Software Engineer, Vehicle Identification

Blissway Inc. • Denver, CO

5d • $135,000 - $170,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The ID team’s job is to accurately extract data from the images our roadside equipment captures: license plate number, plate state, lane, axle count, and more. That data drives billing. Accuracy and speed are the competitive moat.

Requirements

• MS or BS in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Excited to work at a startup and be part of a core engineering team.
• You don't wait for a manual or a step-by-step guide; you figure out what you need to get stuff done and you do it with a professional, "owner" mentality.
• Understand that in a small team, feedback is the fastest way to level up and you welcome it.
• Think in systems, not features. You understand that a change to one part of the system will impact users in other parts and you account for that.
• Genuinely flexible. When the embedded team needs a hand, you help. When a project priority shifts, you shift.
• Experience writing code that stands up to the unpredictability of the physical world.
• Proficiency in Python and TypeScript, or ability to learn fast.
• Experience with Computer Vision (OpenCV), ML Integration, Payment Processing.
• Experience with languages such as Python, TypeScript, C++, SQL.
• Experience with frameworks and tools such as NestJS, Node.js, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, React, Sentry.
• Experience with infrastructure such as AWS, Docker, Linux, IoT Edge Devices.

Nice To Haves

• Detail-oriented enough to care about the difference between a 99.95% and 99.97% accuracy rate and creative enough to want to close that gap through data driven testing.
• Comfortable working across the stack to own debugging and updates.
• You don't stop at the interface boundary, you drive forward to a solution.

Responsibilities

• Own the core logic that decides what happens with each transaction, enabling us to identify cars on the road.
• Collaborate with the ML team to request, test and implement models that increase identification reliability and speed.
• Partner with the data analyst to understand where the strategy is failing and why.
• Scale our capabilities from thousands to millions of cars daily. You will encounter older designs that didn’t scale. You will help us rearchitect them for growth.
• Own debugging and updates for the Human Review Infrastructure, working across the stack and coordinating with frontend teams.
• Figure out what you need to get stuff done and do it with a professional, "owner" mentality.
• Think in systems, not features, and account for how changes in one part of the system will impact users in other parts.
• Be genuinely flexible and help other teams when needed, shifting priorities as project needs change.

Benefits

• Relocation bonus
• Monthly allowance for personalized health coverage (ICHRA)
• 401(k) matching up to 4%
• Company-sponsored life & disability insurance
• Competitive equity package with 24-month exercise window
• Opportunity to sell vested shares at investor valuation annually
• 4 weeks of untracked PTO (High-Trust Time Off)
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for birth and adoptive parents
• 12 weeks of fully paid sabbatical leave every 5 years
• Breakfast and daily group lunches
• Fully stocked kitchen with snacks
• Annual 3–4 day team getaway (BlissTrip)
• Monthly team events (game nights, escape rooms, dinners)
• Tuition reimbursement for courses, programs, and conferences

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree