Forward Deployed Engineer

Comand AI; Paris; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Comand AI in Paris is seeking a mission-driven Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with customers, iterate on the core product, and deliver end-to-end solutions in the field.

Bring 2+ years in full‑stack SWE, EU citizenship, strong user empathy, and a willingness to travel 25% to client sites in France, the UK, and deployment locations. This role rewards deep ownership in ambiguous environments and a hands-on approach to field deployments.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in full-stack SWE roles and ability to own end-to-end user experiences.
• EU citizenship required for defense contracts.
• Deep user empathy: understand the full user experience and build end-to-end solutions.
• Willingness to travel 25% to client sites in France, the UK, and deployment locations.
• Strong ownership, adaptability in ambiguity and chaos.

Responsibilities

• Travel onsite and iterate on core product directly with the user.
• Ship full features to the core product and integrate bets into the base product.
• Prototype and validate product bets with users before merging into core product.
• Collaborate closely with product management, design, and engineering to communicate field signal.

Skills

Full stack SWE experience

EU citizenship

User empathy

Travel willingness

Ownership & adaptability

Job description

Comand AI’s mission is to build next generation C2 software with real users in real deployments in the field. We are fully indexed on the success of every single user. We work onsite with users and customers and contribute to real operational work.

We’re looking for mission-driven, humble builders to be members of our Forward Deployed Engineering team. You’ll work hand in hand with our customers and users to deliver valuable solutions, and work closely with our product teams to deliver the right prototypes and signal to improve our core platform. This role requires comfort with - travel, ambiguity, chaos and a deep sense of ownership. The rewards are doing work that actual matters, with direct impact on your users.

What this looks like in practice:

• Travel onsite and iterate on core product directly with the user

• Ship full features - don’t think in terms of BE vs FE - to the core product

• Take bets by prototyping out product, validating with users, and then merging into core product if those bets pay off

• Collaborate deeply with product management, design, and engineering team to communicate field signal

Who We’re Looking For

Must-have:

• 2+ years of experience in full stack SWE roles. Former technical founders are also encouraged to apply

• EU citizenship (contractual requirement tied to our defense contracts)

• Deep user empathy: you don’t just think about your portion of the stack, you can decompose the full user experience and build something that works end to end

• Ability to travel frequently (25% of the time) to client sites in France, the UK, and active deployment locations

• High agency and the ability to navigate ambiguity/chaos

Nice to have:

• Prior experience in defense, government, or dual-use tech environments

• Computer vision or geospatial background

• Experience with French sovereign cloud or equivalent constrained environments

• Prior FDE, solutions engineering, or field engineering experience at a deployment-heavy company

What’s In It For You

• Competitive package (top 0.1% of compensation in Europe: base + equity)

• Paris-based with field travel to active deployment areas

The Process

1. Talent screening : 30 min, online. We talk through your background and motivation.

2. Technical screening : 60 min, online. This evaluates your coding skills as well as how you think about deployments and iterating with users.

3. Onsite in Paris : half day. Analytical decomposition then a short project presentation.

4. Roundtable: hiring committee