Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI

The role

As a Forward Deployed Applied AI Engineer at SE3 Labs, you’ll work at the intersection of software engineering, applied AI and customer delivery. You’ll collaborate directly with defence customers to understand their challenges, build LLM-powered solutions, and take ownership of projects from first requirements through to deployment. Our solutions are built to work in real operational environments, so you’ll also test and demonstrate them with customers in the field, not just at your desk.

This is a hands-on role where you combine coding with client engagement, helping shape both the solutions we deliver today and the opportunities we develop for tomorrow.

What you will do

Applied AI Development:

What you need

Your profile

You have experience in a client-facing technical role, such as technical consulting, professional services, applied AI engineering or software implementation. You’re comfortable discussing requirements, explaining technical decisions and working directly with customers.
You take ownership of problems and follow them through, from understanding customer needs to delivering a working solution.
You bring strong software development skills and a solid grasp of software architecture. You can write, debug and improve code yourself rather than relying solely on high-level AI tools or prototypes. Python experience is a plus, but we’re more interested in how you build software than in which language you use.
You speak German at a fluent or professional level and can confidently work with customers in German-speaking environments.
You think on your feet, adapt when requirements change and work through unfamiliar technical or operational challenges without needing every step laid out for you.
You’re curious about how customers operate and can translate ambiguous problems into practical solutions. You ask the right questions, challenge assumptions and focus on what delivers value.
You want to work in defence and apply AI to real operational challenges, and you’re excited to join exercises and field tests with our customers.
You enjoy hands-on development but are equally comfortable presenting a demo or discussing a problem with a customer.
You’re comfortable working on-site in Munich and travelling regularly, primarily within Germany.

Especially valued bonus skills

Defence Experience: You have previously worked with defence or military customers and understand their operational environments, procurement processes or ways of working.
Applied AI & LLMs: You have built and delivered LLM-powered applications or integrated AI capabilities into production software, ideally in response to specific customer needs.
Customer Relationship Development: You have grown existing customer relationships, identified new opportunities and helped turn initial projects into longer-term partnerships.
End-to-End Solution Delivery: You have taken a solution from an ambiguous customer problem through scoping, implementation, demonstration and deployment, adapting your approach as you learn more.

Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI

The role

What you will do

Forward Deployed Engineer, Applied AI

The role

What you will do

What you need

Your profile

Especially valued bonus skills

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