Deployed Engineer, Federal

fde; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognition is standing up a dedicated Federal group and is seeking a Foundational Engineer to own a narrow set of strategic government accounts. You will architect deployments, build integrations, and debug in the field while helping define the technical stack and engineering practices for federal clients. Knowledge of Python/TypeScript and prior government experience are required.

Location: DC or SF. The role offers a base salary within the published range and a clear path into Cognition's

Qualifications

• Experience with government clients or government-focused companies.
• Proficiency in Python and TypeScript for deployment and integrations.
• Ability to architect deployments and debug in field environments.

Responsibilities

• Architect deployments for federal clients and define the technical stack.
• Build integrations and ensure secure, compliant delivery.
• Debug in the field and drive engineering practices for federal work.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Government experience

Job description

Foundational engineer in Cognition's newly formed federal group. Own a narrow set of strategic government accounts and the hardest problems — architecting deployments, building integrations, debugging in the field — while helping define the technical stack and engineering practices for federal clients. Python/TypeScript; experience at a government or government-focused company required. DC or SF. Sourced via the Plank FDE census (CC BY 4.0).

Cognition is standing up a dedicated Federal group around Devin — a foundational Deployed Engineer seat in DC, prior government experience required. The ~$26B autonomous-coding leader building a cleared delivery arm is the clearest tell yet that even Devin's last mile into government is human. Base band reads modest ($95K–$132K); the equity and the ground-floor federal scope are the case.

Deployed Engineer, Federal at Cognition. Location: Washington, DC / San Francisco. Compensation: $95K–$132K (base). Posted August 5, 2026.