Innodata
Forward Deployed Engineer
Hybrid - Washington D.C +1 · Remote · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- Hybrid - Washington D.C
ISL - Remote - US - Experience
- 5+ years building and shipping production software.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. citizenship and an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility are required.
About the job
Build and operate a full-stack data platform for enterprise and public-sector customers, including deployment in cloud, on-premises, and classified environments.
What you'll do
- Develop end-to-end features across Rust backend and TypeScript/React frontend, including data models, APIs, and web applications.
- Design ingestion pipelines, data connectors, and integrations; deploy, configure, and support the platform in customer environments.
- Engage with customers through conversations, demos, and occasional site visits, using feedback to improve the product.
What they ask for
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility; U.S. citizenship required.
- Strong backend skills in a modern systems or application language, plus solid SQL and PostgreSQL fundamentals.
- Proficiency with TypeScript and React; experience deploying and running services with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Strong communication skills and ability to travel to customer sites.
Nice to have
- Customer-facing, consulting, or solutions-engineering experience; experience in classified, air-gapped, or regulated environments.
- AWS/EKS, infrastructure-as-code, STIG or RMF, data pipelines, Python for data work, or familiarity with AI training data, annotation, or data-labeling workflows.
Tools
Rust, TypeScript / React, PostgreSQL, Python, cloud object storage, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS (including GovCloud)
AI focus
The platform structures complex datasets for AI; the role may involve AI training data, annotation, or data-labeling workflows.
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