Field Engineer

AdaCore: Helping Developers Build Software that Matters

Everything we do at AdaCore is centered around helping developers build safe, secure and reliable software.

For 30 years, we've partnered with global leaders in aerospace & defense, air traffic management, space, railway and financial services. We've developed tools and services simplifying high-integrity software development through a subscription-based model. As demand for secure applications grows in industries like automotive, medical, energy, and IoT, we're adapting our proven technologies to assist a new generation of developers.

Our 150 global experts based in the US, France, Germany, the UK, and Estonia, collectively develop cutting-edge technologies to address the challenges of high-grade software development.

Joining AdaCore is about joining a culture of innovation, openness, collaboration and dependability, which defines how we work together, with our customers and partners.

As a Field Engineer, you will utilize the skills you’ve acquired in your 5 to 10 years of software development to help new, and prospective, customers in their adoption of our products. You will also be responsible for targeted customer development contracts.

Responsibilities include:

• Serving as the point person between AdaCore and assigned customers during mentorships and evaluations

• Organizing and / or delivering on-site follow-ups and consulting

• Organizing and / or delivering on-site customer training

• Participating in customer-specific software development activities

• Investigating and prototyping new technologies

• Understanding each customer's and project's unique challenges and how best we can help address them

• Developing representative code and processes in customer context to demonstrate technology usage

• Supporting marketing activities by assisting in the process of collateral and presentation creations, etc.

• Providing feedback from the field wrt potential sales opportunities and/or ideas to better position our technology

• Serving as a technology evangelist by following internal development and pushing new features to appropriate customers

• Owning the life cycle of the sales process from evaluation to full tool integration

• Traveling to customer sites; up to 35% travel annually

Qualifications: 

• 5 to 10 years in software development (embedded experience is a plus)

• Proficiency in C, C++, or other compilable languages

• Familiarity with or experience in the Rust programming language

• Highly motivated to learn about leading edge technologies

• Strong prospecting abilities

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work in a team environment

• Excellent listening, presentation and public speaking abilities

• Though not strictly necessary, knowledge of Ada is a plus

Beyond the job

We're a global organization driven by diverse backgrounds, fostering innovation through an open exchange of ideas. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, celebrating diversity in ethnicity, nationality, gender, age, religion, abilities, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status. 

Our commitment is to help our teammates, wherever they are based, feel comfortable and satisfied, by encouraging flexibility to ensure them a healthy work-life balance. Additionally, we prioritize individual development by offering continuous training from day one with a personalized onboarding plan.