Forward Deployed Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance Required

🕒 January 5

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Vannevar Labs

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2019

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🔐 Security

💰 $12M Series A on 2021-08

Defense • Artificial Intelligence • Security

Vannevar Labs is a defense technology company focused on digital intelligence to support non-kinetic missions aimed at deterring and de-escalating conflicts. The company specializes in developing advanced machine learning techniques to ensure access to mission-relevant data, building tools to counter malign influence, and enhancing maritime domain awareness using open-source and targeted data collection techniques. Vannevar Labs is dedicated to quickly iterating with national security partners to meet urgent and dynamic security challenges, positioning its solutions to address the strategic competition for legitimacy and influence in the modern geopolitical landscape.

📋 Description

• Architect, build, and own software solutions deployed directly to customer environments in support of mission-critical use cases • Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customer stakeholders, engaging with senior technical leaders to understand mission needs and represent Vannevar’s technical approach • Own end-to-end technical delivery for your mission workstreams, from requirements gathering and system design through implementation, deployment, and sustainment • Contribute hands-on code to improve product capabilities, performance, and scalability across customer use cases • Build software that enables users to unlock value from large-scale data holdings, including text, multimedia, and geospatial datasets spanning over 46 languages • Collaborate with cross-functional partners — including engineers, product designers, and mission domain experts — to plan and deliver complex software features • Support government-facing technical artifacts as needed, including input to RFIs, RFPs, Statements of Work, and white papers • Navigate and integrate with government IT ecosystems, ensuring solutions meet security, compliance, and operational constraints • This is a fully remote role, but traveling is required - travel up to 20–30% to engage directly with mission owners and deliver capabilities in the field

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years as a Full Stack Developer including familiarity with relational databases (like Postgres), caching technologies (like Redis), object storage systems (like S3), and modern front-end frameworks (like React) • Experience developing and deploying software compliant with DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) • Experience interfacing with government owned IT systems (for example, data platforms, IdAM providers, SIEM, CDSs, etc) • Experience working with government IT and program offices to scope technical requirements, architecture, and integrations • Experience working with end users to scope mission requirements, conduct user testing, and gain product feedback • Excellent communication and teamwork skills • Must hold an active U.S. TS Security clearance with SCI Eligibility.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance • 100% remote first culture. You can work from anywhere in the US and all full time employees have WeWork access • Unlimited PTO including competitive vacation and holiday schedules • Lifestyle stipends - Monthly mental health, wellness & fitness stipend, in-home office setup stipend and family planning assistance • Salary top-up during military reserve duty • Fully paid parental leave • Child and pet care reimbursement during travel