Forward Deployed Engineer
Core
Deploy, integrate, and operate AI-powered intelligence platforms in customer environments (cloud and air-gapped) to help agencies investigate and disrupt crime.
Role type
Senior generalist engineering IC (Forward Deployed Engineer)
Builds
Application code, Kubernetes workloads, data pipelines, prototypes, and cloud infrastructure for national-security customers
Domain
National security, AI, and criminal investigation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Python, Node.js/TypeScript, Kubernetes, AWS, relational databases (PostgreSQL), AI/LLM tooling, cross-domain adaptability
Preferred skills
Infrastructure as code (Terraform), GitOps (Argo CD), data engineering at scale, distributed systems design, machine learning/agentic systems, Linux/Unix networking
Technologies
Python, Node.js, TypeScript, Kubernetes, AWS, PostgreSQL, Terraform, Argo CD, Linear, Notion
Responsibilities
Deploy and operate platform in restricted/air-gapped environments; translate mission user needs into working software; diagnose and resolve hard problems in constrained environments; act as technical bridge to product teams; navigate bureaucratic hurdles to accelerate delivery
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
