Software Engineer - Edge AI Systems
Seattle, WA • Full-time
Posted 2mo ago
Job Location
Seattle, WA
Tech Stack
Remote Work Policy
On-site
Employment Type
Full-time
Categories
LLM Engineer
About the job
We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join a newly-formed team focused on developing and deploying advanced AI systems to the tactical edge. This role involves training, evaluating, and deploying LLM agents to edge hardware for interfacing with sensors, effectors, and drone systems. This project is in support of multiple customers in the defense sector that are looking for untethered AI solutions that can be rapidly deployed downrange on hardware with limited capabilities. As a part of this team, you will build and deploy specialized models and agents that can run on tactical edge hardware, working alongside other experts in AI, LLMs, and systems to shape solutions that redefine complex tactical defense scenarios.
Responsibilities
- Train and fine-tune edge-capable LLMs for tactical defense applications
- Optimize model performance for various edge hardware platforms
- Design and implement multi-agent systems for various mission scenarios
- Interface LLM agents with sensors, effectors, and drone systems
- Benchmark and evaluate agent capabilities, performance, and reliability
- Engineer scalable, reliable, and fail-safe systems for high-stakes environments
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- 2+ years of experience contributing to system design or architecture
- Experience building and deploying LLMs and LLM agents using modern frameworks
- Strong proficiency in Rust, Python, or C++
- Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or related fields
- Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain one