- Robot type
- Defense
- Location
- El SegundoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Customer Success
- Posted
- Aug 11, 2025
- Salary
- $120,000–$200,000 a year
Full-time
Forward Deployed Engineer
Job description
Picogrid is a leading venture-backed defense technology company founded to bridge the decades-long gap between modern technology and the critical demands of national security. Today, we're building the essential infrastructure to unify sensors, autonomy, and operators with our technology deployed in active operations around the world. Our mission is to deliver an operational advantage to secure the United States and its allies.
Job requirements
- 3+ years of experience in a technical role combining Software Engineering with customer-facing functions (Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering, or Developer Relations) with a focus on Full-stack Development.
- Proven experience engaging directly with end-users to understand mission needs, conduct valuable user testing, and incorporate product feedback.
- Exceptional communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with strong technical knowledge in distributed systems, autonomy platforms, data pipelines, and edge software.
- Demonstrated ability to integrate with complex government software systems, including data platforms, Identity and Access Management (IdAM) providers, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems, and Cross…
- Active U.S. Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
- Experience in Golang, Python, and/or React development.
- Experience with hybrid operating environments (cloud, on-prem, edge) and common Communication APIs (REST, gRPC, GraphQL, MQTT).
- Background in DOD RMF, FedRAMP, or NIST 800-53 compliance.