Software Engineer | 3D Visualization Platform

Gecko Robotics•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Gecko Robotics' Engineering teams build high-impact, customer-facing applications that power Cantilever, our software platform used to protect and modernize critical infrastructure. As a Software Engineer on the 3D Product team, you will develop and evolve a high-performance 3D visualization product that enables users to explore complex assets in extraordinary detail. Our team builds and maintains a system that streams large-scale 3D data, including high-resolution models, to a web-based frontend. This system is already used to support important operational and strategic decisions within Cantilever and continues to expand in scope and capability. You will work across the stack, contributing to backend services, frontend applications, and system architecture, while collaborating with product managers, Forward Deployment Engineers, and occasionally customers to ship intuitive, scalable solutions. Due to government program requirements, candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

3+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent experience through internships or impactful personal projects
Experience building scalable backend systems and APIs, ideally working with complex or large datasets
Ability to develop user-facing applications for complex workflows
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to break down complex technical problems
Comfortable working across the stack and owning features end-to-end
Experience working in performance-sensitive or real-world environments, including systems with latency constraints, large data, or deployments outside traditional cloud-only infrastructure
Demonstrated ability to independently own and deliver complex technical projects end-to-end
Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, Forward Deployment Engineers, and non-technical stakeholders
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving environments with shifting priorities
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams
Willingness to travel periodically to other Gecko offices and client sites as needed
Authorized to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Interest or experience in 3D, graphics, or spatial systems such as rendering, visualization, simulation, CAD, or game development
Exposure to systems involving real-time data, simulation, or complex state
Experience working on systems deployed outside traditional cloud-only environments, including on-prem or edge systems
Interest and willingness to learn in the 3D or game development space

Responsibilities

Build and extend a server-side rendering application that streams large-scale 3D models to a React frontend, including systems built on Unreal Engine
Develop user-facing features that support complex 3D workflows across frontend and 3D technologies
Design and maintain backend APIs and services that power 3D data ingestion, transformation, and delivery
Solve technical challenges related to large model sizes (GB-scale), streaming performance, and data interoperability in real-world deployment environments
Work on systems that operate in real-world or constrained environments, including deployments outside traditional cloud-only infrastructure, where reliability and performance are critical
Expand the platform to support new and growing data types
Take ownership of meaningful product initiatives from design through deployment
Partner with Forward Deployment Engineers and occasionally customers to understand real-world use cases and translate them into product and technical solutions
Contribute to infrastructure improvements that increase reliability, observability, and performance