Forward Deployed Engineer

Our mission is to be the technology backbone for strategic competition against peer adversaries. These missions – including intelligence, information operations, special activities, and perception management – are happening today and their success or failure will determine if we go to war tomorrow.

We've been on the front lines of these missions since 2019, and have grown to support a wide range of missions across all US service branches, multiple combatant commands, partner nations, interagency stakeholders, and the intelligence community. We deploy both hardware and software products to support people on the front lines that span collection, planning / assessments, and effects.

We've grown from $3M in run-rate revenue in 2021 to $80M in run-rate revenue today. We've been profitable since 2022 and have raised $91M in venture capital funding through Series B. We're valued at $1.5B as of 2025.

About the role

Our Mission teams operate like small startups within the Vannevar umbrella. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be the field "CTO" for that Mission team and customer relationship. You will work on a cross-functional team directly supporting members of our national security. You’ll own the architecture, development, and deployment of software solutions that support specific customer missions. Your job includes everything from meeting with customers who serve on the front lines of strategic competition to scoping and implementing software. You will work closely with other engineers, product designers, and former military officers to deliver game changing capabilities into the hands of those who serve our nation.

What you'll do

• Engineer and own the software solutions that are deployed to customers
• Build software that helps users unlock value within our data holdings: large scale text, multimedia, and geospatial datasets spanning over 46 different languages
• Write code to improve products and scale our capabilities to more customers and use cases
• Collaborate across interdisciplinary teams to plan, build, and deliver complex software features
• Travel up to 20% of time to meet with mission owners and deliver capabilities

Qualifications (Must Haves)

• 4+ years as a Full Stack Developer or similar role
• Experience building and owning features end-to-end
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Must be able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance

Qualifications (Nice to Haves)

• Experience with OpenSearch or ElasticSearch
• Experience with AWS or similar
• Experience with data science, machine learning, and/or data visualization
• Experience with web frameworks and platforms such as React, Node, Redux, Apollo, or similar
• Active U.S. Security Clearance

Benefits:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 100% remote - work from anywhere in the US
• 401k matching
• Mental benefits
• Flexible work environment - you manage your workday
• Pet and child care reimbursement during travel
• Unlimited PTO

Compensation The salary range for this position is $135,000-$205,000 + equity + 401K match. Within the range, individual pay is determined by experience, relevant education, and/or training.Vannevar Labs is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if you don't feel like you're a perfect fit. If you're passionate about contributing to our mission, we'd love to hear from you!IMPORTANT NOTICE We are committed to protecting the privacy of all applicants. Official emails from the company will come from an @vannevarlabs.com domain. Under no circumstances will a legitimate representative from our company contact you to request passwords, financial information, or other sensitive personal data. Please be vigilant of potential scams.

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