Software Engineer, AI Systems
At Raydar · Seattle, Washington, United States
Salary: US$145,000–275,000 a year
- Engineering
- Full-time
Where you’ll work
Hybrid, based in Seattle
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- Posted
- 12 October 2026
- First seen by us
- 13 October 2026
- Last checked
- 17 hours ago
Job description
From Raydar’s job post, as they wrote it.
About the company
Our client is a software company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Develop and ship machine learning models and autonomous software agents that operate on resource-constrained hardware in demanding field conditions. Work alongside a newly formed group of specialists, covering the lifecycle from model training through deployment and evaluation.
What you'll do
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- Train and fine-tune language models so they run effectively on compact hardware.
- Tune model performance across GPU, CPU and specialized accelerator platforms.
- Design and build multi-agent systems for a range of operational scenarios.
- Connect agent software to sensors, actuators and unmanned systems.
- Benchmark agents for capability, performance and reliability.
- Engineer scalable, dependable and fail-safe systems for high-stakes environments.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of professional software development experience.
- 2+ years contributing to system design or architecture, including design patterns, reliability and scaling.
- Practical experience taking language-model-based agent software into production and improving its speed and quality, for example through model tuning or faster inference.
- Experience building and deploying language models and agents with widely used frameworks such as PyTorch.
- Strong proficiency in Python, C++ and/or Rust.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative or technical discipline, such as computer science, physics or math.
- Hands-on record of engineering demanding software where dependability, security, speed and thorough testing matter.
- Background delivering technically challenging software at a rigorous organization, such as aerospace, big tech, robotics or applied research.
- Customer-facing or cross-functional collaboration experience.
- US citizenship and eligibility for a US security clearance.
- Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
Bonus points
- Prior work in the defense sector, particularly with weapon and unmanned systems.
- Familiarity with tools for optimizing AI models on edge hardware.
- Composure and sound judgment when handling complexity under pressure.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 145,000 to 275,000 per year
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement plan
- Paid time off and holidays
- Parental and family leave
- Relocation assistance
Location and work model
- Seattle, WA, United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
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