Forward Deployed Engineer

ANAUTICS INC; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ANAUTICS INC seeks an experienced engineer to bridge the gap between operational needs and technical solutions in Oklahoma City. The role requires 4+ years of experience in software, data, or systems engineering, with a focus on building prototypes and troubleshooting issues. Strong communication skills are vital as collaboration with internal and customer teams is key. U.S. citizenship and a Top Secret security clearance capability are required. AWS and AI experience are desirable.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software, data, systems, or solutions engineering experience.
• Ability to work across frontend, backend, data, cloud, and user-facing problem solving.
• Strong written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Embed with internal and customer teams to understand workflows and mission needs.
• Build prototypes, integrations, automations, dashboards, and production features.
• Troubleshoot issues across data, infrastructure, and application layers.

Skills

Software engineering

Data engineering

Systems engineering

Problem solving

Written communication

Tools

AWS

AI services

Job description

Work close to users and operators to turn ambiguous operational needs into working software, data flows, and decision tools.

Impact

• Bridge the gap between field reality and production engineering.
• Prototype fast, learn from users, and harden what works.
• Own outcomes across discovery, build, deployment, and adoption.

What you'll do

• Embed with internal and customer teams to understand workflows, constraints, and mission needs.
• Build prototypes, integrations, automations, dashboards, and production features.
• Translate user feedback into engineering requirements and delivery plans.
• Troubleshoot issues across data, infrastructure, application, and workflow layers.

What we're looking for

• 4+ years of software, data, systems, or solutions engineering experience.
• Ability to work across frontend, backend, data, cloud, and user-facing problem solving.
• Strong ownership instincts and comfort operating without perfect requirements.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be capable of obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret security clearance.
• Comfort working with ambiguous mission, data, and engineering problems.
• Strong written communication and ability to explain technical decisions to technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred experience

• AWS experience is a plus, especially secure cloud, GovCloud, serverless, data, or AI services.
• AI, machine learning, LLM, agentic workflow, or decision intelligence experience is a plus.
• Experience in defense, government, manufacturing, aerospace, logistics, or other mission-critical environments is a plus.

Hiring note

Anautics evaluates candidates based on role-relevant skills, judgment, ownership, and ability to work in high-trust environments. AWS and AI experience are strong pluses across this hiring plan.