Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense
Washington, DC · Costa Mesa, CAWashington, DC +1
$191,000–$254,000
295 postings · 101 companies · 253 state pay: median $184,000, half $154,000–$213,000
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Washington, DC · Costa Mesa, CAWashington, DC +1
$191,000–$254,000
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$227,400
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreArlington, VA +42On-site
$80,400–$316,300
Suitland, MDHybrid
Pay not posted
Mclean, VA · New York, NY · +7 moreMclean, VA +8Hybrid
$158,900–$340,000
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +41 moreArlington, VA +42
$112,900–$366,300
Washington, DC · Boston, MA · +10 moreWashington, DC +11On-site
$110,000–$190,000
$200,000–$400,000
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$213,800
$72,600–$132,100
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$172,500–$260,100
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$70,500–$203,400
Reston, VA · New York, NY · +8 moreReston, VA +9
$174,000–$252,000
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$250,200
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$112,900–$302,400
Washington, DCRemote
$182,000–$250,208
Mclean, VA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreMclean, VA +10
$88,970–$316,750
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$80,400–$316,300
Pay not posted
$150,000–$300,000
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$70,500–$203,400
$180,000–$230,000
Chantilly, VAOn-site
$192,000–$455,000
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +38 moreArlington, VA +39
$112,900–$366,300
$160,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
$54,400–$235,100
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
Washington, DC · New York, NY · +8 moreWashington, DC +9
$150,000–$185,000
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Mclean, VA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
All 295 build what the customer runs.
253 of 295 postings state a pay range. The median is $184,000, and half of them sit between $154,000 and $213,000, from 75 companies.
Of 295 postings, 175 state a minimum number of years, from 84 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 101 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (50), under 3 years (16) or 10 or more years (8).
These 295 postings come from 101 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (41), Accenture (25), Booz Allen (18), Palantir (15) and Anduril (12).
32 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 55 are hybrid and 58 are on-site. The remaining 150 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 177 of the 295 postings.
Counted over the 295 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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