ICEYE
Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Germany
Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · Munich
Employer listed it 5 weeks ago · Added 4 days ago
Been open since 5 weeks ago, still checked daily, but it has been live a while.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Hybrid · Munich
Timezone
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Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Product
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Remote flexibility
Hybrid
This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around Munich, Neuss, Berlin, Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Munich, Neuss, Berlin, Hybrid"
- Listing mentions "Hybrid"
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- Not suitable if you plan to move between countries
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About the role
Role highlights:
Role: Forward Deployed AI Engineer
Department: Forward Deployed Engineering
Location: Germany
Reports to : VP, Forward Deployed Engineering
Working type: Hybrid (On-site at customer locations approx. 50% of time)
German security clearance (Sicherheitsüberprüfung Ü1/Ü2/Ü3)
Must be eligible and able to attain relevant national and NATO security clearances
Must be based in-country and native level speaker of the country you're deploying to.
The Mission of the Forward Deployed AI Engineer
In this role, you'll be the hands-on AI builder defense and intelligence customers rely on. You’ll deploy ICEYE’s intelligence platform into secure (often air-gapped) environments and rapidly ship AI-powered workflows on top of it—everything from Docker-based deployments to RAG systems fusing SAR imagery with intelligence reports. This is a ship-code-daily role: turning raw satellite data into mission-critical tools analysts use to protect nations.
Who We Are
ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. We deliver persistent monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth.
ICEYE owns the world's largest and most advanced SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite constellation. To our customers we provide intelligence with unmatched quality, latency and revisit times, in any weather, day or night. To governments who choose to operate their own constellation we provide this proven capability as a sovereign system.
ICEYE-built constellations serve customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance and emergency management. We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future.
Founded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
Day to day responsibilities:
Platform Deployment & Integration
Deploy ICEYE's intelligence platform into customer secure environments (on-premise, air-gapped networks, classified data centers).
Build and maintain containerized applications (Docker) and manage deployments in customer Kubernetes clusters.
Develop APIs and data pipelines connecting ICEYE systems to customer C4ISR infrastructure and intelligence tools.
Troubleshoot deployment issues in disconnected environments without external internet access.
AI Solution Development & Customization
Build Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems that combine ICEYE SAR data with customer intelligence documents for context-aware analysis.
Requirements
- ·3+ years hands-on software engineering building and deploying production systems.
- ·Strong Python programming skills (required) plus one of: Go, TypeScript, or Rust.
- ·Hands-on experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and RAG systems.
- ·Working knowledge of agent frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, pydantic-ai) and vector databases.
- ·Experience with Docker and deploying in secure / isolated / air-gapped environments.
Benefits
- ·Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- ·We’re committed to fair, inclusive hiring and equal opportunity. Everyone is welcome to apply. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, tell us—we’ll do our best to help.
- ·Apply now to start your ICEYE journey, and help us continue to make the impossible possible together. Read more about ICEYE and working with us at iceye.com
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at ICEYE, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
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