DatabricksProduction engineering
AI Engineer - FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) - U.S. Federal Sector
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
41 postings from 25 employers, read for the kind of work, pay and travel each one describes.
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41 jobs match
DatabricksProduction engineering
Washington, DCHybrid
$182,000–$250,208
CapeProduction engineering
Arlington, VA · New York, NY · +1 moreArlington, VA +2Hybrid
$175,000–$235,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$138,000–$292,560
webAIProduction engineering
Austin, TX · Washington, DCAustin, TX +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
OpenAIProduction engineering
Washington, DC · Seattle, WA · +1 moreWashington, DC +2Hybrid
$145,800–$280,000
PalantirProduction engineering
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
EYProduction engineering
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
StriveworksProduction engineering
Fort Belvoir, VAHybrid
$140,000–$190,000
Marsh & McLennanProduction engineering
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +2 moreNew York, NY +3Hybrid
$195,000–$250,000
Pay not posted
EYProduction engineering
New York, NY · Atlanta, GA · +12 moreNew York, NY +13Hybrid
$130,000–$185,000
Scale AIProduction engineering
Austin, TX · Colorado Springs, CO · +4 moreAustin, TX +5Hybrid
$186,000–$279,000
CapTech ConsultingProduction engineering
Reston, VAHybrid
$90,000–$200,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
$140,000–$190,000
$90,000–$200,000
XometryProduction engineering
North Bethesda, MD · Waltham, MANorth Bethesda, MD +1Hybrid
$163,000–$190,000
AnthropicProduction engineering
San Francisco, CA · New York, NY · +1 moreSan Francisco, CA +2Hybrid
$405,000–$485,000
Pay not posted
Pay not posted
XometryProduction engineering
North Bethesda, MD · Waltham, MANorth Bethesda, MD +1Hybrid
$163,000–$190,000
NODA AIProduction engineering
Austin, TX · Washington, DCAustin, TX +1Hybrid
Pay not posted
$210,000–$220,000
Fenwick & WestInternal deployment & tooling
New York, NY · Boston, MA · +4 moreNew York, NY +5Hybrid
$43,680–$52,000
EpicorDeployment team leadership
Lehi, UT · Austin, TX · +1 moreLehi, UT +2Hybrid
$138,000–$235,000
PalantirInternal deployment & tooling
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$145,000
DatabricksDeployment team leadership
Washington, DCHybrid
$211,800–$291,300
Pay not posted
$266,000–$445,000
PalantirInternal deployment & tooling
Washington, DCHybrid
$135,000–$200,000
$180,000–$220,000
Pay not posted
$234,000–$335,000
SitrepsImplementation & delivery
Los Angeles, CA · Washington, DCLos Angeles, CA +1Hybrid
$180,000–$220,000
$180,000–$280,000
$130,000–$140,000
TaniumInternal deployment & tooling
Addison, TX · Bellevue, WA · +3 moreAddison, TX +4Hybrid
$154,000–$200,000
$100,000–$145,000
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32 of 41 postings state a pay range. The median is $182,000, and half of them sit between $163,000 and $215,000, across 18 companies.
Of 41 postings, 13 state a minimum number of years, from 11 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 8 of them. The rest ask for under 3 years (5).
These 41 postings come from 25 companies. The employers with the most postings are Palantir (5), OpenAI (3), Scale AI (3), Cape (2) and CapTech Consulting (2).
0 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 41 are hybrid. Travel is mentioned in 20 of the 41 postings.
Counted over the 41 postings in this search. Postings read on September 18, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey.