Forward Deployed Engineer

Revive It Recruitment•San Jose, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Revive Recruitment is partnering with a well-funded, mission-driven technology company building cutting-edge software, AI and mixed-reality systems for industrial and defense environments. Having secured over $70M in funding and grown rapidly since launch, they're looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to work directly with customers in the field, helping solve real-world operational challenges where hardware, software and AI intersect.

Requirements

3-5 years of experience in Forward Deployed Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Software Engineering or similar customer-facing technical roles.
Strong software engineering fundamentals with experience in languages such as Python, Rust, C or similar.
Experience working with Linux, networking, hardware-software integrations or distributed systems.
A passion for solving problems where software interacts with the physical world.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with customers in challenging environments.
A proactive, resourceful mindset and the ability to thrive with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

Work directly with industrial, government and defense customers to deploy, troubleshoot and optimise software solutions in real-world environments.
Travel to customer sites, gather feedback and translate operational challenges into product improvements.
Debug complex technical issues across software, networking, hardware and infrastructure.
Act as the bridge between customers and engineering teams, ensuring field learnings directly influence product development.
Build and ship production-quality software while working in highly dynamic and mission-critical environments.
Help shape the future direction of products by identifying new use cases and customer requirements.