Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations and significant travel
114 postings · 30 companies · 109 state pay: median $198,000, half $178,000–$215,000
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$170,000–$225,000
$150,000–$220,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Strategic Defense
Washington, DC · Costa Mesa, CAWashington, DC +1
$191,000–$254,000
AI Engineer - FDE Software Engineering Sr. Manager
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +40 moreArlington, VA +41
$112,900–$302,400
Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector/National Security
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$250,200
$172,500–$260,100
Full Stack Forward Deployed Engineering Manager
Arlington, VA · Milwaukee, WI · +35 moreArlington, VA +36
$80,400–$316,300
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · San Francisco, CAWashington, DC +1On-site
$167,000–$203,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$194,400
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration
Mclean, VA · Atlanta, GA · +9 moreMclean, VA +10
$88,970–$316,750
Forward Deployed AI Engineer Sr Manager
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +38 moreArlington, VA +39
$112,900–$366,300
$175,000–$235,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$143,700–$213,800
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Public Sector, Nonprofit & Education
Mclean, VA · Chicago, IL · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$316,750
$54,400–$235,100
$170,000–$225,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)
Mclean, VA · San Francisco, CA · +8 moreMclean, VA +9Remote
$88,970–$198,170
Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer
Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL · +39 moreArlington, VA +40
$80,400–$316,300
Pay not posted
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$227,400
$180,000–$245,000
$135,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreArlington, VA +5
$168,100–$261,500
$190,000–$210,000
$135,000–$200,000
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Gov
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$223,600
Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector
Washington, DC · Austin, TX · +4 moreWashington, DC +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
$135,000–$200,000
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization)
Arlington, VA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$261,500
Sr Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government
Arlington, VA · Denver, CO · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$168,100–$227,400
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 Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Arlington, VA · Boston, MA · +3 moreArlington, VA +4
$143,700–$213,800
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering
Herndon, VA · Boston, MA · +4 moreHerndon, VA +5
$168,100–$261,500
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Frequently asked questions
What do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations and significant travel pay?
109 of 114 postings state a pay range. The median is $198,000, and half of them sit between $178,000 and $215,000, from 26 companies.
How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations and significant travel require?
Of 114 postings, 68 state a minimum number of years, from 22 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 45 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (17), under 3 years (3) or 10 or more years (3).
Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations and significant travel?
These 114 postings come from 30 companies. The employers with the most postings are Amazon (incl AWS) (36), Palantir (13), Accenture (11), Anduril (8) and Salesforce (6).
Are FDE and deployment jobs in Washington, DC area with ongoing operations and significant travel remote?
11 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 15 are hybrid and 22 are on-site. The remaining 66 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 114 of the 114 postings.
Counted over the 114 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. Travel is the share the posting states. Postings that never mention travel are left out. · How we read postings