Remote Principal Forward-Deployed Federal Systems Engineer (U.S. Gov) | Technical & Domain Staffing

RemoteWork Talent Agency has an immediate remote opening for a Remote Principal Forward-Deployed Federal Systems Engineer (U.S. Gov) | Technical & Domain Staffing earning $300,000 - $500,000/year. In this flexible work-from-home engagement (open to candidates in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ, and Ireland), you will apply practical mastery of Python, LLM Systems, Data Pipelines, Distributed Systems to stress-test large language models, verify factual rigor, and build gold-standard evaluation datasets.

Key Duties & Project Scope

• Work directly with government partners in forward-deployed environments to translate mission needs into technical systems.
• Build and maintain large-scale data curation, and evaluation pipelines for model training and improvement.
• Develop infrastructure for model inference, experimentation, evaluation, and deployment across frontier AI platforms.
• Build AI systems that turn mission data, models, and tools into real operational autonomy.
• Own systems across the full lifecycle, including discovery, architecture, implementation, deployment, reliability, security, and iteration.
• Able to operate independently in ambiguous, partner-facing settings with technical and operational ownership.
• Strong Python engineer with from initial concept through completion ownership experience.

Candidate Requirements

• Experience supporting U.S. Government, defense, intelligence, or national security missions.
• Prior experience at a startup, defense organization, Department of War, or government-focused technology company.
• Background operating in fast-moving startup environments, mission-critical government settings, or both.
• Compensation & Benefits Notice
• The national pay range for this full-time position is base salary of $150,000 –$250,000. All employees are eligible for equity compensation, and employees may also receive performance-based bonuses, dependent on role and subject to company policies. our AI research partner provides a comprehensive benefits package, including up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(K) plan with a company match, and additional benefits designed to support a high-performing, remote-first workforce.
• Compensation Band: $300,000 - $500,000/year
• Work Location: Remote (100% Remote / Asynchronous Flexibility)

Pay Rate & Contract Overview

• Compensation Rate: $300,000 - $500,000/year (contract specialist remuneration)
• Work Arrangement: 100% Remote / Work From Home
• Eligible Remote Countries: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa
• Core Competencies: Python, LLM Systems, Data Pipelines, Distributed Systems
• Hiring Agency: RemoteWork Talent Agency

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