Missionforce - Senior/Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Public Sector

Salesforce

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Work type: Remote
Location: Herndon, VA
Salary: $148,500–$365,200 / yr
Posted: 45 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Missionforce - Senior/Lead Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), Public Sector

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As a Forward Deployed Engineer on the Public Sector team at Salesforce, you will work closely with U.S. Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Aerospace clients to design and deploy custom AI solutions that drive mission-critical outcomes. Your day-to-day responsibilities include serving as the technical lead for high-profile customer engagements, engineering distributed systems across thousands of compute nodes on major cloud platforms, developing Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, microservices with Kubernetes and Docker, and data pipelines. You will also mentor junior engineers and collaborate directly with customers to translate complex needs into robust technical solutions. Ideal candidates have 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, deep proficiency in Java, GoLang, Python, or Ruby, and expertise in enterprise data platforms like Salesforce Data Cloud and Snowflake. Strong communication skills are essential, as you will frequently engage with stakeholders at various levels. Additionally, an active Secret or Top Secret clearance is required for this role, which involves working in air-gapped GovCloud environments and potentially traveling up to 50% of the time to customer sites.

Skills

AWS GCP Azure Alibaba Cloud Terraform Kubernetes Docker Java GoLang Python Ruby Salesforce Data Cloud Snowflake Databricks BigQuery CI/CD

What you'll do

Design and deploy bespoke AI solutions for U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.
Engineer distributed systems across thousands of compute nodes on major cloud platforms.
Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and manage microservices with Kubernetes and Docker.
Translate complex customer needs into technical solutions, leading rapid prototyping and root cause analysis.
Mentor junior engineers and serve as a technical role model within the team.

What we're looking for

8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience
Deep proficiency in Java, GoLang, Python, or Ruby
Experience with enterprise data platforms and GovCloud environments
Strong collaboration and communication skills across all levels
Active Secret or Top Secret clearance required
Ability to travel 25–50% for customer engagements

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