Senior Software Engineer - Hybrid

Our mission is to be the technology backbone for strategic competition against peer adversaries. These missions – including intelligence, information operations, special activities, and perception management – are happening today and their success or failure will determine if we go to war tomorrow.

We've been on the front lines of these missions since 2019, and have grown to support a wide range of missions across all US service branches, multiple combatant commands, partner nations, and interagency stakeholders. We deploy both hardware and software products to support people on the front lines that span collection, planning / assessments, and effects.

We've grown from $3M in run-rate revenue in 2021 to $80M in run-rate revenue today. We've been profitable since 2022 and have raised $91M in venture capital funding through Series B. We're valued at $1.5B as of 2025.

About the role

The sensing team at Vannevar Labs is building a new hardware product that supports a widespread need for relatively low cost, attritable, and easily coordinated sensing. We’re looking for a talented software engineer to build and deliver a best in class platform for managing, operating, and deploying physical sensors.

You will be a member of a cross-functional team made up of software engineers, machine learning specialists, former military officers, and product strategists. You will be expected to own critical product features and contribute to the overall direction of the platform we are building.

What you'll do

• Develop application software running on embedded Linux devices that integrates with software defined radios, remote networking hardware, and various sensor hardware
• Own software integration and test/validation of various hardware components into our product
• Lead deployment of signal processing and machine learning algorithms into production and optimize them for running on GPU accelerated hardware
• Build modular software solutions that allow for integrating a variety of networking solutions, software defined radio hardware, and other physical devices.

Qualifications (must haves)

• 6+ years of experience in software development with a general purpose programming language
• Proven experience owning features end-to-end from development, test, and release
• Experience developing applications targeting Linux operating systems 
• Experience developing software for IoT devices, robotic equipment, or other embedded systems
• Experience working closely with hardware engineers to troubleshoot, bring up and validate systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be a U.S. resident or citizen
• Must be able to work in-office (hybrid) in Seattle, WA

Qualifications (nice to haves)

• Experience with Python, C++, and/or Typescript
• Experience with software defined radio and associated software toolchains
• Experience working with hardware accelerators, NVIDIA Jetson compute, tensor cores, and/or GPUs
• Experience with various relational and non-relational database systems

What we offer

The salary range for this position is $150,000 - $210,000 + equity + 401K match. Within the range, individual pay is determined by experience, relevant education, and/or training.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Unlimited PTO including competitive vacation and holiday schedules
• Lifestyle stipends - Monthly mental health, wellness & fitness stipend, in-home office setup stipend and family planning assistance
• Salary top-up during military reserve duty
• Fully paid parental leave
• Child and pet care reimbursement during travel

 

Vannevar Labs is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.   We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if you don't feel like you're a perfect fit. If you're passionate about contributing to our mission, we'd love to hear from you!   IMPORTANT NOTICE
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