$150,000–$250,000
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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Snowflake Advanced AI Engineer
Arlington, VA · San Francisco, CA · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$54,400–$205,800
Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)
Reston, VA · Costa Mesa, CA · +2 moreReston, VA +3
$167,000–$222,000
$131,000–$218,300
Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · Austin, TX · +4 moreWashington, DC +5Hybrid
$186,000–$279,000
Google Agentic AI Delivery Specialist
Arlington, VA · Albany, NY · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$54,400–$196,000
$220,000–$292,000
$107,700–$179,500
Senior Applied AI Engineer/Architect
Washington, DC · Boston, MA · +7 moreWashington, DC +8
$225,000–$304,200
Google Agentic AI Delivery Senior Engineer
Arlington, VA · Albany, NY · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$266,300
$191,000–$254,000
$140,000–$190,000
$180,000–$245,000
$87,400–$293,800
$191,000–$292,000
Software Engineer, Mission Dev - U.S. Government
Washington, DC · New York, NYWashington, DC +1
$150,000–$215,000
$129,000–$253,000
$115,000–$200,000
Second Front SystemsIntegrates and configures it
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer - Implementation Focus
USRemote
$160,000–$190,000
Amazon (incl AWS)Leads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$184,900–$287,700
PalantirPlans what the customer deploys first
Deployment Strategist - Germany Forward Deployed
Washington, DCHybrid
$110,000–$170,000
PwC (US)Integrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Software Engineer-Palantir Foundry-Manager
Washington, DC · Chicago, IL · +57 moreWashington, DC +58Hybrid
$99,000–$232,000
ExigerPlans what the customer deploys first
Forward Deployed Strategy Manager
Mclean, VA · Richmond, VAMclean, VA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$184,100–$306,800
$166,000–$220,000
goTennaIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Engineer
Fairfax, VA · Clarksburg, MD · +1 moreFairfax, VA +2Hybrid
$100,000–$130,000
ExigerPlans what the customer deploys first
Director, Forward Deployed Strategy
Mclean, VA · Richmond, VAMclean, VA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
Dynamo AIPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC
Pay not posted
AccentureLeads the deployment team
Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$175,100–$247,600
ExigerPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist
Mclean, VA · Richmond, VAMclean, VA +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
SitrepsPlans what the customer deploys first
Senior Forward Deployed Strategist, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$147,000–$185,000
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
AI Architect - FDE Associate Director
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$62,800–$218,800
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Senior Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Mountain View, CA · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$175,100–$247,600
$170,000–$225,000
GoviniLeads the deployment team
Software Engineering Manager, Forward Deployed
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PA · +1 moreArlington, VA +2Remote
Pay not posted
AccentureIntegrates and configures it
Full Stack Engineer Manager (FDE)
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Amazon (incl AWS)Builds for teams inside the company
Security Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Mountain View, CA · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$159,300–$212,800
PalantirIntegrates and configures it
Forward Deployed Security Engineer - US Government
Washington, DCOn-site
$135,000–$200,000
GoviniLeads the deployment team
Data Science Manager, Forward Deployed
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1On-site
Pay not posted
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