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More than 200,000 developers and 1,300+ organizations build voice offerings that are ‘Powered by Deepgram’, including Twilio, Cloudflare, Sierra, Decagon, Vapi, Daily, Cresta, Granola, and Jack in the Box. Deepgram’s voice-native foundation models are accessed through cloud APIs or as self-hosted and on-premises software, with unmatched accuracy, low latency, and cost efficiency. Backed by a recent Series C led by leading global investors and strategic partners, Deepgram has processed over 50,000 years of audio and transcribed more than 1 trillion words. There is no organization in the world that understands voice better than Deepgram.\nCompany Operating Rhythm\nAt Deepgram, we expect an AI-first mindset-AI use and comfort aren’t optional, they’re core to how we operate, innovate, and measure performance.\nEvery team member who works at Deepgram is expected to actively use and experiment with advanced AI tools, and even build your own into your everyday work. 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In this role, you will embed directly with our most strategic federal accounts to lead complex deployments of Deepgram's Voice AI platform in production environments where mission performance matters, delivery is urgent, and ambiguity is the default.\nYou will own the full technical lifecycle of federal engagements, from initial discovery and proof-of-concept through production deployment and ongoing optimization. You'll map customer problems, structure delivery, and ship solutions fast. This includes scoping, sequencing, and building full-stack integrations that create measurable mission impact while driving clarity across internal and external teams. Along the way, you'll identify reusable patterns, codify best practices, and share field signals that influence Deepgram's product roadmap.\nAs a member of the Applied Engineering team, you'll serve as the trusted technical thought partner for federal stakeholders, guiding adoption, maximizing operational value, and ensuring successful deployments at scale. While your engagements will primarily involve federal customers, you'll remain a core part of the broader Applied Engineering team and may contribute to commercial engagements where your expertise is valuable.\nNote: this role is based remotely out of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area.\nAbout Applied Engineering at Deepgram\nThe Applied Engineering (AppEng) team at Deepgram combines the functions that other companies might separate into Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Implementation, Forward-Deployed Engineering, and Technical Support. We serve as the technical interface between Deepgram and our customers throughout their entire journey, from initial discovery and proof-of-concept, through implementation and onboarding, to ongoing technical support. We work closely with our Customer Success and Developer Relations (DevRel) teams to ensure a positive, growth-focused experience for our customers, as well as with Product and Engineering teams to deliver solutions that meet customer needs. This unified approach allows us to provide comprehensive technical guidance and build deeper relationships with our customers.\nAs a Senior Applied Engineer operating in the FDE role for federal engagements, you'll work with a high degree of autonomy in customer environments that often have unique infrastructure constraints, compliance requirements, and security considerations. Your work will directly shape how federal agencies leverage Voice AI to achieve their missions.\nWhat You'll Do\nOwn technical delivery across federal deployments, from first prototype to stable production\n\nEmbed deeply with federal customers to design and build mission-critical applications powered by Deepgram's Voice AI models\n\nLead technical discovery and solution design for federal prospects and customers, partnering with Account Executives to navigate complex government sales and procurement cycles\n\nPrototype and build full-stack integrations using Python, JavaScript, Rust, or comparable stacks that deliver real mission impact\n\nEnable successful deployments across customer environments by delivering observable systems spanning infrastructure through applications\n\nProactively guide federal stakeholders on maximizing operational value from Deepgram's platform, including performance optimization and deployment strategies\n\nScope work, sequence delivery, and remove blockers early, making deliberate trade-offs between scope, speed, and quality\n\nBuild and manage relationships with customer leadership and technical stakeholders to ensure successful deployment and scale\n\nContribute directly to code when clarity or momentum depends on it\n\nCodify working patterns into tools, playbooks, reference architectures, and building blocks the broader team can use\n\nShare field feedback with Product and Engineering to influence model and product development\n\nServe as an escalation point for complex technical issues in federal deployments\n\nAnalyze deployment patterns to identify product improvement opportunities and inform Deepgram's federal go-to-market strategy\n\nTime Allocation\n40% - Embedded customer delivery: deployments, integrations, and technical problem-solving at federal customer sites and facilities\n\n25% - Pre-sales technical engagement: discovery, demos, proof-of-concepts, and proposal support\n\n20% - Building reusable solutions, automation, documentation, and reference architectures\n\n15% - Internal collaboration: product feedback, knowledge sharing, and contributing to Applied Engineering strategy\n\nYour First 90 Days\nFirst 30 Days: Complete comprehensive onboarding to understand Deepgram's technology, products, and competitive landscape. Gain proficiency with our core APIs and documentation. Shadow active customer engagements across both commercial and federal accounts to build familiarity with how the Applied Engineering team operates, the deployment patterns we use, and the specific requirements of government environments.\n60 Days: Begin taking ownership of federal customer engagements, leading technical discovery and developing proof-of-concepts for government prospects. Start contributing to federal-specific technical content, reference architectures, and deployment guides. Participate in sales strategy sessions and provide technical insights on active federal deals.\n90 Days: Own the full technical relationship with assigned federal accounts. Develop and deliver complex solutions addressing specific mission challenges. Establish patterns for repeatable federal deployments and begin contributing to the team's federal go-to-market methodology.\nYou'll Love This Role If You\nThrive in high-ambiguity, mission-driven environments where you need to move fast and make sound decisions under pressure\n\nAre passionate about translating complex technical capabilities into real operational value for government missions\n\nEnjoy embedding deeply with customers, building trust, and becoming their go-to technical partner\n\nFind satisfaction in shipping production systems that make a tangible difference\n\nAre energized by the challenge of deploying cutting-edge Voice AI in complex, constrained environments\n\nSee yourself as an engineer first who happens to be great with customers, not the other way around\n\nCan ruthlessly prioritize across multiple projects and operate with high autonomy\n\nIt's Important To Us That You Have\nActive Top Secret clearance, or equivalent\n\n5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience, ideally in customer-facing or government environments\n\nStrong software engineering background with professional development experience in at least one modern programming language, such as Python, JavaScript, or similar\n\nProven ability to scope and deliver complex systems in fast-moving or ambiguous contexts\n\nExperience building and deploying production systems in government or similarly constrained environments\n\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior government leadership\n\nTrack record of navigating complex sales or procurement cycles in the federal space\n\nWillingness to travel up to 50%, including on-site work at government facilities\n\nIt Would Be Great if You Had\nExperience with speech recognition, NLP, AI/Voice agents, or related AI technologies\n\nFamiliarity with cloud deployment models (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, etc.), Kubernetes, Terraform, and related infrastructure\n\nExperience building or deploying systems powered by LLMs or generative models, with an understanding of how model behavior affects product experience\n\nKnowledge of FedRAMP, FISMA, or other government compliance frameworks\n\nExperience with API-first products and developer tools\n\nBackground in sales methodologies such as MEDDIC or Solution Selling, particularly in government contexts\n\nExperience developing automation solutions, self-service tools, and technical documentation for customer enablement\n\nNotice: We're aware of individuals impersonating Deepgram recruiters. 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