Senior Software Engineer

About Epirus

E pirus is a high-growth technology company dedicated to overcoming the asymmetric challenges inherent to the future of national security. Epirus' flagship product, Leonidas, is a software-defined system built using intelligent power management techniques that allow power-hungry systems to do more with less.

Job Summary: This is an exciting role in an innovative company. The ideal candidate for the position is someone who has experience developing high-performance real-time, autonomous software systems to rapidly develop next-generation products.  Employ your expertise by developing software systems that support functions such as autonomous target tracking, agile electronic beam-forming, and real-time hardware control.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement software of embedded devices and systems from requirements to production and deployment


• Design, develop, code, test, and debug system software


• Build real-time control software for a variety of projects


• Analyze and enhance the efficiency, stability and scalability of system resources


• Direct software QA and optimize I/O performance


• Interface with hardware design and development


• Assess third-party and open-source software


• Lead teams to create minimum viable products from an idea


• Derive software frameworks and architectures to accelerate development


• Mentor peers to advance team velocity

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of development in C and C++


• 3+ years working with embedded systems


• Additional experience with one or more modern systems language(s): Python, Java, VHDL, Verilog, Go, Rust, etc.


• Versed in multithreaded design (concurrency primitives, resource management, etc.)


• Competent in computer science concepts (algorithms, data structures, object-oriented programming, etc.)


• Strong foundations in mathematics and linear algebra


• Adequate knowledge of reading schematics and data sheets for components


• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a similar discipline, Master’s degree preferred


• This is an on-site position; availability to work in our HQ in Torrance is required

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• 2+ years of experience with Xilinx FPGA and Embedded Cortex CPU architectures


• Experience building software for real-time operating environments with specific latency requirements


• Experience with Embedded Linux and/or software integration with FPGA firmware


• Knowledge or experience with digital signal processing (DSP) or radio frequency (RF) technologies


• User experience with DevOps Pipeline tools


• Experience with Docker or Helm 


• Scrum Master Certification


• Desire to mentor new hires


• Exposure or interest in sensor fusion, machine learning, or AI

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

• To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .  

At Epirus, you’ll work with technical peers and great people—and get first crack at some of the defining technology challenges of our time. Here, “impossible” is just a challenge. We're a diverse, fast-growing team of change-makers fueling the future of energy with revolutionary solutions. Join us and rewrite the rules.

As required by the Equal Pay Transparency Act, Epirus provides a reasonable range of minimum compensation for roles that may be hired. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location.

For the state of California only, the range of starting pay for this role is:

$171,000—$194,000 USD