Field-Ready Software Engineer for AI & Edge Missions

Quindar; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Quindar is seeking a Forward Deployed Product Engineer to ensure our software performs at the edge where missions happen. You’ll work in the field and with customer ops centers, bridging product and engineering across the full stack.

You’ll turn field observations into roadmap priorities, prototype quickly with live data, and collaborate with Product & Engineering to ship production code. This role blends engineering rigor with customer impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, aerospace, engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of software engineering, customer-facing experience.
• Experience building or supporting production software in mission-critical environments.
• Proficiency in Python; experience with TypeScript or Java is a plus.
• Experience with AI tools such as Cursor, Amp, ChatGPT; cloud platforms and containerization.

Responsibilities

• Configure and deploy software in customer environments with reliability.
• Troubleshoot APIs, cloud infrastructure, databases, and frontend.
• Travel to customer sites and embed with operations teams.
• Prototype products and iterate quickly with live customer data and feedback.
• Translate field insights into roadmap priorities, solutions, and integrations.
• Partner with Product & Engineering to turn prototypes into production code.
• Develop playbooks for repeatable integrations and maintain training resources.

Skills

Python

TypeScript/Java

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Aerospace, Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Quindar is seeking a Forward Deployed Product Engineer to ensure our software performs at the edge where missions happen. You’ll work in the field and with customer ops centers, bridging product and engineering across the full stack.

You’ll turn field observations into roadmap priorities, prototype quickly with live data, and collaborate with Product & Engineering to ship production code. This role blends engineering rigor with customer impact.