Software Engineer - Edge AI Systems
About The Position
We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join a newly-formed team focused on developing and deploying advanced AI systems to the tactical edge. This role involves training, evaluating, and deploying LLM agents to edge hardware for interfacing with sensors, effectors, and drone systems. This project is in support of multiple customers in the defense sector that are looking for untethered AI solutions that can be rapidly deployed downrange on hardware with limited capabilities. As a part of this team, you will build and deploy specialized models and agents that can run on tactical edge hardware, working alongside other experts in AI, LLMs, and systems to shape solutions that redefine complex tactical defense scenarios.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- 2+ years of experience contributing to the system design or architecture (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience building and deploying LLMs and LLM agents using modern frameworks such as PyTorch, HuggingFace Transformers, LangChain, and vLLM
- Strong proficiency in Rust, Python, or C++
- Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or related fields
- Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance
Nice To Haves
- Proven experience in AI model development, training, and fine-tuning
- Experience building LLM agent systems using direct LLM API calls, or frameworks such as LangChain
- Experience optimizing AI models and runtime performance for edge hardware
- Familiarity with edge AI optimization tools including Ollama, Mojo, TVM, TF Lite, and vLLM
- Experience working in the defense sector, especially with weapon and UxV systems, is highly desirable
- Ability to manage complexity, optimize for performance, and think critically under pressure
- Experience deploying and maintaining robust production systems
Responsibilities
- Train and fine-tune edge-capable LLMs for tactical defense applications
- Optimize model performance for various edge hardware (GPU, CPU, and specialized accelerator) platforms
- Design and implement multi-agent systems for various mission scenarios
- Interface LLM agents with sensors, effectors, and drone systems
- Benchmark and evaluate agent capabilities, performance, and reliability
- Engineer scalable, reliable, and fail-safe systems capable of functioning in high-stakes environments
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Voluntary life insurance
- Basic life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Disability insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Relocation assistance
- Take what you need paid time off
- 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year
- 10 paid holidays
- Supportive leave of absence program
- Paid leave for new parents
- Subsidized back-up care for all parents
- Fertility and family building benefits
- Stipend for new child expenses
- 401k plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
