Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Harmattan AI

ABOUT US Harmattan AI is a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. Following the close of a $200M Series B, valuing the company at $1.4 billion, we are expanding our teams and capabilities to deliver mission-critical systems to allied forces. Our work is guided by clear values: building technologies with real-world impact, pursuing excellence in everything we do, setting ambitious goals, and taking on the hardest technical challenges. We operate in a demanding environment where rigor, ownership, and execution are expected. ABOUT THE ROLE We are seeking a hands-on, product-side Integration Software Engineer to join our Software Engineering team. In this role, your core mission is to develop, validate, harden, and fold software interfaces into our core product line, enabling our advanced systems to connect seamlessly with third-party and customer-provided data streams. This is a role for a focused, skilled coder who builds robust connectors rather than a systems-engineering generalist. You will own a multi-data-stream scope built to extend from one integration family to others over time, operating with a reusable-capability mindset so that each new integration is faster and more reliable than the last. You will sit at a key architectural boundary: you ensure the data gets into the system correctly (while integration engineering teams make sense of it), and you build the software capability (while Deployment Engineers manage site installation and commissioning). Note: This position is primarily office-based, requiring episodic travel to customer operational sites for integration validation and commissioning phases rather than a permanent forward-deployed site presence. RESPONSIBILITIES * Interface Analysis: Rigorously study third-party data interfaces and explicitly define how external data feeds will robustly flow into our software architecture. * Connector Development: Design, code, and deploy the critical software interfaces and backend connectors required to ingest and translate raw external data into our system's expected internal format. * Data Handling: Manage complex data ingestion architectures with absolute stability—ensuring high performance across data formatting, framing, coordinate frame transformations, precise timing/latency, and resilient error handling. * Validation & Testing: Test integrations end-to-end against highly representative data simulators, and travel to field sites to verify real-world correctness, latency bounds, and operational reliability. * Hardening & Productization: Harden all developed integrations, folding durable and reusable software capabilities directly back into the core product baseline to avoid per-deployment one-offs. * Regression Protection: Continuously support and build automated regression testing workflows for external integrations to guarantee that new core product releases never break active deployed connections. * Collaboration & Roadmap Feedback: Partner closely with integration engineering, product, and field deployment teams to surface critical integration requirements and drive them directly into the core product roadmap. CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS * Educational Background: A strong academic record—ideally in a technical field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, or a highly quantitative discipline). * Software Engineering Background: Deep, practical experience in software engineering (experience with C++ or Rust are a plus), specifically focused on systems integration, backend data-interface engineering, and connector development. This role requires an active coder. * Data Interface Expertise: Demonstrated experience working with structured data feeds, framing/parsing algorithms, real-time streaming, or embedded data-exchange protocols. * Systems Thinking & Complex Projects: An avid learner with a demonstrated capacity to handle large-scale, complex systems spanning multiple subsystems, third-party systems, and external hardware-adjacent interfaces. * Linux & Operations: Highly comfortable operating in Linux environments; proficient at deploying, configuring, and debugging software stacks within demanding, operational settings. * Adaptability, Mobility & Field-Willingness: Thrives under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment; embraces a "no-task-is-too-small" mentality. Must be fully willing and able to conduct episodic travel for on-site validation and work hand-in-hand with customer technical teams. * Communication & Influence: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of leading and influencing diverse stakeholders—from junior engineering members to senior customer executives. * Languages: Professional working proficiency in written and spoken English. Additional regional languages are considered a strong asset. * Commitment: 100% dedication to Harmattan AI’s mission, vision, and ambitious growth plans, ready to go the extra mile to ensure operational excellence and fulfill confidentiality and clearance/vetting obligations. NICE-TO-HAVE * Direct experience integrating third-party data streams or hardware-adjacent devices. * Familiarity with industry interoperability and specialised data-exchange standards. * Prior domain background in large-scale technology or aerospace industries. * Prior experience working within vetted, highly confidential software environments. We look forward to hearing how you can help shape the future of autonomous defense systems at Harmattan AI.

