Rune Technologies
Forward Deployed Engineer
Austin, TX · Contract
No sponsorshipDetected 98 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptC++Full-Stack DevelopmentAWSCloud PlatformsKubernetesMachine LearningData EngineeringCybersecuritySupply ChainLogisticsCommunicationProblem Solving
About the role
- We are seeking Forward Deployed Software Engineers to join our expanding team in the Austin area.
- In this role, you'll take on a diverse set of challenges spanning full-stack development, networking, systems integration, and user-focused problem solving-always balancing speed, scalability, and sound engineering judgment.
- Our engineers thrive on ownership and accountability, approaching every project with a practical, execution-oriented mindset.
Responsibilities
- Work side-by-side with end users and stakeholders to understand their toughest challenges, then design and deliver software solutions that directly address those needs.
- Collaborate across engineering, product, design, and operations teams to build scalable systems, prioritize work, and drive complex projects to completion.
- Travel roughly ~25% to deploy, field-test, and support software systems, gathering feedback directly from users to ensure success in operational settings.
Requirements
- Strong coding skills with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Go, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.
- Experience working on software in defense, aerospace, or other complex operational domains.
- Familiarity with logistics, supply chain, or sustainment challenges - especially in military contexts.
- Experience deploying software to production environments and managing cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS, Kubernetes) as well as Edge infrastructure.
- High ownership mindset
- we're looking for a motivated individual who is biased to action and to assume responsibility for all aspects of the development and deployment of our software for a specific military customer.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals, and comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives and iteration with users.
- Strong communication abilities, with an interest and aptitude to lead customer-facing engineering interactions.
- Desired Qualifications
- Exposure to data engineering, analytics, or machine learning in operational contexts.
Nice to have
- Active U.S. secret security clearance required
- top secret preferred.
Skills
- The U.S. military and its allies face a real logistics modernization problem.
Compensation
- Highly competitive equity grants are also included in the majority of full time offers and are considered part of Rune's total compensation package.
Benefits
- Rune offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees to include a full suite of insurance options at no cost for employees and low-cost to spouses and dependents.
- Highly competitive equity grants are also included in the majority of full time offers and are considered part of Rune's total compensation package.
- Benefits include:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
- Basic life insurance and disability 100% covered for all employees by Rune
- option to purchase additional life insurance available
- 'Take the time off that you need, when you need it' paid time off, not accrual based
- Generous company holiday calendar including a holiday shutdown in December
- Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service, medical events, and parental leave
- Full 401(k) retirement plan for all full-time eligible employees
- Company-funded commuter benefits
- Free access to on-site gym at office
Company info
- High ownership mindset; we're looking for a motivated individual who is biased to action and to assume responsibility for all aspects of the development and deployment of our software for a specific military customer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- secret security clearance required; top secret preferred
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