Forward Deployed Engineer - Federal

FDE Times; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

FDE Times in Washington, DC seeks an engineering leader to own technical direction for strategic federal accounts, overseeing deployments, integrations, and architectural decisions.

You will translate field insights into requirements, work with federal go-to-market and core engineering teams, and help scope and ship features.

Applicants should have a strong engineering foundation and government experience.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering foundation with government or government-focused experience.
• Proficiency in Python or TypeScript, or similar language.
• Experience scoping and shipping features with product and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction and success of strategic federal customer accounts, including deployments and complex troubleshooting.
• Identify customer needs, translate insights into requirements and solutions with federal GTM and core engineering teams.

Skills

Python

TypeScript

Software Engineering

Forward‑Deployed Engineering

Solutions Architecture

Enterprise Deployments

Cloud Infrastructure

Networking

Security

API Integration

Debugging

Product Scoping

Cross‑Functional Collaboration

Customer Engagement

Government Experience

Job description

Own the technical direction and success of strategic federal customer accounts, including deployments, integrations, architectural decisions, and complex technical troubleshooting. Identify customer needs, build product extensions, and translate field insights into requirements and solutions in collaboration with federal go-to-market and core engineering teams.

Requirements

Candidates need a strong engineering foundation, experience working with government or a government-focused company, and proficiency in Python, TypeScript, or a similar language. They should have experience scoping and shipping features with product and engineering teams, cross-functional judgment, and the ability to navigate unfamiliar codebases.

Key Skills

• Python
• TypeScript
• Software Engineering
• Forward‑Deployed Engineering
• Solutions Architecture
• Enterprise Deployments
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Networking
• Security
• API Integration
• Debugging
• Product Scoping
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
• Customer Engagement
• Government Experience