Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

Role overview Own the technical delivery of software supporting national security missions, working directly with operational users and government technical stakeholders. This is a hands-on, end-to-end role spanning mission discovery, architecture, development, deployment, and ongoing support in customer environments.

Responsibilities - Turn mission needs into software designs and deliver working solutions in customer environments. - Serve as the main technical counterpart for customer stakeholders, including senior technical leaders. - Lead delivery from requirements gathering and system design through implementation, deployment, and sustainment. - Write code to improve product capabilities, performance, and scalability, including tools for large text, multimedia, and geospatial datasets. - Coordinate with engineering, product, design, and mission specialists; contribute to government-facing technical documents when needed. - Integrate with government IT systems while meeting applicable security, compliance, and operational constraints.

Requirements - At least five years of full-stack development experience. - Familiarity with relational databases, caching, object storage, and modern frontend frameworks; examples in the source include PostgreSQL, Redis, S3, and React. - Experience delivering software under the Department of Defense Risk Management Framework. - Experience integrating with government IT systems and working with government technical teams to define architecture and requirements. - Experience gathering user needs, conducting testing, and incorporating feedback; strong communication and teamwork skills. - Active U.S. Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Benefits and work setup - Remote role with travel of up to 20–30% to meet mission owners and support delivery in the field. - Base salary range of $160,000–$240,000, with equity offered in addition. - Health, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k) match; unlimited paid time off; and paid parental leave. - Additional offerings include wellbeing stipends, reserve-duty salary support, and care reimbursement during travel.