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Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Job Overview

Location

Washington, DC

Job Type

Full-time

Category

Software Engineering

Date Posted

June 13, 2026

Full Job Description

đź“‹ Description

  • • Serve as a Forward Deployed Engineer onsite with mission-critical government and defense customers, configuring, optimizing, and supporting ConductorAI software in real-world environments
  • • Write and maintain production-quality code in Python and TypeScript as part of a small, high-impact engineering team
  • • Translate direct customer feedback and workflow insights into actionable product requirements and feature enhancements
  • • Debug and improve system reliability, performance, and usability based on observed real-world usage patterns at customer sites
  • • Conduct technical demonstrations and training sessions for customers with varying levels of technical fluency, including non-engineering stakeholders
  • • Build and customize AI-powered workflows tailored to specific customer use cases, leveraging LLMs and modern AI application techniques
  • • Collaborate directly with product and engineering teams to bridge customer needs with product development, ensuring rapid iteration from feedback to deployment
  • • Automate manual processes at customer locations to increase operational efficiency and reduce human error in mission-critical systems
  • • Operate with high autonomy in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, owning the full lifecycle from problem identification to solution deployment and impact measurement
  • • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior government and defense personnel
  • • Travel up to 50% domestically and OCONUS to support customer deployments, troubleshooting, and onboarding activities
  • • Contribute to company culture, processes, and strategic direction as an early team member shaping the evolution of ConductorAI’s product and operations
  • • Measure success by tangible impact on customer workflows and mission outcomes, not by activity or hours worked
  • • Work in a highly collaborative, tight-knit team environment where individual initiative directly influences product trajectory and organizational growth

🎯 Requirements

  • • Active DoD Secret clearance or higher required at time of hire
  • • US citizenship required due to ITAR/EAR compliance and government contract obligations
  • • 2+ years of professional software engineering or forward deployed engineering experience
  • • Proficiency in Python and TypeScript
  • • Experience working directly with end users or customers in a technical capacity
  • • Ability to travel up to 50% domestically and OCONUS

🏖️ Benefits

  • • Competitive base salary range of $150,000–$220,000
  • • Meaningful equity compensation commensurate with Series A stage company
  • • Annual merit-based salary refreshes tied to impact
  • • Opportunity to shape product direction and company culture as an early team member
  • • Work on mission-critical systems using state-of-the-art AI and LLM technologies
  • • Exposure to national security and defense environments with high-impact outcomes

Skills & Technologies

Python
TypeScript
Go
Onsite
$150k-220k

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About Conductor AI Inc.

Conductor AI Inc. provides a workflow automation platform that combines AI agents with human oversight for enterprise processes. The software orchestrates tasks across CRM, ERP, and support systems, enabling teams to design, deploy, and monitor automations without extensive coding. It targets sales operations, customer success, and finance teams seeking to reduce manual work and improve data accuracy in complex B2B environments.

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