Forward Deployed Software Engineer II (Remote - US only)

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, U.S. lawful permanent residents, protected individuals, or eligible to obtain U.S. State Department export authorization. Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance. Travel of up to 60% within the U.S. and internationally is required. A defense technology company building autonomous aircraft and mission command software is hiring a Forward Deployed Software Engineer. You will work directly with U.S. government and military customers to make the company's software perform reliably in real operational environments, including austere and remote sites. The role blends hands-on field integration with core software development and feedback into the product team.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain integrations that bring the command and control software online in customer environments, from first deployment through production reliability.
• Diagnose failures in distributed systems in the field by analyzing logs, network traffic and system performance.
• Contribute to core service development and push field-driven improvements back into the product.
• Write code across the stack to solve customer-specific integration problems and build monitoring and reliability tooling.
• Take part in on-call and rotational coverage that follows mission schedules, including non-standard hours.
• Work with program offices on-site and remotely to turn operational requirements into software solutions.

What you need

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in at least one of Python, C/C++, Go or Java.
• Solid knowledge of networking fundamentals, including NAT, DNS/mDNS, UDP/TCP, multicast and firewall configuration.
• Experience with Linux system administration and shell scripting, plus strong debugging skills.
• Excellent communication skills and willingness to travel up to 60%, including to remote or restricted-access locations.

Applicants must be based in: United States.

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