Forward Deployed Software Engineer
Harmattan AI5 months ago
Rabat, MoroccoMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design and build end-to-end software applications for partner operational needs, from architecture through deployment.
- Translate ambiguous requirements from partner militaries and organizations into working software under tight timelines.
- Build interfaces and connectors between platforms, and validate data flows in field environments.
- Deploy solutions on site, gather operator feedback, and iterate quickly.
- Identify reusable capabilities and collaborate with platform engineering to integrate them into the core product.
- Debug and resolve issues in live operational settings and document findings.
- Build working relationships with client technical teams and end users to understand and solve their problems.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of experience building and shipping production software.
- Proficiency in Python and at least one lower-level language: C++, Rust, or Go.
- Experience defining and building end-to-end systems that progressed from ambiguous problems to deployed solutions, including through projects, internships, or early-career work.
- 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.
- Frequent domestic and international travel to partner sites.
- Mandatory proficiency in English.
- 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 on-site work with partners, including domestic and international travel.
- Work directly with partner militaries, technical teams, and field operators on mission-critical autonomous defense systems.
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.