$190,000–$210,000
FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations
324 postings · 112 companies · 281 state pay: median $185,000, half $161,000–$213,000
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Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
Pay not posted
$135,000–$200,000
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 Software Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · Austin, TX · +4 moreWashington, DC +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$143,700–$213,800
$135,000–$200,000
$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
Sr Software Development Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$168,100–$250,200
$120,000–$150,000
$155,600–$306,800
$80,400–$316,300
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Herndon, VA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2
$200,100–$270,600
$120,000
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$138,800–$434,000
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$200,100–$297,700
$135,000–$200,000
$135,000–$145,000
$120,000
$99,000–$225,000
Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML, Technical Delivery, Google Public Sector
Reston, VA · Washington, DCReston, VA +1
$174,000–$252,000
$165,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
$77,600–$176,000
Pay not posted
$190,000–$250,000
Senior/Staff Full Stack Software Engineer, Federal
Mclean, VA · Seattle, WAMclean, VA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
Senior/Staff Full Stack Software Engineer, Federal
Mclean, VA · Seattle, WAMclean, VA +1Remote
$180,000–$240,000
$135,000–$180,000
Sr. Managing Consultant/Managing Consultant Full Stack Engineer- Financial Institution Operations & Technology
Washington, DC · New York, NY · +3 moreWashington, DC +4
$158,000–$210,000
Senior Machine Learning Engineer–Field Engagement
Washington, DC · Seattle, WAWashington, DC +1Hybrid
$160,000–$200,000
$140,000–$190,000
$140,000–$190,000
228 of 324 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations pay?
281 of 324 postings state a pay range. The median is $185,000, and half of them sit between $161,000 and $213,000, from 89 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations require?
Of 324 postings, 187 state a minimum number of years, from 90 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 106 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (53), under 3 years (17) or 10 or more years (11).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations?
These 324 postings come from 112 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (50), Palantir (19), Accenture (18), Anduril (14) and Booz Allen (11).
Are FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations remote?
38 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 68 are hybrid and 68 are on-site. The remaining 150 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 202 of the 324 postings.
Counted over the 324 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. Coding scope, project stages and who the work serves are our reading of each job description. · How we read postings