Staff Functional Safety Engineer leading all functional safety lifecycle aspects for robotic products. Ensuring compliance with safety standards and managing cross - functional coordination in a fast - paced startup environment.
About the role
- Forward Deployed Engineer delivering technical solutions utilizing AI and data for national security missions. Collaborating with clients to integrate advanced software solutions into real-world applications.
Responsibilities
- Architect, develop, and deploy mission-aligned software solutions in government and commercial environments.
- Collaborate with operators, analysts, and executives to translate evolving requirements into actionable technical outcomes.
- Integrate Strider’s platform with diverse data sources, internal workflows, and external IT systems.
- Build custom applications, features, and data pipelines that unlock insights from unstructured, multi-lingual datasets.
- Serve as Strider’s technical lead in the field, owning project outcomes from inception to implementation.
- Prototype quickly and iterate continuously, adapting to high-priority demands and real-time feedback.
- Provide critical field insights to inform and influence Strider’s internal product roadmap.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on full-stack or systems-level development.
- Proficiency in Python, Java, or similar languages.
- Experience with distributed systems, cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), APIs, and modern front-end frameworks.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to rapidly prototype, iterate, and deploy in fast-paced environments.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in ambiguous or evolving mission contexts.
- Willingness to travel 30–70% of the time based on mission requirements.
- Active U.K. security clearance (SC/DV) or eligibility to obtain one strongly preferred.
Benefits
- Be a key contributor to a high-impact mission that directly supports innovation and national resilience.
- Join a collaborative, fast-paced team that values creativity, autonomy, and trust.
- Work across domains—engineering, intelligence, product—on some of today’s most complex challenges.
- Develop leadership skills at the intersection of technology and mission.
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