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$180,000 – $245,000
Listed on Deepgram’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
A Senior Applied Engineer role embedding directly with federal government customers to design, deploy, and optimize production Voice AI systems. Ideal for engineers who thrive in high-ambiguity, mission-critical environments and want to be the primary technical partner for complex government integrations.
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What they ask for
Required
- Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance or equivalent
- 5+ years of engineering or technical deployment experience
- Professional development experience in Python, JavaScript, Rust, or similar modern language
- Ability to scope and deliver complex systems in fast-moving contexts
- Experience building and deploying production systems in government or similarly constrained environments
- Strong written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Track record navigating federal sales and procurement cycles
- Willingness to travel up to 50% including on-site work at government facilities
Nice to have
- Experience with speech recognition, NLP, AI/Voice agents, or related AI technologies
- Familiarity with cloud deployment models (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, Kubernetes, Terraform)
- Experience building or deploying systems powered by LLMs or generative models
- Knowledge of FedRAMP, FISMA, or government compliance frameworks
- Experience with API-first products and developer tools
- Background in sales methodologies such as MEDDIC or Solution Selling in government contexts
- Experience developing automation solutions, self-service tools, and technical documentation for customer enablement