Radar Algorithms Engineer (SAR)

Location: Redwood City, California, United States; hybrid

Salary: $150,000–$300,000 per year, with flexibility between salary and equity-based compensation.

Company

hirify.global develops radar satellite systems and a real-time, high-resolution 3D model of Earth for government and commercial applications.

What you will do

• Develop synthetic aperture radar algorithms for high-quality 3D data products using tomography, interferometry, radargrammetry, and computer vision techniques.
• Implement and deploy efficient algorithms in a cloud-based image production pipeline.
• Create tools to predict 3D reconstruction performance from image collection geometry.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and product teams to translate customer use cases into system requirements.
• Generate test plans and validation methods to ensure product quality and meet end-user expectations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, physics, computer science, or a related field.
• Experience with SAR digital signal processing and algorithm development.
• Proficiency in Python, C/C++, or MATLAB.
• Strong teamwork, communication, self-direction, and personal accountability.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations under ITAR regulations.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree focused on radar image formation.
• Experience with SAR image formation, collection modes, motion compensation, interferogram processing, and multi-baseline or crossing-node interferometry.
• Experience deploying radar algorithms into production pipelines.
• Familiarity with version control, code review, continuous integration, tomographic SAR, and multidimensional inverse SAR optimization.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fast-paced engineering environment under significant time constraints.
• Contribute to the design of an advanced radar satellite constellation.
• Competitive compensation with flexibility between salary and equity.
• Equal opportunity employment based on merit, competence, and qualifications.

Hiring process

• Interviews are conducted via Google Meet.
• The typical process takes approximately 2–4 weeks from start to finish.