Software Engineer, C++

About the position

Quantum Signal AI is looking for a software engineer to join our team in support of a wide array of forward-looking mobility, robotics, and sensing projects. Day to day, you'll develop software for distributed systems; monitoring and control applications; embedded and real-time systems; media handling and sensor processing; and middleware and backends. No two projects are the same and you'll have the opportunity to contribute to many different areas of software development and learn new skills regularly. You'll collaborate with other software, research, and mechatronic engineers as part of various multi-disciplinary teams charged with solving complex problems related to advanced vehicle features and supporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and support software over a range of advanced vehicle, robotics, and R&D applications
• Solve challenging problems related to making complex systems safe, usable, and efficient
• Develop unit and system-level test plans, automate testing, and support reporting
• Work cross-functionally with multiple teams to leverage your diverse skillset
• Produce high quality documentation and present designs and results to a variety of stakeholders
• Ideate, quickly evaluate, and advocate for technologies and technical approaches in early project stages
• Tackle the challenges of learning, integrating, and leveraging a range of software tools and technologies as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field
• Strong programming skills in practical C++
• Good working knowledge of algorithms and data structures
• Proficiency with networking, threading, and Linux
• Open-mindedness and curiosity about learning new tools/technologies and applying your skills broadly to a variety of projects
• Understanding of when you need help/feedback and a respect for the importance of peer critique and iterative design during development
• Belief in, and preference for, pragmatic and elegant designs over complex or trendy ones

Nice-to-haves

• Software development experience in a non-academic environment working with distributed, real-time, embedded, media handling, or backend applications
• Familiarity with software development processes as part of a team including interface specifications, revision control, defect tracking, and CI/CD
• Hobby, school, or professional experience in performance optimization
• Interfacing with sensor hardware and drivers
• Real-time and low latency network systems
• Databases and message passing frameworks
• Modern video/audio codecs and compression
• Interest in mobile robotics, autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure, and related applications

Benefits

• Annual Bonus based on individual performance
• Immediate health, dental, and vision coverage options for you and your family
• Health and dependent care FSA
• Company-paid life, AD&D, and disability coverage
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid holidays and generous PTO based on years of relevant experience
• Flexible schedule options
• Learning and development assistance
• Ford AXZ-Plan vehicle discounts
• A relaxed, fun community and environment in which to solve interesting problems
• Other perks to fuel creativity such as an on-site gymnasium, free drinks and snacks, and a variety of optional team activities