Cape
Forward Deployed Engineer, Federal
$175K–$235K
Hybrid: Arlington, VA · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Jun 9, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years in software engineering or forward deployed engineering.
About the job
Deploys Cape’s mobile products with federal customers, building integrations and prototypes, troubleshooting operational issues, and translating mission needs into product and engineering priorities.
What you'll do
- Own technical delivery of deployments from prototype through operational acceptance and sustainment, including configuration, integration, customer exercises, and live support.
- Build production-grade code, integrations, and tooling; prototype and validate features in real mission settings.
- Translate customer requirements and deployment evidence into engineering priorities and roadmap recommendations.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of experience in software engineering or forward deployed engineering.
- Demonstrated technical ability across coding, networking troubleshooting, systems tradeoffs, and learning quickly; ability to scope ambiguous work and prioritize independently.
- Customer-facing experience scoping technical requirements and delivering against them end to end; strong written and verbal communication and high ownership.
- U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a U.S. Top Secret security clearance; willing to travel up to 50%; based in Washington, DC or New York, or willing to relocate.
Nice to have
- Active TS clearance; active TS/SCI clearance is a bonus.
- Prior military, government, communications, signals, cyber, or intelligence experience; background in mobile networks, telecom, networking infrastructure, or cybersecurity.
Pay
$175k-$235k USD base salary
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