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Forward Deployed Engineer - Software Modernization (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

Vannevar · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
81 days
Vannevar's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
39% of Vannevar's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Vannevar
high
23 stale, 0 reposted of 28 open
Hiring momentum
45 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Vannevar's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Vannevar.

About this role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer at Vannevar, you will lead customer engagements focused on modernizing mission-critical software systems for the Department of War. Your role involves collaborating with technical stakeholders to translate mission requirements into scalable software solutions, while also being a hands-on contributor. You will work closely with various teams to deliver impactful outcomes and will be required to travel frequently to secure environments.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Vannevar as an employer.

What you need

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and deploying production systems across the DoW or IC
  • Experience working directly with customers or stakeholders to translate mission requirements into technical solutions
  • Experience supporting modernization, integration, or sustainment efforts for large-scale software systems
  • Proficiency in one or more of TypeScript, Python, Java, C++, or similar programming languages
  • Experience with modern software development and deployment practices, including cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and DevSecOps
  • Experience operating in regulated or secure environments, including DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF) and NIST 800-53

Nice to have

  • Experience with Ada, CMS-2, C++, Java, or other legacy systems languages
  • Experience building, evaluating, or operating coding agents, software engineering agents, code intelligence systems, or agentic developer tools using LangGraph, OpenAI SDK, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Agent2Agent (A2A), and more
  • Experience with software architecture reviews, systems engineering, requirements management, verification, and validation
  • Prior experience working with defense primes or government program offices

What you get

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Remote friendly with WeWork access
  • Unlimited PTO, shared downtime during the federal holiday calendar, and company-wide off time at the end of each year
  • 401(k) match
  • Lifestyle & wellbeing stipends
  • Salary top-up during military reserve duty

Worth weighing

  • Role requires frequent travel (40-50%) to secure environments
  • Customer-facing role may involve navigating complex government technical environments

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Listed by Vannevar on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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