Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Remote: Must reside in Arlington, Virginia or surrounding area

Reports to: Echo

Direct reports: None.

Delta’s provide performance feedback on other engineers and participate in company peer mentorship program.

As a Mid-Level Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you will contribute directly to the development and delivery of Army Vantage capabilities.

You will build analytical dashboard features, support CI/CD pipeline tasks, and work within a structured agile environment alongside senior engineers and government stakeholders.

You will operate in two-week sprint cycles, contributing to feature delivery from design through deployment.

At our organization, an FDE takes ownership of their work — building reliable features, writing meaningful code, and ensuring each sprint increment is production-ready.

• Build and deliver front-end analytical dashboard views using Foundry’s Workshop/Slate application layer under guidance from senior engineers
• Support CI/CD pipeline configuration tasks, including build scripts, automated tests, and environment promotion workflows
• Implement metric definitions and data transformations aligned to the Foundry Ontology to ensure consistent data interpretation across dashboards
• Produce clear technical documentation, including configuration notes, runbooks, and sprint artifacts
• Participate in sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and demonstrations for government stakeholders
• Conduct testing and validation to confirm dashboards function correctly and data aligns with approved definitions
• Identify integration issues, surface blockers early, and collaborate with senior engineers to resolve them
• Support defect resolution and incremental enhancements to maintain stable operations