Forward Deployed Engineer (EMEA)
Core
Building a new Forward Deployed Engineering team in Munich to embed directly inside tier-1 automotive OEMs and suppliers, writing and shipping net-new features and standalone applications at the boundary of Applied's platform and customer environments.
Role type
Founding Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Builds
Production-quality software, standalone applications, integrations, scenario tooling, data pipeline applications, evaluation frameworks, and custom simulation workflows inside customer environments.
Domain
Automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining, agriculture; Physical AI, autonomy, robotics.
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Full-stack development (backend, API, frontend), system architecture design, autonomous operation in ambiguous situations, customer-facing technical consulting, production code delivery.
Preferred skills
Autonomy/robotics/simulation/automotive software experience (ROS, C++, Python, sensor pipelines), experience with forward-deployed/embedded engineering models, building internal tools inside customer infrastructure.
Technologies
Docker, Kubernetes, ROS, C++, Python.
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end delivery from problem framing to production rollout; build net-new features and integrations; work side-by-side with customer engineering teams to debug complex issues; identify platform gaps and build custom solutions; codify deployment patterns and build internal playbooks; travel 25–40% to customer locations across Germany and EMEA.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC