$134,500–$265,100
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area
295 postings · 101 companies · 253 state pay: median $184,000, half $154,000–$213,000
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$80,400–$316,300
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$200,100–$297,700
$120,000
$189,200–$372,900
Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer -Assoc Director
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$138,800–$434,000
$155,600–$306,800
$135,000–$145,000
Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - USG
Washington, DCOn-site
$5,900–$10,500/mo
$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
$77,000–$202,000
$112,800–$257,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$190,000–$250,000
$77,600–$176,000
Senior Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)
Reston, VA · Austin, TX · +3 moreReston, VA +4Remote
$218,600–$344,700
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
Staff Solutions Engineer - FDSE Public Sector - Splunk (Remote)
Reston, VA · Boulder, CO · +6 moreReston, VA +7Remote
$246,800–$394,300
Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$54,400–$196,000
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
Enterprise AI Transformation Manager
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$80,400–$266,300
$140,000–$190,000
$130,000–$160,000
$120,000–$180,000
$120,000–$150,000
$120,000–$180,000
$105,000–$180,000
$130,000–$195,000
$111,426.84–$192,890.16
$140,000–$190,000
All 295 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area pay?
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.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area require?
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).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area?
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).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area remote?
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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