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FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area
171 postings · 74 companies · 138 state pay: median $169,000, half $145,000–$198,000
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Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
$150,000–$240,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, State and Local Government, Google Public Sector
Reston, VA · New York, NYReston, VA +1
$207,000–$300,000
Meridian: Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (Senior / Washington, D.C. / Hybrid) [TS/SCI with CI poly]
Washington, DCHybrid
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$194,400
$77,600–$176,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - DC Metro
Mclean, VAHybrid
$95,000–$125,000
$145,000–$250,000
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
$130,600–$147,000
Pay not posted
$145,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
$117,000–$132,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$213,800
$145,000–$210,000
$120,400–$234,700
$150,000–$180,000
$62,000–$141,000
$145,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreWashington, DC +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
$77,600–$176,000
$145,000–$250,000
$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$143,700–$213,800
$170,000–$225,000
$150,000–$220,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1
Pay not posted
$192,000–$455,000
Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense
Washington, DC · Costa Mesa, CAWashington, DC +1
$191,000–$254,000
Meridian: Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (Senior / Suitland, MD / Hybrid) [TS/SCI]
Suitland, MDHybrid
Pay not posted
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X
Washington, DC · Boston, MA · +10 moreWashington, DC +11On-site
$110,000–$190,000
$72,600–$132,100
$200,000–$400,000
Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud
Reston, VA · New York, NY · +8 moreReston, VA +9
$174,000–$252,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
$70,500–$203,400
AI Engineer – Forward Deployed Engineering (AI FDE), U.S. Public Sector (Federal Focus)
Washington, DCRemote
$182,000–$250,208
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area pay?
138 of 171 postings state a pay range. The median is $169,000, and half of them sit between $145,000 and $198,000, from 54 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area require?
Of 171 postings, 76 state a minimum number of years, from 51 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 43 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (23) or under 3 years (10).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area?
These 171 postings come from 74 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (14), Booz Allen (13), Accenture (12), Amazon (incl AWS) (11) and Anduril (11).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area remote?
18 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 34 are hybrid and 45 are on-site. The remaining 74 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 95 of the 171 postings.
Counted over the 171 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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