Forward Deployed Engineer - TS/SCI Clearance Required (Oahu)

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

The salary range for this position is $135,000-$205,000 + equity. Within the range, individual pay is determined by experience, relevant education, and/or training.

We’re proud to offer competitive benefits that support our employees. Some key highlights of our benefits package include:

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Remote friendly with WeWork access

Unlimited PTO, shared downtime during the federal holiday calendar, and company-wide off time at the end of each year

Our Mission teams operate like small startups within the Vannevar Labs umbrella. As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you will serve as the technical owner for a mission and its associated customer engagements. You will work directly with operators, analysts, and technical stakeholders supporting national security missions, owning the architecture, development, deployment, and fielding of software solutions tailored to real-world operational needs.

In this role, you will act as a senior technical counterpart to customer stakeholders — translating mission requirements into scalable software, navigating government technical environments, and ensuring capabilities are delivered reliably into production. You will collaborate closely with product, design, platform engineering, and mission teammates to deliver high-impact outcomes, while remaining a hands-on individual contributor.

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