Harmattan AI

ABOUT US Harmattan AI is a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. Following the close of a $200M Series B, valuing the company at $1.4 billion, we are expanding our teams and capabilities to deliver mission-critical systems to allied forces. Our work is guided by clear values: building technologies with real-world impact, pursuing excellence in everything we do, setting ambitious goals, and taking on the hardest technical challenges. We operate in a demanding environment where rigor, ownership, and execution are expected. ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for Software Engineers, for one or several of these missions: MISSIONS * Embedded: * Develop low-level drivers for the sensors or actuators of our robots * Develop the OS and middleware of the robots * Integrate embedded algorithms (Guidance, Navigation, Control, Computer Vision, …) * Optimise runtime of heavy algorithms on various hardware accelerators (GPU, TPU, DSp, …) * Command and Control platform: * Develop the backbone of a command and control system for massive data ingestion and processing * Develop a web-based front-end to display representations of the theatre of operations, and allow the operator to conduct missions * Tooling: * Build internal tools to improve efficiency, enforce processes and reduce technical debt * Develop connectors between existing tools across the company (ERP, MES, PLM, …) * Deployment & Integration: Implement code into production-ready environments. Ensure seamless integration with Harmattan AI’s systems and conduct rigorous code reviews. * Validation & Monitoring: Test algorithms in real-world environments and develop monitoring tools. Track model performance and continuously improve deployed solutions. * Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with other hardware and software to align development with system requirements. Communicate findings effectively to stakeholders. CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS * Educational Background: Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field, PhD is a plus * Technical Expertise: Strong coding and code architecture skills (Python, C/C++, Rust, CUDA), excellent mathematical foundations, hands-on ML/CV project experience. Experience in big tech companies is a huge plus. * Passion for Software Development * Strong Communication & Teamwork: Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams * Commitment: 100% dedication to Harmattan AI’s mission, vision, and ambitious growth plans, ready to go the extra mile to ensure operational excellence. We look forward to hearing how you can help shape the future of autonomous defense systems at Harmattan AI.

Harmattan AI

ABOUT US Harmattan AI is a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. Following the close of a $200M Series B, valuing the company at $1.4 billion, we are expanding our teams and capabilities to deliver mission-critical systems to allied forces. Our work is guided by clear values: building technologies with real-world impact, pursuing excellence in everything we do, setting ambitious goals, and taking on the hardest technical challenges. We operate in a demanding environment where rigor, ownership, and execution are expected. About the Role As Field Deployment Engineer, you are responsible for the end-to-end deployment, installation, commissioning, and sustainment of the company's technical systems at client sites. You own system functionality in the field from initial site survey through on-site acceptance — across both hardware and software. You are also the expert operator on-site: you develop deep mastery of the system, operate it proficiently in the field, and train client teams toward full autonomy. This is an engineer-level role with a strong field and hardware lean — not a pure developer role, not a technician role. The dual hardware and software capability is essential. High travel and extended on-site campaigns are core to this position. Responsibilities * Site Assessment: Evaluate customer sites ahead of deployment; identify prerequisites, constraints, and installation requirements. * Hardware Deployment: Install, assemble, connect, and bring up the system's physical components and equipment on site. * Software Deployment: Install, configure, and parameterise the system's software for each operational context; comfortable on Linux. * Commissioning: Bring the full system online and verify correct end-to-end functionality across hardware and software. * Integration Support: Support connection of the company's systems with the client's existing operational environment, working alongside integration engineers. * Test & Acceptance: Conduct on-site testing and acceptance activities through to client sign-off. * Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve hardware, software, and networking issues in the field; drive resolution and feed recurring findings back to engineering. * System Expertise & Operation: Develop deep, hands-on mastery of the system; operate it proficiently in the field and serve as the on-site technical reference. * Training & Enablement: Train and coach client operators and maintainers on system use, operation, and maintenance; build toward their autonomy; contribute to training and maintenance documentation. * Maintenance & Sustainment: Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on deployed systems; carry out diagnostics, repairs, and return-to-service procedures. Candidate Requirements * 2–5 years of hands-on field or technical experience — field operations, systems integration, test, or manufacturing. * Proven proficiency across both hardware and software deployment — comfortable assembling and connecting physical equipment and installing, configuring, and parameterising software. This dual capability is essential, not a nice-to-have. * Electromechanical aptitude: hardware assembly, electrical hookup, ability to read technical diagrams and schematics. * Networking fundamentals: connectivity setup and diagnostics. * Comfortable on Linux; deploying, configuring, and debugging software in operational settings. * Systems thinking: ability to reason across an integrated system of multiple subsystems, not a single component. * Ability to master the system as an expert user and to teach it — strong communication and coaching skills, comfortable training client personnel. * Hands-on maintenance and repair experience: preventive checks, fault diagnosis, corrective action, and return-to-service. * Field temperament: autonomous in austere environments, procedurally rigorous, strong safety mindset in safety-critical operational settings. * Comfortable with a high travel rate and extended on-site campaigns — this is core to the role. * Proficiency in English is mandatory; additional languages relevant to the region of operations are a plus. Nice to Have * Experience with complex hardware-software integrated systems. * Experience integrating systems with third-party operational environments. * Prior experience training or instructing end-users (train-the-trainer). * Prior experience in field-based deployments or high-stakes operational environments. We look forward to hearing how you can help shape the future of autonomous defense systems at Harmattan AI.