Senior Software Engineer
About The Position
Rapta is revolutionizing precision US manufacturing with an agentic native AI Platform trusted by the nation's top defense primes. Backed by top investors and growing 521% year-over-year, we're a Portland-based team building computer vision and robotics technology that keeps America's most critical production lines running flawlessly. If you want to do meaningful work at the intersection of AI and advanced manufacturing, we'd love to meet you. We're seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our team in developing distributed, cutting-edge applied AI systems. This is a full-time position working directly with our engineering team and CTO to drive technical innovation and mentor mid-level and junior engineers.
Requirements
- 10 + years of professional experience developing computer vision systems
- Deep curiosity for all software and artificial intelligence related topics
- Expert-level Python programming and software architecture skills
- Strong system design and architecture skills
- Excellence in technical communication and documentation
- Expertise in prompt engineering and AI-assisted development as a daily practice — Claude Code, Augment, Copilot, or equivalent is a force multiplier in your workflow, not a novelty
- Expertise in building scalable and distributed ML training and inference pipelines
- Experience with TensorFlow, PyTorch, or similar deep learning frameworks
- Proficiency with version control and CI/CD practices
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and distributed computing
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in manufacturing, industrial automation, or quality control systems
- Understanding of industrial cameras, sensors, and imaging hardware
- Knowledge of manufacturing quality standards (ISO, Six Sigma)
- Experience with real-time processing and edge computing constraints
- Experience with computer vision libraries (OpenCV, scikit-image)
Responsibilities
- Contribute to the architecture and development of production-grade distributed computer vision systems
- Drive research initiatives and experimental design to advance our AI servicing systems
- Build scalable data processing pipelines for training and validation
- Provide technical guidance to junior team members
Benefits
- Meaningful early-stage equity at a late seed-stage company
- Competitive compensation and benefits package
- Professional development and learning opportunities
- Opportunity to shape manufacturing technology that impacts American industry
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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