Senior Software Engineer, Optimization Systems (Aerospace)

Location: Remote in the United States; flexible hybrid remote/in-office arrangements are also available.

Company

hirify.global develops laser communications technology and temporospatial software-defined networking platforms for aerospace, satellite, airborne, cislunar, and deep-space communications.

What you will do

• Design and build high-performance optimization and scheduling systems for complex network-resource allocation problems.
• Translate product and network requirements into effective computational models.
• Improve solution quality, runtime, scalability, and explainability as problem complexity grows.
• Evolve solver architecture for greater scalability, robustness, and reliability under increasing load.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain core software while managing project priorities, timelines, and deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience designing and developing production software systems.
• Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, software design, testing, and debugging.
• Experience building algorithmically complex, computationally intensive, or performance-sensitive software.
• Proficiency in Golang, C, C++, Rust, or Java.
• Ability to meet U.S. export-control requirements for access to controlled information.

Nice to have

• Experience with numerical optimization, mathematical programming, or solver development.
• Experience with performance profiling, numerical accuracy, and debugging complex computational systems.
• Experience with distributed or cloud-based compute systems.
• Familiarity with telecommunications, networking, logistics, planning, or adjacent domains.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on aerospace communications and planetary mesh-network technologies.
• Contribute to critical national security programs and initiatives.
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities.
• Collaborative, supportive, and inclusive workplace.
• Competitive compensation with equity options, comprehensive health and insurance benefits, 401(k), and paid time off.