Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads in Washington, DC area
63 postings · 35 companies · 56 state pay: median $200,000, half $162,000–$216,000
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$172,500–$260,100
$70,500–$203,400
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +6 moreArlington, VA +7
$168,100–$261,500
$182,000–$250,208
$180,000–$230,000
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$168,100–$250,200
$182,000–$250,208
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health and Civilian
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
$148,500–$365,200
$180,000–$245,000
$182,000–$250,208
$145,800–$280,000
$134,500–$265,100
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$200,100–$297,700
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Modernization (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Washington, DCHybrid
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$189,200–$372,900
Sr. Delivery Consultant - AI/ML, WWPS ProServe
Arlington, VA · Jersey City, NJ · +6 moreArlington, VA +7
$153,600–$239,000
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · Denver, CO · +1 moreWashington, DC +2
$235,200–$294,000
$160,000–$205,000
$211,000–$302,000
$90,786–$120,673
$274,400–$343,000
EY-Parthenon - Strategy and Execution - Growth Platforms - AI/ML Engineer - Sr Associate/Consultant
Mclean, VA · New York, NY · +12 moreMclean, VA +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
$159,100–$265,100
$112,800–$257,000
Oliver Wyman - Senior Lead AI Engineer
Washington, DC · New York, NY · +2 moreWashington, DC +3Hybrid
$195,000–$250,000
$150,000–$250,000
$131,000–$218,300
$99,000–$225,000
$150,000–$250,000 · OTE
Senior AWS Generative AI Solution Engineer
Washington, DC · Gaithersburg, MDWashington, DC +1Remote
$107,900–$195,050
$107,700–$179,500
$99,000–$225,000
$175,000–$240,000
Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Pilot Integration – Expeditionary (R5208)
Washington, DCOn-site
Pay not posted
$100,000–$225,000
$77,500–$176,000
All 63 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads in Washington, DC area pay?
56 of 63 postings state a pay range. The median is $200,000, and half of them sit between $162,000 and $216,000, from 28 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads in Washington, DC area require?
Of 63 postings, 35 state a minimum number of years, from 23 companies. The most common requirement is 6 to 9 years, in 17 of them. The rest ask for 3 to 5 years (16), under 3 years (1) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads in Washington, DC area?
These 63 postings come from 35 companies. The employers with the most postings are Booz Allen (6), Deloitte US (5), Amazon (incl AWS) (4), Databricks (4) and Accenture (3).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs for technical leads in Washington, DC area remote?
8 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 18 are hybrid and 5 are on-site. The remaining 32 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 38 of the 63 postings.
Counted over the 63 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.
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