$180,000–$240,000
Staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area
34 postings · 15 companies · median $210,000, half $198,000–$215,000
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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
$172,500–$260,100
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$227,400
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
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr 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, 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
$168,100–$261,500
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
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$200,100–$270,600
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$200,100–$297,700
Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)
Reston, VA · Boulder, CO · +6 moreReston, VA +7Remote
$246,800–$394,300
$180,000–$240,000
$160,000–$205,000
Senior Software Engineer, Security Services and Observability, Amazon Web Services
Herndon, VA · Irvine, CA · +1 moreHerndon, VA +2On-site
$168,100–$227,400
$90,786–$120,673
$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
All 34 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area pay?
34 of 34 postings state a pay range. The median is $210,000, and half of them sit between $198,000 and $215,000, from 15 companies.
How much experience do staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area require?
Of 34 postings, 29 state a minimum number of years, from 12 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 15 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (10) or 10 or more years (4).
Which companies are hiring for staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area?
These 34 postings come from 15 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (17), Appian (2), Red Cell Partners (2), Xometry (2) and Accenture (1).
Are staff-level FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area remote?
4 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 6 are hybrid and 6 are on-site. The remaining 18 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 26 of the 34 postings.
Counted over the 34 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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