Principal Forward Deployed Engineer

Define technical strategy and architecture for public-sector deployments, lead multi-year projects from prototyping through operations, build backend, web, and mobile systems, represent the technical function in executive customer meetings, translate government requirements into standards-based solutions, mentor engineers, improve delivery efficiency, and contribute customer insights to product and identity standards roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Define technical strategy and architecture for public-sector deployments
• Represent the technical function in executive customer meetings
• Lead multi-year projects from prototyping through operations and maintenance
• Architect and build backend, web, and mobile systems
• Translate government requirements into standards-based solutions
• Mentor forward-deployed engineers and delivery teams
• Drive efficiencies and share knowledge across projects
• Contribute customer insights to product roadmaps and identity standards

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience designing, building, and delivering production-grade software in statically typed languages such as Rust, Go, Java, or C#
• Experience leading large-scale engineering efforts across multiple teams and organizations
• Expertise in infrastructure, DevOps, architecture, frontend, and mobile development
• Experience in public-sector or highly regulated industries
• Executive-level and technical customer engagement experience
• Excellent leadership, communication, and consulting skills
• Based in the United States
• Willingness to travel as needed

Benefits

• Equity
• Benefits package