Motion Recruitment

Head of Forward Deployed Engineering

We captured this posting once, on 2026-08-05, and did not track it afterwards — so we cannot tell you whether it is still open.

Employer: Motion Recruitment
Location: Washington, DC
Seniority: Leadership
Experience asked for: 8+ years
Pay band: Not disclosed

When we saw it

Posted 2026-07-15 — the date the employer published it
Archived 2026-08-05 — when we saved this copy

Found via LinkedIn — US keyword pulls.

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team leadershipsoftware developmentmentoringteam growthexecutive communicationcustomer collaborationoperational problem solvingpythongotypescriptAWSkubernetes

From the posting

An early-stage defense AI startup building autonomous AI agents for national security and federal mission environments is hiring a Head of Forward Deployed Engineering. You'll lead the team responsible for bringing cutting-edge AI technology into customer environments, partnering closely with users while building scalable solutions using Python, TypeScript, modern AI frameworks, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and distributed systems. This is a unique opportunity to build and lead one of the company's most strategic engineering organizations from the ground up. You'll recruit, mentor, and grow a high-performing team while remaining close to customers solving real-world mission problems. …

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