Field Software Engineer — Deploy Autonomous Systems

HavocAI; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance for

Life Insurance (Employer Paid)

401k Matching

Unlimited PTO

Equity Package

Work/Home Office Stipend

Global Entry

Parental Leave

Health & Wellness Stipend

Job summary

HavocAI seeks a Field Software Engineer to bridge software and field operations, deploying autonomous systems at customer sites and during demonstrations. You will write code in the field, solve real-time problems, and collaborate with autonomy, software, hardware, and program teams to keep missions moving.

You will travel across the continental United States, work with government stakeholders, and contribute to deployment automation, tooling, and field documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a technical field.
• 1+ years of experience in software engineering, systems engineering, robotics, DevOps, or field engineering.
• Strong Linux experience and troubleshooting with command-line tools and telemetry.
• Experience programming in C++, Python, Go, or TypeScript.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals, APIs, containerized apps, or distributed systems.
• Comfortable working across software, hardware, networking, and operations.
• Excellent communication skills with engineers, operators, customers, and government stakeholders.
• Ability to travel extensively across the continental United States.
• High ownership and judgment to perform in dynamic environments.
• Passion for autonomy, robotics, distributed systems, or defense technology.
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Ability to travel 50-75% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Deploy HavocAI autonomous systems at customer sites and during demonstrations.
• Travel to customer sites to support field testing, integrations, and mission deployments.
• Develop and modify software in the field to solve mission-critical problems.
• Integrate HavocAI with customer platforms, networks, sensors, and partner tech.
• Diagnose and resolve software, networking, and hardware interface issues in real operations.
• Analyze logs and telemetry to identify root causes and verify fixes.
• Collaborate with software, autonomy, hardware, product, and program teams to improve reliability.
• Build deployment automation, internal tools, and documentation to boost efficiency.
• Train operators and support acceptance, onboarding, and demonstrations.
• Capture field lessons and translate them into product improvements.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers and government stakeholders.

Skills

Linux

C++

Python

Go

TypeScript

Networking

APIs

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics, Systems Engineering, IT, or related field

Tools

ROS2

DDS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

HavocAI seeks a Field Software Engineer to bridge software and field operations, deploying autonomous systems at customer sites and during demonstrations. You will write code in the field, solve real-time problems, and collaborate with autonomy, software, hardware, and program teams to keep missions moving.

You will travel across the continental United States, work with government stakeholders, and contribute to deployment automation, tooling, and field documentation.