Cleared Forward-Deployed Software Engineer (Hawaii/Remote)

AEP Hawaii; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 160,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Full benefits

Job summary

AEP Hawaii seeks a Forward Deployed Software Engineer with active clearance to ship product from field to HQ and to operate in the customer environment. You will serve as the technical bridge between engineering and operators, delivering mission-driven features across remote Hawaii and government sites.

The role combines hands-on software engineering with direct customer exposure, offering meaningful equity, full benefits, and a clear path to leadership in a growing product pod.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance minimum. TS/SCI strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of software engineering. Fullstack or systems background.
• Comfort with customer-facing work: you can talk to operators and engineers equally well.
• Strong writing skills. Your after-action notes drive the roadmap.
• Hawaii-based or willing to relocate. Travel across the Pacific expected.
• Bias for shipping. You measure yourself by what lands in customer hands.
• Format: W2 Full-Time, full benefits, meaningful equity.
• Hawaii Presence: Preferred home base with Pacific-region customer rotation.
• Growth Path: Lead Forward Deployed Engineer, Solutions Engineering Lead, or founding member of a new product pod.

Responsibilities

• Customer-Site Engineering: Work onsite or on-mission with government customers, observing workflows and identifying shippable improvements.
• Ship Product: Ship features back to HQ engineering from what you learn in the field.
• Solution Architecture: Design integrations, workarounds, and pilots that make the product succeed in the customer's environment.
• Field Training: Enable operators to use the product effectively.
• Feedback Loop: Be the engineer in the room when hard decisions get made at the customer site.
• On-Call Support: Stand behind your customers when the product breaks.

Skills

Active Secret clearance

Fullstack or systems engineering

Customer-facing communication

Strong writing skills

W2 Full-Time with equity

Willing to relocate to Hawaii

Pacific travel expected

Bias for shipping

Pacific-region presence

Job description

AEP Hawaii seeks a Forward Deployed Software Engineer with active clearance to ship product from field to HQ and to operate in the customer environment. You will serve as the technical bridge between engineering and operators, delivering mission-driven features across remote Hawaii and government sites.

The role combines hands-on software engineering with direct customer exposure, offering meaningful equity, full benefits, and a clear path to leadership in a growing product pod.