Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Senior Forward Deployed EngineersTagup is a defense technology company founded at MIT that is delivering logistics decision advantage with next-generation AI. We're growing rapidly and are looking for change-makers passionate about delivering innovative technologies to solve the most challenging problems in the world's highest stakes environments. This is an exciting opportunity to engage in meaningful work that strengthens national security and contributes to the success of U.S. and allied forces. Join us in shaping the future of defense logistics for a safer tomorrow.Senior Forward Deployed Engineers lead customer engagements, including our most important ones. You'll be handed an outcome rather than a specification: a program that needs our platform integrated with government data systems under real constraints. You produce the plan, make the design decisions, build it, and ship it.You'll work directly with customer technical staff, debug production issues in their environments, and make the speed-versus-robustness trade-offs that defense delivery demands. You'll also raise the team around you, reviewing code, mentoring engineers, and setting the standard for how the team builds with customers.ResponsibilitiesLead customer engagements end to end: integration with government data and systems, designed and built under real constraintsTurn ambiguous requirements into technical plans, and deliver multi-week engagements without close supervisionBuild custom workflows that drive adoption, usage, and engagement with key customersDebug production issues in customer environments, including government cloudDocument design decisions that hold up under scrutiny, and review code across the teamMake sound speed-versus-robustness trade-offs under program constraintsMentor engineers and bring what you learn in the field back to the product teamDesired Skills5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including customer-facing or systems-integration work owned end to endDepth in Python and/or TypeScript and SQL, data integration against messy sources, and system design under constraintExperience deploying and debugging in environments you don't control: government cloud, on-prem, or otherwise constrainedJudgment on trade-offs, and the ability to defend a design decision to a skeptical customer engineer and to your own teamExperience mentoring engineers and reviewing code across a teamWillingness to travel to customer sites (military installations across the U.S.)U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain a U.S. government security clearanceBonus PointsMilitary service or experience delivering software into defense programs. Veterans are strongly encouraged to applyFamiliarity with service supply, maintenance, and readiness data systemsExperience with accreditation processes and impact-level government environmentsAn active security clearanceYou don't need to check every box. If the mission and the work resonate, apply.The estimated salary range for this position is between $150,000 and $180,000 annually. We strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package that aligns with our employees' experience and qualifications. Our primary objective is to attract and retain top talent, and we firmly believe in compensating our employees fairly for their invaluable contributions.As a rapidly expanding technology company, we extend part-ownership to all team members through an Employee Stock Option Plan. Additionally, we offer comprehensive health insurance benefits, access to the company's 401K plan, and foster a team-oriented work environment with regular company outings!Tagup is an equal opportunity employer and individuals seeking employment with us are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.Citizenship: Due to the nature of our work with the U.S. Department of Defense, applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor visas at this time.