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PVMProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineer

Atlanta, GARemote

Hands-on Forward Deployed Engineer building a Palantir Foundry/AIP operational intelligence platform for a federal client (CDC).

Pay range unavailable

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PMGProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Engineering Principal

Dallas, TX · New York, NY · +1 more

Senior individual contributor on a small Forward Deployed Engineering team, partnering with enterprise customers and PMG leadership to turn ambiguous business problems into custom technical solutions.

Pay range unavailable

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PVMProduction engineering

Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer

Los Angeles, CARemote

Technical lead for SCE's PSPS CDP and WiSDM Palantir Foundry environments, owning ontology architecture, application delivery, integrations, production support, and platform health.

Pay range unavailable

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PVMProduction engineering

Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Huntsville, ALOn-site

Forward-deployed technical leader responsible for architecting and delivering secure Palantir implementations for government missions in national security, readiness, and space.

Pay range unavailable

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NextGen Federal SystemsProduction engineering

Application/Agentic AI Engineer

Aberdeen, MDHybrid

Build and deploy agentic AI applications on the ReadiChat platform for mission-focused operational workflows, spanning agent design, orchestration, testing, integration, and sustainment across cloud, edge, and hybrid environments.

Pay range unavailable

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SBT GlobalProduction engineering

Sr. AI DevOps Developer

Plano, TXOn-site

Senior AI DevOps role focused on designing, deploying, and supporting enterprise AI agents and Generative AI solutions for consumer electronics and retail clients.

Up to $120,522

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BainProduction engineering

Lead, AI Engineering

Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 moreHybrid

Lead AI Engineer role within Bain's AI, Insights & Solutions (AIS) team, designing and shipping generative AI and agentic systems for enterprise clients.

$179,500–$203,500

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WyetechProduction engineering

Software Engineer 3

Laurel, MDOn-site

Senior cybersecurity AI developer building rapid prototypes and production-oriented analytical tools for defensive cyber operations supporting federal government agencies and Defense Industrial Base resources.

Pay range unavailable

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Dark Wolf SolutionsProduction engineering

AI Software Engineer

Chantilly, VA · Herndon, VAOn-site

Senior AI Engineer to architect and deploy secure AI solutions for defense and federal enterprises, focusing on RAG systems, LLM agents, semantic search, and NLP-driven analytics.

$120,000–$160,000

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BainProduction engineering

Lead, Engineering Excellence

Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · +8 moreHybrid

Lead engineering transformation for Bain's Vector, driving AI-assisted and AI-led maturity across clients' software development organizations.

$179,875–$203,925

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WyetechProduction engineering

Software Engineer 3

Laurel, MDOn-site

Senior cybersecurity AI developer building rapid prototypes and production-oriented software for defensive cyber operations supporting federal agencies and Defense Industrial Base resources.

Pay range unavailable

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STRProduction engineering

Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack

San Diego, CA · Denver, CO · +2 more

Lead full-stack mission engineering teams that build, integrate, deploy, and field-test operational software for military and government customers in secure environments.

$175,000–$240,000

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RacknerProduction engineering

Software/AI developer

USRemote

Hands-on remote Software/AI Developer supporting government and defense R&D by turning mission needs into prototypes, backend services, data workflows, and AI-enabled applications.

Pay range unavailable

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STRProduction engineering

Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack

San Diego, CA · Denver, CO · +2 more

Lead full-stack mission engineering for the Mission Applications Group, developing and deploying secure software systems that support real-world Department of Defense and Intelligence Community missions.

$175,000–$240,000

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CompassX GroupProduction engineering

Solution Architect - GenAI

Irvine, CAHybrid

This is a hands-on GenAI Solution Architect role at a boutique consultancy, requiring both architecture design and active building of agentic AI systems for enterprise clients.

Pay range unavailable

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WyetechProduction engineering

Software Engineer 2

MDOn-site

Senior application developer role at Wyetech supporting federal intelligence customers.

Pay range unavailable

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NextGen Federal SystemsProduction engineering

MCP/Integration Engineer

Aberdeen, MDHybrid

This role builds and integrates MCP-based AI services for mission-focused operational environments, connecting agentic AI workflows to tactical systems, sensors, and databases.

Pay range unavailable

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STRProduction engineering

Lead Mission Engineer - Full Stack

Denver, CO · San Diego, CA · +2 more

Lead full-stack mission engineering teams that build, integrate, deploy, and field-test software for real-world Department of Defense and Intelligence Community missions.

$175,000–$240,000

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WyetechProduction engineering

Software Engineer 3

MDOn-site

Senior Analytic Developer role supporting the Access Discovery & Tradecraft mission for federal government customers.

Pay range unavailable

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CoVarProduction engineering

Machine Learning Engineer

Mclean, VAHybrid

Senior Machine Learning Engineer and Technical Lead responsible for end-to-end delivery of DoD-focused computer-vision programs, from data pipelines and model development through edge deployment.

Pay range unavailable

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Commerce ArchitectsProduction engineering

Senior Software Engineer

Spokane, WARemote

Senior Software Engineer responsible for leading complex feature delivery, architectural direction, and major work streams on enterprise client projects.

Pay range unavailable

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WyetechProduction engineering

Software Engineer 3

MDOn-site

Senior Analytic Developer role supporting the Analytic Solutions mission for a federal customer.

Pay range unavailable

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CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)Production engineering

FSR Engineer

Miami, FLOn-site

The FSR Engineer is a mid-level, customer-embedded engineer responsible for deploying and operating a production-grade distributed data and application platform in mission-critical environments.

Pay range unavailable

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TransluceProduction engineering

AI Behavior Engineer

San Francisco, CAOn-site

Transluce seeks an AI Behavior Engineer to design and run behavioral evaluations of frontier AI systems, working directly with policymakers, civil society, and frontier labs.

$310,000–$500,000

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WyetechProduction engineering

Software Engineer 3

MDOn-site

Senior analytic developer supporting federal mission analytics and target discovery, partnering closely with analysts and mission stakeholders.

Pay range unavailable

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CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)Production engineering

FSR Engineer

US · city not listedOn-site

This mid-level Field Service Representative Engineer deploys and operates a production-grade data and application platform in customer-facing, on-site mission-critical environments.

Pay range unavailable

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WyetechProduction engineering

Software Engineer 3

Fort Meade, MDOn-site

Senior AI Engineer supporting the Technology Trending Solutions mission, designing, developing, and deploying governed AI and analytics solutions for sensitive federal environments.

Pay range unavailable

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