Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$194,400
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations
170 postings · 72 companies · 138 state pay: median $173,000, half $141,000–$198,000
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$150,000–$240,000
Meridian: Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer (Senior / Washington, D.C. / Hybrid) [TS/SCI with CI poly]
Washington, DCHybrid
Pay not posted
$77,600–$176,000
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
$145,000–$250,000
$130,600–$147,000
Pay not posted
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–$250,000
$117,000–$132,000
$120,400–$234,700
Pay not posted
$145,000–$210,000
$150,000–$180,000
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$143,700–$213,800
$170,000–$225,000
$145,000–$250,000
Manager, Forward Deployed Engineer
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreWashington, DC +9Hybrid
$150,000–$180,000
$150,000–$220,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1
Pay not posted
$145,000–$250,000
$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
$70,500–$203,400
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
Pay not posted
$54,400–$235,100
$150,000–$300,000
Senior/Staff Forward Deployed Software Engineer - TS/SCI (Full Scope Poly)
Chantilly, VAOn-site
$192,000–$455,000
$160,000–$200,000
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
$200,000–$300,000
$175,000–$235,000
$100,200–$243,100
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Mclean, VA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
$120,000–$158,000
128 of 170 build what the customer runs.
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations pay?
138 of 170 postings state a pay range. The median is $173,000, and half of them sit between $141,000 and $198,000, from 52 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations require?
Of 170 postings, 71 state a minimum number of years, from 49 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 36 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (23), under 3 years (11) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations?
These 170 postings come from 72 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (19), Amazon (incl AWS) (14), Anduril (12), Accenture (9) and Booz Allen (8).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations remote?
17 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 38 are hybrid and 47 are on-site. The remaining 68 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 100 of the 170 postings.
Counted over the 170 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. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings