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TRM Labs · 1 day ago

Forward Deployed Engineer – External Referrals Only

TRM Labs is a blockchain intelligence company on a mission to build a safer financial system. They are seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with U.S. national security customers, focusing on deploying and operating TRM’s platform in secure environments while providing practical technical solutions.

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Comp. & Benefits
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Responsibilities

Working directly with national security customers to deploy, integrate, and operate TRM’s platform in secure environments
Translating real customer problems into practical, production-ready technical solutions
Building, configuring, or extending systems across application, data, and infrastructure layers
Integrating with customer environments using APIs, cloud services, data pipelines, or distributed systems
Owning solutions end-to-end—from initial deployment through production support
Supporting mission-critical systems and resolving real-world issues alongside customer teams
Driving critical investigations that can’t wait for typical business hours
Shipping products in days when others would schedule quarters
Partnering with teams across time zones to deliver insights while the story is still unfolding
Building new solutions from first principles when the playbook doesn’t yet exist
Protecting victims and customers by tracing illicit activity and disrupting criminal networks

Qualification

TS/SCI clearanceCloud engineeringData engineeringApplied AIFull Stack EngineeringInfrastructure EngineeringComfort with ambiguityCommunication skillsOwnership mentality

Required

Has active TS/SCI clearance (this is non-negotiable)
Has shipped mission-critical systems for government or national security customers
Is comfortable working directly with customers, often in high-stakes, high-trust environments
Has strong experience in Cloud, Applied AI, or Data Engineering
Can communicate clearly with engineers and operators
Is located in Washington, DC (in-person required)
Experience working in secure or regulated environments
Comfort navigating ambiguity and customer constraints
Strong ownership mentality and communication skills
Willingness to travel up to 50% as needed

Preferred

Full Stack Engineering: Designing and deploying backend services or customer-facing applications in production environments
Applied AI / ML: Operationalizing models, analytics, or intelligent workflows in real customer systems
Infrastructure Engineering: Deploying and operating secure cloud or Kubernetes-based systems
Data Engineering: Building scalable data pipelines, lakehouses, or analytics platforms

Benefits

May be eligible to participate in TRM’s equity plan.
$20,000 referral bonus for an external referral that results in a hire.

Company

TRM Labs

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TRM Labs is a software company that offers blockchain, transaction monitoring, and analytics to help financial institutions and governments.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$149.9M
Key Investors
Thoma BravoJP Morgan ChaseTiger Global Management
2022-11-09Series B· $70M
2022-04-04Series B
2022-02-28Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Esteban Castano
Co-founder & CEO
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Rahul Raina
Co-Founder
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