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Software Engineer, Federal
Factory, United States
The role
Factory is looking for innovative Software Engineers to join our founding Federal team. You will build and evolve cutting-edge AI systems that transform how government software organizations accelerate their productivity and innovation. You will work directly with the Department of War, the Intelligence Community, and federal civilian agencies to bring Factory to secure, classified, and air-gapped environments, helping the nation's most critical software teams operate as autonomous software factories.
What you will do
- Innovate at the forefront of AI by designing, developing, and deploying AI-driven agentic systems that enhance Factory's core AI capabilities for federal missions
What you need
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering roles post-acquisition of a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, or a related technical field.
- Demonstrated proficiency with LLMs and a track record of applying AI/ML techniques to solve complex, unstructured problems, ideally within the domain of software engineering or related areas.
- Self-motivated and autonomous, with a proven ability to navigate ambiguous projects from conception to impactful deployment, ideally as part of a founding team, a new initiative, or a forward-deployed engineering group.
- Strong communication skills that enable you to articulate technical concepts and strategies clearly at all levels, including to non-technical government stakeholders, coupled with a strategic mindset oriented towards innovation.
- Comfort working directly with customers, including time on-site at customer locations.
- A passion for public sector work and a belief in the potential of government institutions to deliver better outcomes through technology.
- Experience deploying software in regulated or secure environments (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, FedRAMP, DoD Impact Levels, or classified and air-gapped networks) is highly desirable, though not mandatory.
- Familiarity with government work and its complexities, including procurement, compliance, and the accreditation (ATO) process, is a plus.
- Experience with data-intensive applications and familiarity with the software development lifecycle are highly desirable, though not mandatory.
Location
We offer location flexibility for this role, with a preference for candidates based in our San Francisco, CA (HQ) or Washington, D.C. (remote).
About Factory
Our mission is to create a world where software builds and improves itself.
We build the platform for self-improving software development, helping the world's largest enterprise engineering teams turn their organizations into autonomous software factories. Customers including Nvidia, Blackstone, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), Palo Alto Networks, Adobe, and T-Mobile run Factory to ship code, review PRs, run tests, and deploy continuously - getting smarter with every cycle.
In 2026, we raised $200M at a $5B valuation, bringing our total funding to over $400M. We are backed by world-class investors and operators including Khosla Ventures, Sequoia, Blackstone, Ali Ghodsi (CEO of Databricks), and Frank Slootman (Former CEO of Snowflake).
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