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Forward Deployed Software Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-24 → 2026-09-27

Core

Embedded software engineer supporting unmanned systems in operational environments, managing field connectivity, debugging Linux systems, and deploying updates.

Role type

Senior IC forward-deployed software engineer

Builds

Unmanned systems software, networking, and field deployment tools

Domain

Defence technology, unmanned systems, Linux, networking

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Python, Linux system administration, network configuration and troubleshooting, software update deployment, automation scripting, field operations support

Preferred skills

Experience in deployed/operational environments, secure or air-gapped network architecture knowledge, over-the-air update experience

Technologies

Python, Linux

Responsibilities

Roll out and manage software updates to deployed field systems, configure and secure operational networks, debug Linux systems and connectivity issues in the field, write and maintain Python tooling and automation, act as technical point of contact for operators, feed operational issues back to core engineering

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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