Forward Deployed Engineer (D.C Area)

About the role

About Legion

Let’s be real, AI isn’t magic; Legion was built to move beyond AI hype—delivering secure, reliable systems that work alongside the people tackling the world’s most critical challenges.

Born from a Department of Defense partnership and trusted by leaders across government and enterprise, Legion embeds intelligence inside complex systems, unlocking data, accelerating human workflows, and strengthening mission-critical systems. We don’t replace workflows—we optimize them, ensuring quality, efficiency, and reliability inside the platforms our partners already use.

With world-class collaborators like Palantir, Nvidia, HPE, and Oracle, we’re building intelligent infrastructure that enhances human capability and drives impact at the edge and across a range of enterprises.

We’re looking for bold thinkers and doers to join us in shaping the future of AI that’s secure, grounded, and built to work.

Forward Deployed Engineer (D.C. Area)

***This position requires a US Department of Defense or Intelligence ACTIVE Top Secret (TS) clearance and also be eligible for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)- eligibility only needed for SCI portion***

***80–100% embedded with customers, working independently in classified or constrained environments***

***Due to Government contract requirements, we are only able to hire US citizens***

The Role:

We’re looking for a Forward-Deployed Engineer to work directly with customers to design and build custom workflows on top of our agentic AI platform.

This is not a traditional product or platform engineering role. You will sit with end users, understand mission needs, and rapidly develop “app packs” and workflows that solve real operational problems. You’ll operate as both a builder and a translator—turning ambiguous requirements into working systems. You’ll have a finger on the pulse of our end users, transforming requests and requirements into truly transformative agentic AI solutions that revolutionize user workflows.

You will spend the majority of your time (80–100%) embedded with customers, working independently in classified or constrained environments. Success in this role requires autonomy, strong communication, and the ability to ship practical solutions quickly.

You’ll also act as a feedback loop into product and engineering—surfacing patterns, feature gaps, and opportunities to improve the core platform.

Responsibilities:

- Embed with customer teams to understand mission workflows, pain points, and operational constraints

- Design and build custom applications and workflows (“app packs”) on top of the platform

- Rapidly prototype and iterate on agentic AI solutions in real-world environments

- Translate non-technical user needs into technical implementations

- Operate independently in forward-deployed environments with minimal oversight