# Forward Deployed Engineer

**Company:** [Shield AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/shield-ai)
**Location:** London, United Kingdom
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Hivemind Sdk, C++, Python, Software Engineering, API Integrations, AI, Autonomy, Robotics, Enterprise Software, Technical Documentation
**Posted:** 2026-06-05

> Deploy and integrate Hivemind autonomy software for customers developing unmanned platforms. The role requires 7+ years of industry experience, strong modern C++ and Python skills, customer-facing integration expertise, and willingness to travel approximately 30%.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Become an expert user of the Hivemind Enterprise Autonomy Software Development Kit.
- Develop AI and autonomy applications using Hivemind for unmanned platforms across air, sea, land, and space.
- Deploy Hivemind AI infrastructure at customer sites.
- Provide technical training to customers for their autonomy development efforts.
- Assist customers in integrating Hivemind autonomy with their vehicles and platforms.
- Help customers debug software and API integration issues.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to address customer feedback and improve products.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation and training materials.
- Assist the sales team with complex technical customer queries.
- Travel to and stay at customer sites as required, approximately 30% of the time.

## Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 7+ years of industry experience.
- 3+ years of experience in an integration or applications engineering role.
- 3+ years of experience working in a startup environment.
- Strong technical background in software engineering.
- Strong proficiency in modern C++.
- Intermediate proficiency in Python.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the defense aviation or robotics industry.
- Experience building and running a small enterprise software applications or solutions engineering team.

## Example Projects
- Autonomous teaming drones.
- Teaming between helicopters and drones.
- Autonomy on Robodogs.
- AI on fighter jets.

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