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Production engineering jobs in Washington, DC area

Compare current US jobs, responsibilities, locations and advertised pay. Includes forward deployed engineering and related deployment roles. Locations cover the metro area, not only the city.

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Booz AllenProduction engineering

Solutions Architect, Senior

Ashburn, VA

Senior Solutions Architect leading the design and technical leadership of an enterprise architecture application for CBP, aggregating siloed data into a unified portal for executive visibility.

$112,800–$257,000

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Deloitte USProduction engineering

Senior Palantir AI and Data Science Engineer

Rosslyn, VA

Senior-level AI and Data Science Engineer role within Deloitte's Government & Public Services practice, focused on designing and delivering data and AI solutions using Palantir Foundry for federal, state, and local government clients.

$131,000–$218,300

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AccentureProduction engineering

Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer,

San Francisco, CA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 more

Design, build, and operationalize AI/ML solutions for enterprise clients using Snowflake Cortex AI and related technologies.

$54,400–$205,800

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Booz AllenProduction engineering

Supply Chain AI Solution Architect

Mclean, VA

Design and implement AI solution architecture for supply chain and procurement challenges, leveraging GenAI and data engineering to build prototypes and production solutions.

$99,000–$225,000

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WyetechProduction engineering

Software Engineer 3

Laurel, MDOn-site

Senior cybersecurity AI developer building rapid prototypes and production-oriented analytical tools for defensive cyber operations supporting federal government agencies and Defense Industrial Base resources.

Pay range unavailable

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Deloitte USProduction engineering

Senior Palantir AI and Data Science Engineer

Rosslyn, VA

Senior-level AI and Data Science Engineer role within Deloitte's Government & Public Services practice, focused on designing and delivering Palantir Foundry-based data platforms and analytics for federal, state, and local government clients.

$107,700–$179,500

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WyetechProduction engineering

Software Engineer 3

Laurel, MDOn-site

Senior cybersecurity AI developer building rapid prototypes and production-oriented software for defensive cyber operations supporting federal agencies and Defense Industrial Base resources.

Pay range unavailable

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Marsh & McLennanProduction engineering

Oliver Wyman - Senior Lead AI Engineer

New York, NY · Boston, MA · +2 moreHybrid

Senior Lead AI Engineer at Oliver Wyman Quotient, leading technical projects and building production-grade AI/ML systems and LLM-based agent platforms for client engagements across industries.

$195,000–$250,000

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ForterraProduction engineering

Lead Autonomy Software Engineer

Clarksburg, MD · Arlington, VA

Lead autonomy software engineer responsible for integrating, deploying, and improving autonomy software across a fleet of ground vehicles supporting national security customers.

$150,000–$250,000

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Booz AllenProduction engineering

Palantir Foundry Ontology Engineer

San Diego, CA · Mclean, VA

Forward Deployed Engineer on Booz Allen's Defense Technology team, designing and building Palantir Foundry-based applications and ontologies to solve mission-critical problems for the military.

$77,600–$176,000

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LeidosProduction engineering

Cybersecurity AI Developer

Laurel, MD

Cybersecurity AI Developer supporting an intelligence-sector defensive cyber operations program, building rapid prototypes and production capabilities for government agencies and Defense Industrial Base resources.

$87,100–$157,450

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ForterraProduction engineering

Senior Payloads Software Engineer

Clarksburg, MD

Senior software engineer to design, develop, and field software for autonomous ground vehicles, integrating payloads onto customer-bound hardware and supporting real-world missions for national security customers.

$120,000–$200,000

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Booz AllenProduction engineering

Palantir Engineer, Lead

Springfield, VA

Lead Palantir engineer role on Booz Allen's National Security team, delivering ML-driven solutions for DoD clients.

$99,000–$225,000

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LeidosProduction engineering

Senior Cybersecurity AI Developer

Laurel, MD

Senior Cybersecurity AI Developer role in Leidos' Intel Sector, supporting Cybersecurity Defensive Operations for government agencies and the Defense Industrial Base.

$107,900–$195,050

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Dark Wolf SolutionsProduction engineering

AI Software Engineer

Chantilly, VA · Herndon, VAOn-site

Senior AI Engineer to architect and deploy secure AI solutions for defense and federal enterprises, focusing on RAG systems, LLM agents, semantic search, and NLP-driven analytics.

$120,000–$160,000

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AndurilProduction engineering

Mission Software Engineer

Reston, VA

Mission Software Engineers own customer-deployed software spanning networking, autonomy, robotics, systems integration, and data-heavy applications.

$191,000–$253,000

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D2 ConsultingProduction engineering

Senior AI Developer

Springfield, VA

Senior AI Developer role supporting an Intelligence customer in Springfield, VA, requiring an active TS/SCI clearance.

$175,000–$185,000

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Booz AllenProduction engineering

AI Developer

Beavercreek, OH · Arlington, VA

AI Developer on Booz Allen's Air Power team, building and deploying AI-enabled applications (LLMs, RAG, agentic workflows) for the U.S.

$77,500–$176,000

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RedhorseProduction engineering

Full Stack Software Engineer

Arlington, VAOn-site

Full Stack Software Engineer supporting a Department of Defense AI transformation effort across engineering, mission operations, and executive workstreams.

Pay range unavailable

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AndurilProduction engineering

Mission Software Engineer, Senior

Reston, VA

Senior Mission Software Engineer responsible for owning and deploying customer-facing software that integrates networking, autonomy, robotics, and complex systems.

$220,000–$292,000

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Booz AllenProduction engineering

AI/ML Engineer

Chantilly, VA

This role focuses on designing and implementing AI/ML solutions for national security missions, working directly with mission users to capture workflows and translate them into LLM-powered or agent-based automation.

$99,000–$225,000

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LeidosProduction engineering

Senior AWS Generative AI Solution Engineer

Gaithersburg, MD · Washington, DCRemote

Senior engineer to design and implement the reasoning layer for a GenAI-enabled HUD FHA Resource Center, leading a multi-agent solution on AWS (Bedrock, AgentCore, Guardrails, OpenSearch) for grounded voice and chat.

$107,900–$195,050

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Scale AIProduction engineering

Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector

Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreHybrid

Senior mission software engineer embedded with U.S. government customers, including military and Intelligence Community organizations, to take AI applications from prototype through production.

$186,000–$279,000

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AndurilProduction engineering

Senior Ground Software Engineer, Space

Chantilly, VA

Senior Ground Software Engineer owning the architecture, deployment, and evolution of Space Command and Control and mission-management software for DoD and IC customers.

$191,000–$253,000

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Booz AllenProduction engineering

Applied AI Engineer

Fort Belvoir, VA · Reston, VA

This role is for an Applied AI Engineer on Booz Allen's national security team, focusing on training, testing, deploying, and maintaining ML models that process massive datasets.

$99,000–$225,000

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AppianProduction engineering

Consultant (Technical, Public Sector)

Mclean, VAOn-site

Technical Consultant in Appian’s Customer Success organization, delivering post-sales software and AI solutions across the full project lifecycle on the Appian platform.

$75,000–$175,000

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STRProduction engineering

Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack

San Diego, CA · Denver, CO · +2 more

Lead full-stack mission engineering teams that build, integrate, deploy, and field-test operational software for military and government customers in secure environments.

$175,000–$240,000

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