Forward Deployed Software Engineer

About Harmattan AI

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Design and build software applications for partner operational problems from architecture through deployment.
• Turn loosely defined requirements from partner militaries and organizations into working software on tight timelines.
• Build interfaces and connectors between company platforms and partner systems, then validate field data flows end to end.
• Deploy solutions on site, gather operator feedback, and iterate quickly based on real-world performance.
• Identify reusable capabilities and work with platform engineering to integrate them into the core product.
• Debug live operational issues, resolve them, and document lessons learned.
• Build relationships with client technical teams and end users to understand their problems.

Required Qualifications

• At least 4 years of experience building and shipping production software in Python and at least one lower-level language: C++, Rust, or Go.
• Experience taking ambiguous problems through end-to-end system design and deployment.
• Ability to own design, development, debugging, and deployment on Linux in operational or field conditions.
• Clear communication with client technical teams and senior stakeholders.
• Practical approach to ambiguous problems, tight deadlines, and imperfect operating constraints.
• Frequent domestic and international on-site travel with partners is required.
• Proficiency in English is mandatory.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior forward-deployed, solutions engineering, or customer-facing engineering experience.
• Depth in computer vision, deep learning, mission planning, robotics, or embedded software.
• Degree from a leading engineering school.