Missionforce - Senior/Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Public Sector
Core
Design and deploy bespoke AI solutions for U.S. Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Aerospace clients while architecting a planet-scale platform.
Role type
Senior/Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Builds
Bespoke AI solutions for defense/intelligence/aerospace missions and a planet-scale platform shipping hundreds of features daily. (via careerplan.io/jobs/JR309445-missionforce-seniorlead-forward-deployed-engineer-fde-public-sector-at-salesforce)
Domain
Public Sector (Defense, Intelligence, Aerospace) + Cloud Infrastructure + AI Engineering
Required skills
Java, GoLang, Python, or Ruby; AI-first engineering approach; Advanced prompt engineering; Enterprise data platforms (Salesforce Data Cloud, Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery); Air-gapped GovCloud environment experience; Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform); Microservices (Kubernetes, Docker); Distributed systems on AWS/GCP/Azure/Alibaba Cloud
Preferred skills
Defense/aerospace or classified environments (IL5/IL6) background; Salesforce platform experience (Agentforce, Data Cloud, Flows, LWC, Apex); IL5/IL6/CNSS #1253 deployment experience
Technologies
AWS, GCP, Azure, Alibaba Cloud, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Salesforce Data Cloud, Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Agentforce, LWC, Apex
Responsibilities
Serve as technical lead on high-profile customer engagements; Engineer distributed systems across thousands of compute nodes; Develop Infrastructure-as-Code and microservices; Build production-grade software with AI in the development workflow; Design systems where AI agents integrate into human workflows; Contribute to building shared system context for AI reliability; Critically evaluate code for security and performance; Partner with mission stakeholders to translate needs into solutions; Lead rapid prototyping and mentor junior engineers
Seniority
Senior/Lead, hands-on IC with mentorship
