Forward Deployed AI Engineer — Lisbon (Hybrid)

ICEYE; Portugal; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE seeks a Forward Deployed AI Engineer in Lisbon to deploy our intelligence platform into secure environments and rapidly ship AI-powered workflows atop it. You will build containerized solutions (Docker/Kubernetes), develop RAG-enabled workflows, and connect ICEYE systems to customer C4ISR tools while collaborating with intelligence analysts and engineers.

The role demands hands-on coding, experience with LangChain, LangGraph, and agent-based workflows, and frequent on-site work at customer

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on software engineering building and deploying production systems.
• Strong Python programming skills (required) plus one: Go, TypeScript, or Rust.
• Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and RAG systems.
• Working knowledge of agent frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, pydantic-ai) and vector databases.
• Experience with Docker and deploying in secure/air-gapped environments.
• APIs, data pipelines, and production integration experience.
• Linux and basic Kubernetes operations.
• Builder mindset with fast shipping and iterative improvement.
• Strong communication and customer engagement, able to work embedded with analysts/military operators.
• Excellent English, both spoken and written; willing to travel 40–60%.

Responsibilities

• Platform Deployment & Integration: deploy in customer secure environments; containerized apps and Kubernetes.
• AI Solution Development: build with RAG systems and AI agents to automate tasks.
• Data Fusion & Workflows: create pipelines combining SAR data with other sources.
• Customer Engagement: work with analysts to understand needs and prototype quickly.

Skills

Python

Go/TypeScript/Rust

LLMs & RAG

LangChain/LangGraph

Docker

APIs & Data Pipelines

Linux & Kubernetes

English proficiency

Travel 40-60%

Security clearances

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

LangChain

pydantic-ai

Job description

ICEYE seeks a Forward Deployed AI Engineer in Lisbon to deploy our intelligence platform into secure environments and rapidly ship AI-powered workflows atop it. You will build containerized solutions (Docker/Kubernetes), develop RAG-enabled workflows, and connect ICEYE systems to customer C4ISR tools while collaborating with intelligence analysts and engineers.

The role demands hands-on coding, experience with LangChain, LangGraph, and agent-based workflows, and frequent on-site work at customer