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# Forward Deployed Engineer (D.C Area) at Legion Intelligence

- **Company:** Legion Intelligence
- **Location:** Washington, DC
- **Compensation:** $160k–$200k
- **Posted:** 2026-07-22
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/yurtsai/jobs/5193362007

## Job description

## 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)***

***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
- Gather and synthesize product feedback, feature requests, and usage insights
- Collaborate with product engineering and agentic solution teams to influence roadmap and capabilities
- Integrate with enterprise systems (data platforms, ticketing systems, collaboration tools, etc.)
- Build lightweight UI components and interfaces where needed to support workflows
- Support deployment, troubleshooting, and ongoing iteration of solutions in the field

Qualifications:

- 4+ years of experience in Forward Deployed Engineering, Solution Engineering, or similar customer-facing technical roles
- Experience building and shipping full-stack applications or prototypes in production or near-production environments
- Proficiency in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar scripting languages
- Experience integrating with enterprise systems (e.g., Microsoft O365, Palantir Foundry, Databricks, ServiceNow, Atlassian)
- Ability to build simple UI/UX using frameworks like Node.js, Next.js, or React
- Proven ability to operate autonomously and solve ambiguous problems
- Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working in classified or restricted environments is a plus

Domain Experience:

- 4+ years supporting military, intelligence, or defense-related environments
- Familiarity with mission domains such as operations, logistics, intelligence, or C4/IT systems
- Experience working with government or federal customers preferred

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience building or deploying AI/ML systems, especially agentic workflows
- Familiarity with tools such as n8n, Palantir Foundry, or other workflow/automation platforms
- Experience evaluating AI system performance and interpreting results
- Exposure to product telemetry, usage analytics, or feedback-driven iteration
- Experience working in early-stage or high-growth startup environments

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

***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***

Why Join Us:

This role sits at the edge of product and reality. You won’t be building features that may or may not get used—you’ll be building systems that are immediately deployed and tested in the field.

If you want to work close to the mission, own outcomes end-to-end, and have a direct hand in shaping both product and customer success, this is the role.

## Compensation Information

$160,000—$200,000 USD

## Equal Opportunity Statement

Legion provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

## About Legion Intelligence

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Legion Intelligence builds the governed agentic AI command layer for national security, enabling human-directed, auditable multi-step workflows across classified, air-gapped, and edge environments.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, $58.4M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Ben Van Roo (CEO) and Jason Schnitzer (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: National security, defense technology, enterprise AI infrastructure
- **Target customers**: U.S. national security organizations (SOCOM, XVIII Airborne Corps, U.S. Air Force, Department of Energy), federal agencies, and enterprise teams requiring secure, governed AI
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Turning intent into coordinated, governed action” – enabling human command over AI agents while maintaining full attribution and auditability

## Products & Services
- **Legion Platform**: Software layer for secure agent orchestration – connects systems, automates multi-step workflows, and enforces governance with human-in-the-loop controls. Deployable on cloud, on-premise, classified, and air-gapped networks. (SaaS / platform)
- **Centurion**: Deployable edge system integrating hardware, software, and sustainment for denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited (DDIL) environments. Delivered 48x faster target system analysis and 88% faster SITREP creation at Scarlet Dragon 26-01. (Hardware + software)
- **Role-based Mission Packs**: Pre-built agentic workflows for intelligence officers, operations officers, maintenance technicians, and commanders. (Service / solution)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding $58.4M (Series B $40M, Dec 2024; Series A $16M, Sep 2023; Pre-Seed $2.4M, Aug 2022)
- **Annual Revenue**: $1.5M (estimated by LinkedIn)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: XYZ Venture Capital (lead Series B), Nava Ventures (lead Series A), U.S. SOCOM, XVIII Airborne Corps, U.S. Air Force, Department of Energy
- **Growth Signals**: 51 employees (+24.2% YoY), 6,023 LinkedIn followers (+55.5% YoY), multi-year contracts with defense agencies, 94% faster INTSUM generation and 216 hours saved per week reported in deployments

## Competitive Advantages
- **Governed by design**: Every agent action is auditable, attributed, and subject to human override – built for compliance from day one (FedRAMP High, NIST 800-53, SOC 2 Type II, ITAR, CMMC, IL2–IL6).
- **Deploy anywhere**: Runs on classified, air-gapped, and edge environments where most commercial AI cannot go.
- **LLM-agnostic and modular**: No vendor lock-in; connects across existing systems and data sources.
- **Proven in live missions**: Trusted by U.S. Special Operations Command and active-duty units in exercises.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling agentic AI across national security**: Expanding the platform’s adoption across the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and allied agencies.
- **Commercial Solutions**: Growing a dedicated sales and customer success team for federal and enterprise markets.
- **Talent growth**: Hiring for engineering, sales, marketing, and federal solutions roles to support rapid deployment.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven impact**: Work on AI systems used in real national security operations, with a clear “mission before ego” culture.
- **Flexible work**: Remote or hybrid depending on location; regular in-person meetups (e.g., at the beach).
- **Benefits**: Competitive pay, stock options, 12–16 weeks fully-paid parental leave, flexible PTO (no cap), company-wide shutdown from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Day, wellness stipend ($500/year), home office setup ($500 + new laptop), 401k (no match yet), premium health/dental/vision, commuter benefits, bereavement leave.
- **Engineering culture**: Values “speed with precision,” “own the outcome,” and “growth always.” Active open positions include Senior Software Engineer, Staff Applied ML Engineer, Forward Deployed Engineer, and Staff Product Manager.

## Sources
1. [legionintel.com](https://www.legionintel.com/)
2. [legionintel.com/company](https://www.legionintel.com/company)
3. [legionintel.com/careers](https://www.legionintel.com/careers)
4. [Greenhouse job board](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/yurtsai)
5. [LinkedIn company page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/legion-intel)
6. [TechCrunch (Series B)](https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/03/yurts-raises-40-million-to-be-the-dods-ai-chatbot/)
7. [Business Wire (Centurion announcement)](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250708000000/en/Legion-Intelligence-Launches-Centurion-Edge-System)
8. [PR Newswire (SOCOM contract)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/yurts-secures-16m-contract-with-socom-to-integrate-large-language-models-in-defense-enterprises-302009000.html)

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