Mission-Critical Defense Software Engineer — Forward-Deployed

fde; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Picogrid is seeking an FDE to work shoulder-to-shoulder with military customers on TAK/Maven/Lattice deployments, located in El Segundo or Fort Bragg. You will design and deliver end-to-end mission capabilities, blending software engineering with customer-facing tasks.

The role requires 3+ years of experience in distributed systems and autonomy platforms, with familiarity in edge software. Secret/TS clearance is preferred, and base pay ranges from $120K to $200K with options.

Qualifications

• 3+ years blending software engineering with customer-facing work.
• Experience with distributed systems, autonomy platforms and edge software.
• Knowledge of government IdAM/SIEM/CDS integration is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Operate at the intersection of product, engineering and the customer.
• Design and deliver end-to-end mission capabilities for military users.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure secure, reliable delivery.

Skills

Golang

Python

React

Distributed systems

Autonomy platforms

Edge software

DevOps

Tools

IdAM

SIEM

CDS

Job description

Picogrid is seeking an FDE to work shoulder-to-shoulder with military customers on TAK/Maven/Lattice deployments, located in El Segundo or Fort Bragg. You will design and deliver end-to-end mission capabilities, blending software engineering with customer-facing tasks.

The role requires 3+ years of experience in distributed systems and autonomy platforms, with familiarity in edge software. Secret/TS clearance is preferred, and base pay ranges from $120K to $200K with options.