Senior Software Engineer

Rydberg Technologies; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Rydberg Technologies Inc. seeks a senior software lead to design and implement software across the full stack for advanced RF, quantum sensing, photonic, and defense-oriented hardware.

You will own architecture, integration, testing, and deployment, guiding cross-disciplinary teams to deliver reliable products. Requirements include significant experience with software-intensive hardware systems, strong architecture, and hands-on leadership near the hardware-software boundary, plus a relevant

Qualifications

• Requires significant experience delivering complex software-intensive hardware systems, strong software architecture and hands-on engineering skills.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field is required; FPGA/SoC/RFSoC experience and technical leadership while remaining hands-on are strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and personally develop software across the full stack for advanced RF, quantum sensing, photonic, and defense-oriented hardware systems, from FPGA/RFSoC and embedded platforms through APIs, networking, visualization, and user interfaces.
• Own system architecture, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and deployment while guiding multidisciplinary technical efforts and delivering reliable products.

Skills

Embedded Systems

C

C++

Python

FPGA and RFSoC Integration

Digital Signal Processing

Software-Defined Radio

Real-Time systems

Linux

Tools

None

Job description

Lead and personally develop software across the full stack for advanced RF, quantum sensing, photonic, and defense-oriented hardware systems, from FPGA/RFSoC and embedded platforms through APIs, networking, visualization, and user interfaces. Own system architecture, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and deployment while guiding multidisciplinary technical efforts and delivering reliable products.

Requirements

Requires significant experience delivering complex software-intensive hardware systems, strong software architecture and hands-on engineering skills, and expertise near the hardware-software boundary in areas such as embedded systems, real-time computing, or signal processing. A bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field is required; FPGA/SoC/RFSoC experience and technical leadership while remaining hands-on are strongly preferred.

Key Skills

• Embedded Systems
• C
• C++
• Python
• FPGA and RFSoC Integration
• Digital Signal Processing
• Software-Defined Radio
• Real-Time systems
• Linux for Af...