Forward Deployed Engineer, GenAI

fde; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 240,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

fde is seeking engineers to design, build and deploy custom GenAI applications for government and enterprise customers, in an environment that emphasizes evaluation, iteration and robust security.

Opportunities in Washington DC and San Francisco benefit from a clearance path that commonly adds a premium; DC roles may require or sponsor security clearance. Applications go directly to the company, which curates but does not broker talent.

Job description

$240K–$400K TC gov + enterprise evals clearance path

San Francisco / Washington DC · Posted June 10, 2026

Why it's interesting

Scale's Donovan and enterprise GenAI work spans defense and Fortune 500 — unusual breadth, and a path to cleared work that pays a premium.

The role

Build and deploy custom GenAI applications for enterprise and government customers. Eval-heavy culture. DC roles may require or sponsor security clearance, which adds a durable comp premium to your career.

Applications go directly to the company. We curate; we don't broker.