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Job description
Modern Intelligence is hiring a Junior Software Engineer — a full-time, based in Austin, TX role. Apply directly on Modern Intelligence's careers page below.
Junior Software Engineer
Team: Engineering
Location: Austin, Texas
Commitment: Full-time
Workplace Type: onsite
Salary:
Compensation Specifics
- Final offer depends on demonstrated depth in a systems language and how much of the stack you can pick up quickly.
- Equity is granted on top of base for every full-time role.
Benefits
- Full Medical, dental, and vision for you and all members of your family
- Flexible PTO
- Paid Holidays: All federal holidays + last two weeks of the calendar year
- Paid Parental Leave: 3 Months
Modern Intelligence builds Sovereign, targeting software for unmanned systems. Manufacturers install it on UAVs, USVs, UUVs, and other unmanned vehicles. Sovereign runs on the vehicle’s computer. It detects, classifies, and tracks targets from the onboard cameras, keeps identity when the picture breaks up, and can run terminal guidance into impact. It keeps working when GPS is out and the radio is jammed.
We’ve held Department of War contracts, including work with Air Force Special Operations and SOCOM.
We’ve raised more than $12 million from Bedrock, Vine, Contrary, Air Street, Caffeinated, Champion Hill, Swell, Myelin, and others.
Details
We are looking for a software engineer excited to take technology demonstrated on test ranges and relatively peaceful theaters and see it proven on the battlefield.
We have a small software team, but are looking to grow it rapidly. We are seeing significant increase in customer engagement and are looking to expand capacity on an established team. We need engineers willing to travel and support field deployments and integrations. And importantly, we want to take our product to and prove it in Ukraine.
Our product, Sovereign, is an Automated Target Recognition and Automated Terminal Guidance solution that works on any platform in any domain - we are currently working to expand its capability to meet any autonomy requirement for any unmanned system.
We are looking for engineers passionate about drones, autonomy, supporting our service men and women, and defending democracy and freedom around the world.
Requirements
- Proficiency in a compiled systems language: C++, Rust, or C. Our primary codebase is C++20; we do not expect you to know C++20 on day one, but we do expect you to already think in terms of memory, types, and build artifacts.
- Comfortable writing Python.
- Comfortable developing on Linux: command line, git, and code review.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or comparable, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
- Willingness to travel and support field deployments and integrations.
- Must be a U.S. person (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)). This role works on export-controlled technology.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Bazel, or with CMake and an appetite for learning Bazel.
- Applied linear algebra: coordinate frames, covariance, Kalman filters, geodesy.
- Experience with Docker and containerized builds.
- Experience with video pipelines: GStreamer, ffmpeg, RTSP/RTP/etc.
- Experience with an inference runtime such as ONNX Runtime or TensorRT.
- Experience with CUDA or GPU programming.
- Experience with cross-compilation and embedded Linux, such as Jetson and ARM targets.
- Experience with protobuf and/or gRPC.
- Experience with TypeScript and React (our operator UI), or with PyTorch (our model training and export)
Nice to have
- Experience with Dart and Flutter.
- Experience targeting ML accelerators: Hailo, Qualcomm QNN, XNNPACK, ARM Compute Library.
- Experience building for Windows, macOS, or Android.
- Experience with MAVLink or other drone software.
- Experience with Slurm or other cluster training workflows.
- Prior defense industry experience, or an active or previously held clearance.
People’s lives will depend on the code that you write here. If you want to do something that actually matters, let us know.
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Frequently asked questions
What skills are required for Junior Software Engineer at Modern Intelligence?
The required skills for Junior Software Engineer at Modern Intelligence include: C++, Rust, C, Python, Linux, Git, Docker, gRPC, TypeScript, React, PyTorch, Flutter.
What is the seniority level for Junior Software Engineer at Modern Intelligence?
Junior Software Engineer at Modern Intelligence is a Entry level position.
How do I apply for Junior Software Engineer at Modern Intelligence?
You can view the full description and apply for Junior Software Engineer at Modern Intelligence on EchoJobs: https://echojobs.io/job/modern-intelligence-junior-software-engineer-iq1bw.