Field-Deployable Software Engineer (Remote)

UFORCE; Greater London; Remote; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UFORCE in London, UK, is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to ensure field reliability of our defence-technology systems. You will work with engineers, operators, and customers during trials, demonstrations, and deployments, solving issues and turning field experience into practical improvements.

Software is the primary discipline, but the role is hands-on across the system—from networking to equipment setup and operator workflows.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering as your primary discipline with Python and/or C++ for debugging and maintenance.
• Ability to read, write, and debug code, scripts, APIs, services and logs.
• Systems-minded with regard to software, compute, networking, and field operations.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and support systems during trials and customer activity in the field.
• Manage software rollouts, baselines, versions, and rollback procedures.
• Diagnose faults across software, hardware, networking, power, and sensors.
• Read logs, reproduce issues, and provide actionable context to Engineering.
• Develop small tools to automate checks and reduce manual field work.
• Prepare field setups, checklists, spares, and ensure repeatable deployments.
• Translate field observations into feedback for Software, Product, Operations, and Engineering.
• Support demonstrations and training, explaining issues to both specialists and non-specialists.
• Improve software readiness, observability, and release discipline for field use.

Skills

Python

C++

Debugging

Linux

Networking

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD

Job description

UFORCE in London, UK, is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to ensure field reliability of our defence-technology systems. You will work with engineers, operators, and customers during trials, demonstrations, and deployments, solving issues and turning field experience into practical improvements.

Software is the primary discipline, but the role is hands-on across the system—from networking to equipment setup and operator workflows.