Federal Software Engineer: AI Systems for Government

Factory; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Factory is seeking Software Engineers to join its founding Federal team to build and evolve AI systems that transform government software organizations into autonomous factories. You will work with DoD, IC, and civilian agencies to securely deploy in GovCloud, air-gapped, and on-prem environments.

Join a mission-driven group delivering trusted AI solutions, engaging with federal customers and collaborating across product, security, and GTM teams to deliver production-ready capabilities.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on software engineering after degree.
• Proficiency with LLMs and AI/ML techniques for complex problems.
• Autonomous, self-motivated, able to navigate ambiguous projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy AI-driven agentic systems for federal missions.
• Deploy and harden the Platform in GovCloud, on-premises, classified, and air-gapped networks.
• Build security and compliance into everything shipped (FedRAMP High, DoD IL5/IL6).
• Develop guardrails, observability, and explainability for agents.
• Engage with federal customers on-site to gather requirements and deliver from prototype to production.
• Integrate Factory with DoD tools (on-prem sources, CI/CD, ticketing).
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and Federal teams to translate AI research into mission-focused solutions.
• Iterate rapidly based on feedback to meet government needs.

Skills

LLMs

AI/ML techniques

Communication

Autonomy / self-motivated

Customer collaboration

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering/AI or related field

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Azure Government

Job description

Factory is seeking Software Engineers to join its founding Federal team to build and evolve AI systems that transform government software organizations into autonomous factories. You will work with DoD, IC, and civilian agencies to securely deploy in GovCloud, air-gapped, and on-prem environments.

Join a mission-driven group delivering trusted AI solutions, engaging with federal customers and collaborating across product, security, and GTM teams to deliver production-ready capabilities.