Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area with significant travel
66 postings · 25 companies · 59 state pay: median $179,000, half $144,000–$203,000
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Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Recent Graduate) - DC Metro
Mclean, VAHybrid
$95,000–$125,000
$170,000–$225,000
$150,000–$220,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$194,400
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense
Washington, DC · Costa Mesa, CAWashington, DC +1
$191,000–$254,000
$72,600–$132,100
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
$200,000–$400,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
$54,400–$235,100
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$213,800
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Mclean, VA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreMclean, VA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$175,000–$235,000
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$143,700–$213,800
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
$170,000–$225,000
Pay not posted
$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Mclean, VA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
Pay not posted
$190,000–$210,000
$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · Austin, TX · +4 moreWashington, DC +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
Pay not posted
$135,000–$200,000
$155,600–$306,800
$135,000–$145,000
$135,000–$145,000
$120,000
$190,000–$250,000
Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$54,400–$196,000
Senior Machine Learning Engineer–Field Engagement
Washington, DC · Seattle, WAWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$160,000–$200,000
$114,600–$252,100
Senior Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)
Reston, VA · Costa Mesa, CA · +2 moreReston, VA +3
$191,000–$254,000
Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer
Arlington, VA · San Francisco, CA · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$54,400–$205,800
Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · Austin, TX · +4 moreWashington, DC +5Hybrid
$186,000–$279,000
$140,000–$190,000
46 of 66 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 significant travel pay?
59 of 66 postings state a pay range. The median is $179,000, and half of them sit between $144,000 and $203,000, from 20 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area with significant travel require?
Of 66 postings, 29 state a minimum number of years, from 18 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 14 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (8) or under 3 years (7).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area with significant travel?
These 66 postings come from 25 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (15), Amazon (incl AWS) (8), Accenture (7), Anduril (7) and Salesforce (3).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Washington, DC area with significant travel remote?
5 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 15 are hybrid and 18 are on-site. The remaining 28 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 66 of the 66 postings.
Counted over the 66 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings