Junior Drone Autonomy Software Engineer

Modernintelligence; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Modern Intelligence is seeking engineers to advance Sovereign, an Automated Target Recognition and Terminal Guidance solution for unmanned platforms. You will work on a Linux-based stack, contribute to C++20 code, and write Python tooling.

Expect to travel for field deployments and integrations. We value experience with Bazel/CMake, Docker, and CUDA, plus familiarity with ONNX/TensorRT, gRPC, and video pipelines like GStreamer/ffmpeg.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/SE or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python; strong Linux skills.
• Experience with build systems, containerization, and video pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy software for unmanned systems on Linux.
• Travel to field deployments and integrations as needed.
• Collaborate on an automated target recognition and guidance platform.

Skills

C++

Python

Linux

Memory management

Debugging

Distributed systems

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/SE or related field

Tools

Bazel

CMake

Docker

GStreamer

ffmpeg

ONNX Runtime

TensorRT

CUDA

protobuf

gRPC

TypeScript

React

PyTorch

MAVLink

Job description

Modern Intelligence is seeking engineers to advance Sovereign, an Automated Target Recognition and Terminal Guidance solution for unmanned platforms. You will work on a Linux-based stack, contribute to C++20 code, and write Python tooling.

Expect to travel for field deployments and integrations. We value experience with Bazel/CMake, Docker, and CUDA, plus familiarity with ONNX/TensorRT, gRPC, and video pipelines like GStreamer/ffmpeg.