Software Engineer, Computer Vision / Image Processing
Muon Space6 hours ago
San Jose, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$190k - $212k/yr
Responsibilities
- Implement performance-critical imaging-pipeline stages in C++, including bundle adjustment, orthorectification, and image-format handling, and expose them to Python.
- Reduce image data product pipeline latency through optimized implementations such as GPU-based orthorectification.
- Identify high-value Python-to-C++/GPU migrations with the image data products team and drive them to completion.
- Develop and benchmark high-performance reference algorithms.
- Partner with HPC GPU specialists on workloads that benefit from GPU acceleration.
- Own unit, integration, and performance regression testing in CI, along with verification and validation.
- Produce technical designs, trade studies, and interface documentation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Math, or a related technical field.
- 3+ years of professional experience developing performance-critical C++ software in production.
- Expert-level C++ knowledge, including memory management, concurrency, and performance-oriented programming.
- Hands-on experience with bundle adjustment, orthorectification, and common image and geospatial formats.
- Experience building high-throughput, low-latency image-processing services and integrating C++ components into Python pipelines.
- Strong Python skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance; an active clearance is preferred.
- Preferred qualifications include CUDA image-processing kernels, photogrammetry or remote sensing, zero-copy buffers, RDMA, shared memory, containerized CI/CD with performance regression testing, and space, aerospace, or other mission-critical software experience.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement requiring three days per week onsite at the San Jose, California office.
- Full-time employees receive equity compensation, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, short- and long-term disability insurance, and life insurance.
- Benefits include three weeks of paid vacation for new employees, 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time, and paid parental leave.
- The company is registered and able to hire in AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IA, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VT, VA, and WA.
About Muon Space
Muon Space designs, builds, and operates low Earth orbit satellite constellations and a software stack that deliver Earth intelligence and in-orbit compute for government, defense, and commercial users. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, the privately held company sells spacecraft, payload integration, and data services. It runs a San Jose production facility capable of building up to 500 satellites in the 100–500+ kg class annually and has acquired propulsion startup Starlight Engines.