Lead Software Engineer (Computer Vision)

Location: Centreville, Virginia, United States; onsite office environment. U.S. Citizenship required. Regular travel within the continental U.S. is required, up to 40%. Candidates must be willing to work on government contracts and obtain a DoD security clearance. ITAR/EAR compliance requires U.S. person eligibility or export-license approval.

Salary: $128,000–$195,250 per year

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous systems and defense technologies across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains.

What you will do

• Implement and optimize computer vision, video processing, and perception algorithms in C++.
• Develop pipelines for low-SWaP embedded processors such as Nvidia Xavier and Orin.
• Integrate perception capabilities into unmanned aerial systems and unmanned surface vessels.
• Design, implement, document, test, and validate software using established engineering processes.
• Support demonstrations, benchtop testing, operational field experimentation, and customer-facing technical reporting.
• Collaborate with software developers, customers, and external developers while mentoring less experienced engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, mathematics, physics, or equivalent education and experience.
• 8–12 years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Strong C/C++ skills, including data structures, algorithms, object-oriented programming, and development workflows.
• Experience with CMake, modern C++ build systems, Python tooling, Linux, unit testing, debugging, Git, IDEs, and debuggers.
• Demonstrated mathematical, analytical, communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
• U.S. Citizenship, ITAR/EAR eligibility, willingness to obtain a DoD security clearance, and willingness to obtain or hold an FAA Part 107 certification are required.

Nice to have

• Experience with DDS, gRPC, or Rust.
• Active security clearance.
• Familiarity with machine learning and computer vision concepts.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular employment with a 9/80 work schedule.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) plan with company matching.
• Paid holiday shutdown.
• Work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment focused on autonomous systems and defense technology.