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Forward Deployed Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $135,000–$205,000🗓 2026-09-26

Core

Technical owner for national security missions, architecting and deploying software solutions tailored to real-world operational needs for operators and analysts.

Role type

Senior IC Full Stack Engineer (Government/Defense)

Builds

Scalable software solutions for mission-critical use cases, integrating large-scale data holdings (text, multimedia, geospatial) across 46+ languages.

Domain

National Security / Defense / Government IT

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Full Stack Development, Relational Databases (Postgres), Caching (Redis), Object Storage (S3), Modern Front-end Frameworks (React), DoD RMF Compliance, Government IT Systems Integration, Requirements Gathering, User Testing

Preferred skills

Experience with government program offices, Cross-functional collaboration

Technologies

Postgres, Redis, S3, React

Responsibilities

Architect and own software solutions deployed to customer environments; Serve as primary technical point of contact for senior stakeholders; Own end-to-end technical delivery from design to sustainment; Contribute hands-on code for performance and scalability; Navigate government IT ecosystems for security and compliance.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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