Washington D.C.
Remote
Senior
Full Time
7 days ago
💰$ 160,000 - $ 200,000
federalsecurity clearanceVoice AIPythonJavaScriptRustApplied EngineeringForward-Deployed EngineerremoteWashington D.C.
Requirements
- •Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance, or equivalent
- •5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience, ideally in customer-facing or government environments
- •Strong software engineering background with professional development experience in at least one modern programming language, such as Python, JavaScript, or similar
- •Proven ability to scope and deliver complex systems in fast-moving or ambiguous contexts
- •Experience building and deploying production systems in government or similarly constrained environments
- •Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior government leadership
- •Track record of navigating complex sales or procurement cycles in the federal space
- •Willingness to travel up to 50%, including on-site work at government facilities
What You'll Do
- •Own technical delivery across federal deployments, from first prototype to stable production
- •Embed deeply with federal customers to design and build mission-critical applications powered by Deepgram's Voice AI models
- •Lead technical discovery and solution design for federal prospects and customers, partnering with Account Executives to navigate complex government sales and procurement cycles
- •Prototype and build full-stack integrations using Python, JavaScript, Rust, or comparable stacks that deliver real mission impact
- •Enable successful deployments across customer environments by delivering observable systems spanning infrastructure through applications
- •Proactively guide federal stakeholders on maximizing operational value from Deepgram's platform, including performance optimization and deployment strategies
- •Scope work, sequence delivery, and remove blockers early, making deliberate trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality
- •Build and manage relationships with customer leadership and technical stakeholders to ensure successful deployment and scale
- •Contribute directly to code when clarity or momentum depends on it
- •Codify working patterns into tools, playbooks, reference architectures, and building blocks the broader team can use
- •Share field feedback with Product and Engineering to influence model and product development
- •Serve as an escalation point for complex technical issues in federal deployments
- •Analyze deployment patterns to identify product improvement opportunities and inform Deepgram's federal go-to-market strategy
Nice to Have
- •Experience with speech recognition, NLP, AI/Voice agents, or related AI technologies
- •Familiarity with cloud deployment models (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, etc.), Kubernetes, Terraform, and related infrastructure
- •Experience building or deploying systems powered by LLMs or generative models, with an understanding of how model behavior affects product experience
- •Knowledge of FedRAMP, FISMA, or other government compliance frameworks
- •Experience with API-first products and developer tools
- •Background in sales methodologies such as MEDDIC or Solution Selling, particularly in government contexts
- •Experience developing automation solutions, self-service tools, and technical documentation for customer enablement
Benefits
- •Medical, dental, vision benefits
- •Annual wellness stipend
- •Mental health support
- •Life, STD, LTD Income Insurance Plans
- •Unlimited PTO
- •Generous paid parental leave
- •Flexible schedule
- •12 Paid US company holidays
- •Quarterly personal productivity stipend
- •One-time stipend for home office upgrades
- •401(k) plan with company match
- •Tax Savings Programs
- •Learning / Education stipend
- •Participation in talks and conferences
- •Employee Resource Groups
- •AI enablement workshops / sessions
About Deepgram
Deepgram specializes in providing AI-powered speech-to-text technology that offers audio intelligence, text-to-speech, and voice agent API.
San Francisco, CA
100 - 250
AI & Machine Learning