$200,000–$400,000
FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area with significant travel
57 postings · 22 companies · 49 state pay: median $208,000, half $168,000–$216,000
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Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
$172,500–$260,100
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
$70,500–$203,400
Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3On-site
$143,700–$213,800
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Mclean, VA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreMclean, VA +10
$88,970–$316,750
$182,000–$250,208
$175,000–$235,000
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +6 moreArlington, VA +7
$168,100–$261,500
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
$182,000–$250,208
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer, FDE US Government
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$168,100–$250,200
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Mclean, VA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
Forward Deployed Engineer - Logistics Programs
Arlington, VA · Pittsburgh, PAArlington, VA +1Remote
$155,000–$225,000
$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · Austin, TX · +4 moreWashington, DC +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
$148,500–$365,200
Pay not posted
$135,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
$180,000–$245,000
Pay not posted
$135,000–$200,000
$145,800–$280,000
$134,500–$265,100
Principal Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Seattle, WA · +2 moreArlington, VA +3
$200,100–$297,700
$120,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Modernization (TS/SCI Clearance Required)
Washington, DCHybrid
Pay not posted
$189,200–$372,900
Pay not posted
$135,000–$145,000
$155,600–$306,800
$120,000
$120,000
$135,000–$145,000
$191,000–$253,000
$159,100–$265,100
$150,000–$250,000
All 57 build what the customer runs.
Frequently asked questions
What do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area with significant travel pay?
49 of 57 postings state a pay range. The median is $208,000, and half of them sit between $168,000 and $216,000, from 17 companies.
How much experience do FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area with significant travel require?
Of 57 postings, 28 state a minimum number of years, from 14 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 16 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (10), under 3 years (1) or 10 or more years (1).
Which companies are hiring for FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area with significant travel?
These 57 postings come from 22 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (8), Anduril (7), Deloitte US (6), Salesforce (5) and Amazon (incl AWS) (4).
Are FDE jobs that build what the customer runs in Washington, DC area with significant travel remote?
11 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 13 are hybrid and 9 are on-site. The remaining 24 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 57 of the 57 postings.
Counted over the 57 postings in this search. Postings read on September 21, 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