Forward Deployed Product Engineer

Quindar

Engineer ensuring reliability of software for satellite missions while collaborating closely with customers. Involves deployment, troubleshooting, and product development.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeWashington, DC • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerJavaKubernetesPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Configure and deploy our software in customer environments, ensuring reliability and performance across complex workflows.
Troubleshoot issues across backend APIs, cloud infrastructure, databases, and the frontend.
Travel to customer sites and embed with operations teams, building trusted technical relationships.
Prototype products and iterate quickly with live customer data and direct feedback.
Act as the voice of the customer in product discussions, translating field insights into roadmap priorities, solutions, and integrations.
Partner with Product & Engineering to turn successful prototypes into production code.
Develop playbooks for repeatable integrations and maintain clear documentation and training resources.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace, Engineering, or a related field.
3+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on customer-facing roles.
Proven track record of building, deploying, or supporting production software in mission-critical environments.
Proficiency in Python; experience with TypeScript, Java, or similar is a plus.
Experience building software with AI tools such as Cursor, Amp, ChatGPT.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), databases, and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong product sense: ability to question requirements, spot patterns, solve problems for the users.
Bias toward action: comfortable shipping prototypes quickly and iterating.
Adaptability and curiosity, thriving in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Certified Kubernetes Administrator) are a plus.
Active US Security Clearance (TS/SCI) required.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays.
Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits.
Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees.
We encourage employees to save for retirement and provide 4% 401(k) matching.
Each quarter we have an annual company offsite. Previous locations include San Francisco, Palm Springs, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, New Orleans, San Diego, Bozeman, and New York City.

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonTypeScriptJavaAI toolsDockerKubernetescloud platformsdatabasessoftware engineeringproduction software

Soft Skills

communication skillsinterpersonal skillsproduct senseproblem solvingadaptabilitycuriositybias toward actiontrusted technical relationshipsiterating quicklyclear documentation

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions ArchitectCertified Kubernetes AdministratorActive US Security Clearance (TS/SCI)