Forward Deployed Engineer

The role

Forward Deployed Engineers create the bridge between core software capabilities and real-world mission outcomes. You will deploy alongside military operators to translate mission challenges into software solutions and build integrations for mission systems.

What you will do

• Translate complex mission challenges into technically executable software solutions during field embeddings.
• Inspect schemas, write integration scripts, call APIs, analyze logs, and debug systems inside restricted customer environments.
• Develop applications, workflows, and integrations in and around MSS and WDP.
• Connect Onebrief Core and Atom Engine with partner C2 systems, databases, and military data structures.
• Identify recurring field workarounds and collaborate with Product and Core Engineering to convert them into platform capabilities.
• Isolate failures across application, data, network, and authentication boundaries.
• Lead working sessions with users to understand operational workflows and clarify requirements.
• Brief senior military leaders or command staff on technical trade-offs and operational impact.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive software engineering, solutions engineering, or field software engineering experience involving hands-on development.
• Hands-on technical experience working with Palantir platforms, such as Foundry or Maven Smart System (MSS).
• Demonstrated ownership of a software integration from requirements through implementation and validation.
• Proficiency in standard programming languages such as Python, C++, C#, TypeScript, Go, or similar.
• Hands-on experience with REST/gRPC APIs, relational databases, data modeling, JSON/XML schemas, microservices, and cloud/edge infrastructure.
• Proven ability to parse application logs, diagnose network or authentication failures across multiple systems, and isolate root causes.
• Experience working directly with customers or operational users to clarify requirements and implement solutions.
• Ability to handle operational urgency and communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Willingness to travel 25–50% of the time for customer field embeddings.

Nice to have

• Direct development or integration experience with Maven Smart System (MSS) and/or the War Data Platform (WDP).
• Prior experience as a Forward Deployed Engineer or Field Software Engineer at enterprise software or defense technology companies.
• Direct experience building, deploying, or debugging software inside air-gapped DoD networks or classified environments.
• Experience with DoD software delivery, C2 systems, combatant command structures (COCOMs), operational planning workflows, or military data systems.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Hands-on experience using modern AI-assisted development tools.

About the company

Onebrief builds collaboration and AI-powered workflow software for military planning and operational coordination. Founded in 2019, Onebrief is a distributed team of builders from military, operational, and technology backgrounds.