Forward Deployed Software Engineer
Harmattan AI2 months ago
United Arab Emirates (city not specified)Mid Level
Responsibilities
- Design and build software applications end-to-end, from architecture through deployment, to solve operational problems for partners.
- Translate ambiguous requirements from partner militaries and organizations into working software on tight timelines.
- Build interfaces and connectors between platforms and partner systems, and validate end-to-end data flows in the field.
- Deploy solutions on site, gather feedback from operators, and iterate rapidly based on real-world performance.
- Identify reusable capabilities and collaborate with the platform engineering team to incorporate them into the core product.
- Debug live operational issues, drive them to resolution, and document lessons learned.
- Build working relationships with client technical teams and end users to understand and solve their problems.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience building and shipping production software using Python and at least one of C++, Rust, or Go.
- Demonstrated ability to define and build end-to-end systems, including taking ambiguous problems to deployed solutions.
- Ability to own software design, development, debugging, and deployment on Linux in operational or field conditions.
- Clear communication skills with client technical teams and senior stakeholders.
- Ability to work practically under constraints, including ill-defined problems and tight deadlines.
- Willingness to travel frequently on site with domestic and international partners.
- Proficiency in English is mandatory.
- Prior forward-deployed, solutions engineering, or customer-facing engineering experience is preferred.
- Depth in computer vision, deep learning, mission planning, robotics, or embedded software is preferred.
- A degree from a leading engineering school is preferred.
Benefits
- Frequent domestic and international on-site travel with partners is required.
About Harmattan AI
Harmattan AI builds autonomous defense systems—air and multi-domain robots and the software that coordinates them—for military and government customers. Its products span autonomy stacks for high-speed flight, guidance and control, computer vision, and radar-enabled sensing, delivered as deployable platforms and integrated software. Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Paris, the privately held company operates as a defense prime serving allied forces.