, TX · +2 moreArlington, VA +3Hybrid
$210,000–$295,000
$190,000–$250,000
Applied IntuitionLeads the deployment team
Software Engineering Manager (Defense/PhysicalAI)
Arlington, VAOn-site
$250,000–$300,000
Scale AIBuilds for teams inside the company
Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +2 moreWashington, DC +3
$188,800–$362,000
Vannevar LabsLeads the deployment team
Enterprise Technical Lead (Clearance Required)
Washington, DC · San Diego, CA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Remote
$150,000–$215,000
27 of 40 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area serving external customers pay?
39 of 40 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $198,000 and $225,000, from 19 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area serving external customers require?
Of 40 postings, 29 state a minimum number of years, from 13 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 13 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (12) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area serving external customers?
These 40 postings come from 20 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (14), Accenture (3), Red Cell Partners (3), Appian (2) and Scale AI (2).
Are staff-level FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area serving external customers remote?
6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 7 are hybrid and 9 are on-site. The remaining 18 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 27 of the 40 postings.
Counted over the 40 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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