Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed

Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed (U.S. Government)

Job Type: Full-time

Location: Hybrid — Washington, D.C.

Compensation: $200,000–$350,000/year

Openings: 1

About the Opportunity

We are hiring a Member of Technical Staff (MTS) / Forward Deployed Engineer to work on applied AI systems across research and production.

This role spans model experimentation, AI infrastructure, deployment, and operational systems in high-assurance, mission-critical environments. You will also work directly with strategic partners in forward-deployed settings, translating mission requirements into reliable technical systems and helping ensure mission success.

What You'll Work On

• Build and deploy agentic AI systems supporting high-impact U.S. Government missions, taking systems from prototype through production.
• Design and integrate LLM applications, including: Multi-agent systems
• Tool-using agents
• RAG workflows
• Human-in-the-loop autonomy
• Work directly with government partners in forward-deployed environments to understand mission needs and translate them into technical solutions.
• Build and maintain large-scale data curation and evaluation pipelines for model training and improvement.
• Develop infrastructure supporting model inference, experimentation, evaluation, and deployment across frontier AI platforms.
• Build AI systems that combine mission data, models, and tools to enable real operational autonomy.
• Own systems across the complete lifecycle, including discovery, architecture, implementation, deployment, reliability, security, and iteration.

Requirements

• Ability to work independently in ambiguous, partner-facing environments while taking technical and operational ownership.
• Strong Python engineering skills with experience owning systems end-to-end.
• Experience working with LLMs and building agentic systems.
• Experience building or maintaining data pipelines and ML infrastructure.
• Familiarity with reinforcement learning (RL) workflows or simulation environments.
• Comfortable operating in high-security and high-reliability environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active U.S. security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one.
• Experience supporting U.S. Government, defense, intelligence, or national security missions.
• Prior experience at a startup, defense organization, Department of War, or government-focused technology company.
• Experience operating in fast-moving startup environments, mission-critical government settings, or both.

Benefits

• Equity compensation eligibility.
• Performance-based bonuses may be available, subject to applicable policies.
• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Additional benefits designed to support a high-performing, remote-first workforce.

Additional Information

• Full-time employment.
• Hybrid position based in Washington, D.C.
• The hiring process utilizes AI tools to assist with candidate screening and assessment. These tools are designed to complement, rather than replace, human decision-making.
• Employment decisions are made in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.