Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Image/ML Compute Architecture
Muon Space· Engineering - Software
Hybrid (San Jose, CA)$232k - $261kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Architect for Muon's cloud image processing and ML infrastructure, designing and deploying a low-latency serving platform for image algorithms and ML models in production. Hybrid role requiring on-site presence in San Jose, CA three days per week.
Responsibilities
- Architect, develop, align and deploy the cloud image processing and ML serving stack for Muon's ground data products, including runtime integration, request batching, and serving multiple customer data feeds.
- Design distributed, low-latency image processing systems that scale in the cloud.
- Define the patterns and interfaces by which data pipelines call into performant native/accelerated code.
- Set up a production-grade image processing and ML serving path for the Image Data Product pipeline, and extend the architecture to support upcoming imaging and onboard-compute missions and future onboard accelerator opportunities.
- Deliver high-performance reference algorithm implementations and benchmark them.
- Mentor other engineers on modern C++, image and ML runtimes, and distributed-systems design.
- Own verification and validation, including unit, integration, and performance regression tests.
- Produce clear designs, trade studies, and interface documentation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Math, or a related technical field.
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including technical leadership on distributed computation or data-intensive systems.
- Expert-level C++, with deep familiarity with memory management, concurrency, and performance-oriented programming in production systems.
- Strong PyTorch experience and production experience running models in C++ runtimes in the cloud using LibTorch or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience architecting distributed systems for low-latency image and ML, data analysis, or computer vision.
- Strong Python skills, including interaction with native optimized implementations.
- Strong written and verbal communication and ability to lead and conclude cross-functional technical discussions.
- Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance. Active clearance is a plus.
Skills
Required:C++PyTorchPythonDistributed systems designCommunication / leadership
Benefits
- equity grant
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- short & long term disability and life insurance
- three weeks paid vacation
- 12 paid holidays
- unlimited sick time
- paid parental leave
Last updated Sep 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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