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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Public Sector

Sitreps
Location
Washington, DC or San Francisco, CA
Posted
18 days ago
Department
Defense Tech
Salary
$167,000 – $203,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • U.S. Citizenship required; active clearance preferred, eligibility and willingness to obtain one required
  • 5+ years in customer-facing engineering roles, including solutions, sales, product, forward-deployed, or implementation engineering
  • Strong coding ability in Python plus TypeScript, Java, Go, Bash, or similar
  • Experience building, deploying, integrating, or operating production software systems across cloud, containerized, on-prem, or enterprise environments
  • Working knowledge of AI/ML systems, including GenAI, LLM applications, evaluation, guardrails, observability, or agentic workflows
  • Strong debugging, problem-solving, and technical communication skills, with the ability to operate independently in ambiguous customer environments
Nice to have
  • Experience supporting Department of War, IC, federal civilian, or other public sector customers
  • Familiarity with RMF, FedRAMP, IL environments, ATO processes, CMMC, or government software accreditation
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, or enterprise integrations
  • Experience integrating with IdAM providers, SIEMs, data platforms, APIs, secure networks, or logging and monitoring tools
  • Hands-on experience with AI evaluation, red-teaming, runtime guardrails, model observability, AI governance, or agentic systems
What the job really is

The Senior Forward Deployed Engineer will engage directly with public sector customers to deploy and operationalize an AI security platform in mission-critical environments. This role involves writing code, debugging systems, building integrations, and creating demos and workflows to facilitate customer adoption of the platform. The engineer will collaborate with various stakeholders to translate operational needs into effective software solutions and deployment architectures, while also providing feedback to shape product development.

Benefits
  • $167,000 – $203,000 base salary
  • equity
  • company benefits
  • incentive compensation
Things to weigh
  • No fully remote option; must be able to work on-site and travel up to 50%
  • Role involves working in fast-moving, ambiguous settings which may require quick iterations
  • Position is customer-facing and may involve complex problem-solving in real environments
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