Field Software Engineer — End-to-End Deployments

AI Chopping Block; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmattan AI is seeking a Forward Deployed Software Engineer in Abu Dhabi to design and build mission-critical defense software. You will translate real-world military requirements into deployed solutions, owning the full lifecycle from architecture to deployment, often under tight timelines.

You will work closely with partner teams and end users, deploying on site, collecting operator feedback, and iterating quickly. Travel to sites worldwide will be frequent.

Qualifications

• 4+ years building and shipping production software in Python and at least one lower-level language.
• Experience defining end-to-end systems and deploying solutions.
• Own software end-to-end — design, build, debug, deploy — including on Linux in field conditions.
• Confidently communicate with client technical teams and senior stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel frequently on site with partners, domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Design and build software applications that solve specific operational problems for our partners, owning them end-to-end from architecture through deployment.
• Take loosely defined, real-world requirements from partner militaries and organizations and turn them into working software, often on tight timelines.
• Build interfaces and connectors between our platforms and partner systems, and validate data flows end-to-end in the field.
• Deploy your solutions on site, gather feedback directly from operators, and iterate quickly based on what you see working (or not) in practice.
• Spot patterns and capabilities worth building into the core product, and work with our platform engineering team to get them there.
• Debug issues in live operational settings, drive them to resolution, and document what you learn along the way.
• Build real working relationships with client technical teams and end users so you understand their problems well enough to solve them properly.

Skills

Python

C++

Rust

Go

End-to-end software

Linux

Communication

English

Problem solving

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Harmattan AI is seeking a Forward Deployed Software Engineer in Abu Dhabi to design and build mission-critical defense software. You will translate real-world military requirements into deployed solutions, owning the full lifecycle from architecture to deployment, often under tight timelines.

You will work closely with partner teams and end users, deploying on site, collecting operator feedback, and iterating quickly. Travel to sites worldwide will be frequent.