Founding Deployment Engineer
About The Position
This is a European defence software startup operating between Paris and Warsaw. They build software for military and police units, tools designed to work in hostile, constrained, real-world conditions. No weapons systems, no hardware. Pure software, deployed into environments most developers never see. They are in stealth, already recognized as one of France's top 20 seed companies, and backed by Project A (a leading European defence VC) alongside angel investors who founded Cloudflare, Quantum Systems, and ElevenLabs. This is a founding-team role, meaning you are among the first hires and your fingerprints will be on how this company operates. Day to day, you will: Deploy working software prototypes directly with early military and police customers in Warsaw Travel frequently to customer sites — this is not occasional, it is a core part of the job Close the gap between what the product does in general and what each customer needs in the field, meaning bespoke integrations, quick patches, and adaptations that don't scale yet Work with real-time audio streaming systems and low-latency voice technology Communicate complex technical behaviour clearly to non-technical people in high-stakes settings, since commanding officers are not engineers Work directly with the founders, with no PM layer, no sprint ceremonies, no tickets handed down from above Rapid prototyping is the mode, not the exception. You will regularly work with incomplete briefs, short timelines, and customers who expect things to work under pressure. Solutions often won't be elegant. Getting real-world signal from the field matters more right now than clean abstractions. This is intentional, not a failure of planning. You will also be operating in environments that are new to most software engineers. Military and police organisations have distinct decision-making structures, security constraints, and operational cultures. If you've never worked near these environments before, be honest with yourself. This gap is real and will show up early.
Requirements
- Solid software engineering generalist skills, comfortable across the stack, able to ship without ideal conditions
- Hands-on experience implementing AI systems in resource-constrained or operationally sensitive environments (edge devices, degraded networks, field hardware)
- Working knowledge of audio processing and real-time/low-latency systems — you don't need to be a specialist, but you need to be comfortable getting into it
- High tolerance for ambiguity, meaning you figure things out rather than waiting for a clearer brief
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience working with or inside military or police organisations. Understanding how these customers think, buy, and operate makes a concrete difference in this role.
Responsibilities
- Deploy working software prototypes directly with early military and police customers in Warsaw
- Travel frequently to customer sites
- Close the gap between what the product does in general and what each customer needs in the field, meaning bespoke integrations, quick patches, and adaptations that don't scale yet
- Work with real-time audio streaming systems and low-latency voice technology
- Communicate complex technical behaviour clearly to non-technical people in high-stakes settings
- Work directly with the founders
Benefits
- Equity: Meaningful founding-team equity (vesting terms to be discussed)
- Relocation support: Available if needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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