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Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required

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$145,000–$210,000Washington, DCHybrid

A customer-facing full-stack engineer deploys and extends LIGER, an enterprise GenAI platform, for federal customers, embedding with them for 60–180 days after sale.

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At a glance

Posted base pay

$145K–$210KBelow the median

The work

Builds what the customer runs

Balance

  1. Mostly building
  2. Mixed
  3. Mostly pre-sales or support

Project stages

  1. Pre-sales
  2. Proof of concept
  3. Implementation
  4. Operations

Travel Required, amount not stated

Coding
Writes production code
Builds for
External customers
Level
Senior
Role
Individual contributor

What they ask for

Experience

  • 3+ yearsfull-stack development

Background

  • Software engineering

Tools

  • Angular
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • PostgreSQL
  • LangChain
  • LlamaIndex
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • GitLab CI/CD
  • AWS GovCloud

Less common in FDE jobs

  • Company size: About 1,001–5,000 people17%
  • Covers pre-sales24%
  • Company stage: Later private32%
  • Hybrid34%

Share of US FDE postings that state each fact.

What you’ll do

  • Deploy and integrate LIGER into federal customers’ business processes.
  • Build full-stack features and reliable agentic workflows for customer environments.
  • Develop document processing pipelines for semantic retrieval.
  • Run proof-of-concept demonstrations and translate customer needs into working code.

What you’ll bring

  • 3+ years of full-stack development experience.
  • Proficiency in Angular and TypeScript, with backend experience in Node.js and/or Python.
  • Experience with PostgreSQL, database design, and SQL.
  • Hands-on experience building with LLMs and familiarity with agentic patterns or RAG.

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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Pay and conditions

Posted pay
$145,000–$210,000
Pay details

Target salary range: $145,000 - $210,000

Location
Washington, DC
Work arrangement
Hybrid
Remote work restrictions
Hybrid or remote capacity; customer-required onsite work may be required.
Travel
Travel required, amount not stated
Experience requirements
  • 3+ years: full-stack development (required)