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Individual contributor FDE jobs in Washington, DC area

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Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering

Delivery Consultant- AI/ML, WWPS ProServe

Jersey City, NJ · Austin, TX · +8 more

Machine Learning Engineer in AWS Professional Services, partnering directly with enterprise customers to architect, implement, and scale secure AI/ML and generative AI solutions on AWS.

$131,300–$204,300

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AndurilProduction engineering

Senior Front End Software Engineer, React

Washington, DC

Builds React and TypeScript front-end tools extending Lattice OS for command and control of complex assets, missile defense missions, networking, and remote asset management at the far edge.

$191,000–$253,000

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GuidehouseProduction engineering

Border Security AI/ML Engineer

Sterling, VAOn-site

Guidehouse is hiring a Border Security AI/ML Engineer to design, develop, and deploy AI/ML applications for U.S. federal border security and law enforcement clients.

Pay range unavailable

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PeregrineProduction engineering

Deployment Strategist, Federal

Washington, DCHybrid

Own deployment of Peregrine’s operational-intelligence platform for federal customers, translating mission-critical workflows and siloed data into products, models, and pipelines.

$140,000–$190,000

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AndurilProduction engineering

Software Engineer, Discovery

Seattle, WA · Washington, DC

Software Engineer on Anduril’s Discovery team, building and deploying Lattice OS capabilities for cyber command and control, offensive cyber missions, networking, and remote asset management in far-edge environments.

$166,000–$220,000

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Booz AllenProduction engineering

Systems Integration Engineer

Arlington, VA

Systems Integration Engineer partners with product portfolio teams to solve real-world integration challenges and translate gaps in cloud-native product ecosystems into scalable improvements.

$86,800–$198,000

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AccentureProduction engineering

Cleared GenAI Engineer

Washington, DC

Build and deploy generative AI and agentic AI solutions for mission-critical US federal government use cases, collaborating with engineers, data scientists, architects, and product owners.

$98,500–$184,900

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OpenAIProduction engineering

Applied AI Engineer, Cyber, Government

Washington, DCOn-site

Applied AI Engineer embedded with government and national security customers, building secure AI-powered cyber capabilities from discovery and prototyping through evaluation and operational deployment.

$211,000–$302,000

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Scale AIProduction engineering

Field Engineer, Data Engine

Colorado Springs, CO · Omaha, NE · +2 more

This forward-deployed AI data engineering role supports government customers by designing onsite solutions, integrating customer systems with Scale’s platform, and deploying software in secured environments.

$140,000–$290,000

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AccentureProduction engineering

Deployment Strategist - Palantir Foundry

Arlington, VA · Washington, DC

Deploy Palantir Foundry and AIP solutions for US government clients, translating operational challenges and disparate data into prototypes and scaled applications.

$126,300–$243,100

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AndurilProduction engineering

Ground Software Engineer, Space

Washington, DC

Mission Software Engineer responsible for architecting and deploying Space C2 and mission-management software supporting DoD and Intelligence Community space operations.

$166,000–$220,000

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OpenAIProduction engineering

Full Stack Software Engineer, Gov

Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +1 moreHybrid

Build and deploy full-stack ChatGPT and OpenAI API capabilities for public sector customers across on-premises and cloud environments.

$207,000–$385,000

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AndurilProduction engineering

Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space

Washington, DC

Senior software engineer owning the architecture, development, and deployment of Space Command and Control and mission-management capabilities for DoD and IC customers.

$191,000–$253,000

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AntithesisImplementation & delivery

Forward Deployed Engineer

Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAOn-site

Forward Deployed Engineer at Antithesis, embedding with customers to get their systems running on the deterministic-simulation testing platform, then feeding insights back into product development.

SG$150,000–SG$225,000

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SitrepsDeployment strategy

Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector

Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAOn-site

Senior Forward Deployed Strategist for a venture-backed AI security company, helping public sector customers operationalize AI evaluation, guardrail, and agent governance platforms in mission-critical environments.

$147,000–$185,000

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Fenwick & WestInternal deployment & tooling

Forward Deployed Operations Intern

New York, NY · Boston, MA · +4 moreHybrid

Build and ship AI-native and agentic workflows for business development, intelligence, and legal operations at a technology law firm.

$43,680–$52,000

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ForterraImplementation & delivery

Forward Deployed Engineer

Arlington, VA · Carey, ID · +1 more

This customer-facing Field Service Engineer provides hands-on technical support for integrated hardware, software, and networking systems, including deployments and complex field troubleshooting.

$120,000–$150,000

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SalesforceImplementation & delivery

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Data 360

New York, NY · Chicago, IL · +9 more

Hands-on Forward Deployed Engineer for Salesforce Data 360, building and deploying real-time data solutions directly in enterprise customer environments.

$88,970–$316,750

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PVMImplementation & delivery

Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Arlington, VARemote

Mid-level forward-deployed engineer contributing to Army Vantage capabilities on Palantir Foundry, building analytical dashboards, supporting CI/CD, and working in two-week agile sprints alongside senior engineers and government stakeholders.

Pay range unavailable

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Scale AIDeployment strategy

Forward Deployed Product Manager, Public Sector

New York, NY · Washington, DC

Own product outcomes across Scale's military planning and LUX real-time AI and alerting portfolios, translating operational needs into platform direction and production deployments.

$200,000–$345,000

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AntithesisImplementation & delivery

Forward Deployed Engineer

Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAOn-site

Embed with customers to help them integrate Antithesis's deterministic-simulation testing platform into their CI and development workflows, then feed insights back to the product team to shape the platform's roadmap.

£80,000–£125,000

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NitraImplementation & delivery

Forward Deployed Engineer, AI Solutions

Washington, DCHybrid

Forward Deployed Engineer at Nitra, an AI-native healthcare fintech platform, responsible for driving technical wins, leading customer implementations, and influencing product roadmap for AI solutions in medical practices.

Pay range unavailable

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OpenAIImplementation & delivery

Forward Deployed Security Engineer

Washington, DCHybrid

Forward-deployed security engineer responsible for securing OpenAI technology deployments serving strategic public-sector customers, from design through production and ongoing operations.

$266,000–$445,000

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AntithesisImplementation & delivery

Forward Deployed Engineer

Vienna, VA · San Francisco, CAOn-site

Embed with customers to get their systems running inside Antithesis, catch bugs, and integrate the platform into their CI and release processes.

$110,000–$170,000

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