Mission Dev Software Engineer – Federal Programs

Mosaic.tech; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

Free lunch, snacks, and coffee

Professional development stipend

In-office hardware lab stipend

Annual company retreat

Job summary

Nominal seeks a Software Engineer for the Mission Dev - Federal role in New York/ Washington, D.C. You will embed with federal customers, deploy production-grade software on government networks, and own outcomes from first integration to long-term success.

You will work at the intersection of software and hardware in high-stakes environments, collaborating with elite engineers and facing strict cybersecurity and accreditation processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience with or inside U.S. federal agencies, particularly DoD, and deploying software on government networks.
• Track record of shipping production software in dynamic or ambiguous environments.
• Strong systems thinking across complex technical ecosystems.
• Clear communicator, comfortable writing technical documentation and presenting to executives.

Responsibilities

• Embed with federal customers on-site and own outcomes.
• Write production-grade code and design integrations for platform deployments.
• Deploy software on government networks with accreditation considerations.
• Bridge Nominal's platform with real-world federal applications across DoD/DOE/NASA.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to mission operators and customers.

Skills

Software engineering

Forward-deployed engineering

Customer-facing work

US federal experience

Systems thinking

Technical documentation

Executive communication

Travel readiness

Top Secret clearance eligibility

Job description

Nominal seeks a Software Engineer for the Mission Dev - Federal role in New York/ Washington, D.C. You will embed with federal customers, deploy production-grade software on government networks, and own outcomes from first integration to long-term success.

You will work at the intersection of software and hardware in high-stakes environments, collaborating with elite engineers and facing strict cybersecurity and accreditation processes.