Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$227,400
FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with significant travel
144 postings · 38 companies · 133 state pay: median $198,000, half $170,000–$215,000
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$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · Austin, TX · +4 moreWashington, DC +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$213,800
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$250,200
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Sr Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Jessup, MD · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$143,700–$213,800
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer
Herndon, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreHerndon, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5On-site
$168,100–$261,500
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +6 moreArlington, VA +7
$168,100–$261,500
$134,500–$265,100
$80,400–$316,300
$135,000–$145,000
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$200,100–$270,600
$189,200–$372,900
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$138,800–$434,000
$135,000–$145,000
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$200,100–$297,700
$155,600–$306,800
$120,000
$77,000–$202,000
$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
Senior Forward Deployment Engineer, Strategic Customer Engagements U.S.
Arlington, VAHybrid
$160,600–$200,800
$114,600–$252,100
Enterprise AI Transformation Manager
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$80,400–$266,300
Senior Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)
Reston, VA · Costa Mesa, CA · +2 moreReston, VA +3
$191,000–$254,000
$159,100–$265,100
97 of 144 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with significant travel pay?
133 of 144 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $170,000 and $215,000, from 33 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with significant travel require?
Of 144 postings, 86 state a minimum number of years, from 29 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 56 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (20), under 3 years (7) or 10 or more years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with significant travel?
These 144 postings come from 38 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (36), Accenture (18), Palantir (15), Anduril (8) and Deloitte US (7).
Are FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with significant travel remote?
13 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 24 are hybrid and 28 are on-site. The remaining 79 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 144 of the 144 postings.
Counted over the 144 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