$140,000–$160,000
Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required
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$111,426.84–$192,890.16Colorado Springs, COHybrid
Supports the 4th Infantry Division by building and maintaining capabilities in the SHEPRD application, translating Soldiers’ operational needs into deployed software improvements.
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View posting at LMIAt a glance
Posted base pay
$111K–$193KBelow the median
Median $188K
This job$111K–$193KTypical senior FDE payMiddle 50% of 1,829 postings$160K–$218KThe work
Builds what the customer runs
Balance
- Mostly building
- Mixed
- Mostly pre-sales or support
Project stages
- Pre-sales (not covered)
- Proof of concept (not covered)
- Implementation
- Operations
Travel Required, amount not stated
- Coding
- Writes production code
- Builds for
- External customers
- Level
- Senior
- Role
- Individual contributor
What they ask for
Tools
Less common in FDE jobs
- Company size: About 1,001–5,000 people17%
- Company stage: Later private32%
- Hybrid34%
Share of US FDE postings that state each fact.
What you’ll do
- Translate Soldiers’ operational requirements into SHEPRD application solutions.
- Build, test, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot application features.
- Provide direct technical support and training to operational users.
- Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders through iterative development practices.
What you’ll bring
- Hold an active Secret clearance.
- Have experience building modern web applications with JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Have experience developing backend services with Node.js or an equivalent framework.
- Have experience with relational database schema design and query optimization.
About LMI
LMI delivers consulting, technology platforms, and mission systems to U.S. federal agencies across defense, space, homeland security, healthcare, and intelligence.
Private Late · 2000–5000 people
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