Forward-Deployed Solution Engineer

NODA AI; Kuwait; On-site; KWD 30,919 - 40,194; Full time

Job summary

NODA AI is looking for a Senior Full-Stack Engineer in Kuwait to lead URZA deployments and deliver technical solutions for military customers. The role demands 5+ years of engineering experience and proficiency in programming languages like Python.

Responsibilities include integrating URZA with external systems, conducting technical reviews, and mentoring junior engineers. Candidates must have a commitment to U.S. citizenship and active security clearance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-stack engineering experience with customer-facing work.
• Strong proficiency in Python, C, or Rust.
• Active U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead URZA deployments at customer sites in military environments.
• Configure URZA for specific customer missions.
• Mentor mid-level Solution Engineers.

Skills

Full-stack engineering experience

Proficiency in Python

Linux fluency

Networking knowledge

Deployment experience in military environments

Job description

We are seeking a senior full‑stack engineer to lead URZA deployment and customer‑facing technical delivery across active customer programs.

This request may be classified as a Senior Solution Engineer (L5) or Solution Architect (L6) depending on demonstrated depth.

Responsibilities

• Lead URZA deployments end‑to‑end at customer sites in DoW and military operating environments.
• Configure URZA for each customer’s mission and ConOps.
• Integrate URZA with third‑party C2 systems, sensors, software APIs, and external data sources such as weather, reconnaissance, and intelligence feeds.
• Run customer technical reviews and operator training.
• Partner with Mission Leads on engagement coordination.
• Build reusable engagement scaffolding: runbooks, ConOps templates, and integration playbooks.
• Mentor mid‑level Solution Engineers.
• Write runbooks, deployment guides, ConOps documents, and after‑action reports.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of full‑stack engineering experience with significant customer‑facing or forward‑deployed work.
• Strong proficiency in Python, C, or Rust.
• Advanced Linux fluency.
• Deep networking knowledge: TCP/IP, UDP, multicast, routing, and field debugging across multiple system layers.
• Demonstrated deployment experience in DoW, military, or comparable operational environments.
• U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain an active security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience with autonomous systems or unmanned vehicles (UAS, UGV, USV, UUV).
• Experience with tactical C2 systems such as TAK, Cursor‑on‑Target, Link 16, or pub/sub middleware (Zenoh, DDS).
• Experience integrating sensors, third‑party APIs, or external data feeds (weather, reconnaissance, intelligence).
• Prior defense, autonomy, or robotics company experience in classified, ITAR, or CMMC environments.
• Current active security clearance.

Leveling

• Senior Solution Engineer (L5): Owns URZA deployment for a single engagement, leads on‑site execution, partners with a more senior engineer on architecture decisions, operates independently within an engagement, escalates cross‑engagement trade‑offs, mentors mid‑level SEs.
• Solution Architect (L6): Owns URZA deployment architecture across multiple concurrent engagements, defines integration patterns and ConOps templates reused by other SEs, holds customer technical authority where the customer expects an architect, influences URZA roadmap and the integration layer directly through field learning.

Skills & Attributes

• Systems thinker across compute, network, vehicle behavior, and ConOps.
• Field‑grounded: comfortable diagnosing in degraded conditions on a live exercise clock.
• Documentation‑disciplined.
• Customer‑credible: holds technical authority without overstating or underselling.
• Self‑directed, thrives in ambiguity.

Location & Travel

Location: Kuwait (CENTCOM AOR). Home office: Austin, TX.

Travel: Mission‑dependent, up to ~75% (OCONUS rotations).

Clearance Requirement

Active Secret clearance required.