Forward Deployed Backend Engineer is a Forward Deployed AI Engineer role (full-time). with NestAI. in TALLINN, EE. Imported listing (source: thebench.jobs). Apply on the employer's site (thebench.jobs).
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NestAI is hiring a Forward Deployed Backend Engineer to own the backend systems connecting its platform to partner hardware and field deployments. You will design and deploy microservices, streaming pipelines, and server-side services in Python and C++, and build backend infrastructure for LLM applications including vector stores and retrieval-augmented generation. The role bridges software with UAV and UGV hardware, working directly with partner technical teams on-site and remotely.
Responsibilities
Own backend systems connecting NestAI's platform to partner hardware and field deployments, scaling from pilot integrations to production-grade, high-concurrency infrastructure
Design and deploy microservices, streaming pipelines, and server-side services in Python and C++
Build backend infrastructure for LLM applications, including vector stores and retrieval-augmented generation pipelines
Engineer protocols that bridge software with UAV and UGV hardware
Work directly with partner technical teams on-site and remotely, feeding field feedback into NestAI's core platform architecture
Requirements
5+ years as a software engineer with deep server-side expertise in Python and C++
Strong knowledge of distributed systems patterns, SQL/NoSQL database architecture, and asynchronous message queues
NestAI is a European defense AI lab building adaptive intelligence for unmanned and command systems. Its NestOS platform is open, modular, and interoperable, enabling AI systems to learn from operational data while keeping capability evolution under European control.