AccentureProduction engineering
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +40 moreNew York, NY +41
$112,900–$302,400
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DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$134,500–$265,100
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$200,100–$297,700
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Led Forward Deployed Engineer | Design & Digital Products
New York, NY · Milwaukee, WI · +26 moreNew York, NY +27
$54,400–$205,800
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$189,200–$372,900
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Boston, MA · Seattle, WA · +6 moreBoston, MA +7
$168,100–$261,500
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Arlington, VA · Washington, DCArlington, VA +1
$70,500–$203,400
$180,000–$230,000
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Financial Services
Washington, DC
$182,000–$250,208
Amazon (incl AWS)Production engineering
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Seattle, WA · Arlington, VA · +2 moreSeattle, WA +3
$168,100–$250,200
AccentureProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer Manager
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +38 moreChicago, IL +39
$80,400–$316,300
Vannevar LabsProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Modernization (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Washington, DCOn-site
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
PalantirProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health and Civilian
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Chicago, IL · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreChicago, IL +40
$138,800–$434,000
SalesforceProduction engineering
Missionforce - Senior/Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Public Sector
Herndon, VARemote
$148,500–$365,200
DatabricksProduction engineering
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games
Washington, DC
$182,000–$250,208
GoviniProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Senior Data Scientist
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
Pay not posted
$180,000–$245,000
OpenAIProduction engineering
Forward Deployed Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector
Denver, CO · Honolulu, HI · +1 moreDenver, CO +2
$235,200–$294,000
$160,000–$205,000
AccentureProduction engineering
Senior Agentic Identity Security Manager
Irving, TX · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreIrving, TX +40
$80,400–$293,800
$211,000–$302,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector
Denver, CO · Washington, DCDenver, CO +1
$274,400–$343,000
$159,100–$265,100
$112,800–$257,000
AccentureProduction engineering
AI Native Software Engineering Senior Manager/Assoc Director
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$112,900–$366,300
Marsh & McLennanProduction engineering
Oliver Wyman - Senior Lead AI Engineer
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +2 moreNew York, NY +3Hybrid
$195,000–$250,000
$131,000–$218,300
$99,000–$225,000
ForterraProduction engineering
Lead Autonomy Software Engineer
Clarksburg, MD · Arlington, VAClarksburg, MD +1
$150,000–$250,000
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
$107,700–$179,500
$99,000–$225,000
LeidosProduction engineering
Senior AWS Generative AI Solution Engineer
Gaithersburg, MD · Washington, DCGaithersburg, MD +1Remote
$107,900–$195,050
Red Cell PartnersProduction engineering
Staff Software Engineer (Product + Platform Development)
Seattle, WA · Mclean, VASeattle, WA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
STRProduction engineering
Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack
San Diego, CA · Denver, CO · +2 moreSan Diego, CA +3
$175,000–$240,000
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Washington, DC area serving external customers pay?
109 of 118 postings state a pay range. The median is $181,000, and half of them sit between $155,000 and $212,000, across 36 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Washington, DC area serving external customers require?
Of 118 postings, 42 state a minimum number of years, from 23 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 23 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (17) or 10 or more years (2).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Washington, DC area serving external customers?
These 118 postings come from 43 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (22), Accenture (13), Booz Allen (10), Scale AI (6) and Databricks (5).
Are FDE and deployment jobs for technical leads in Washington, DC area serving external customers remote?
14 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 20 are hybrid and 15 are on-site. The remaining 69 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 66 of the 118 postings.
Counted over the 118 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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