Senior Software Engineer, Generalist

Muonspace; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Three weeks paid vacation

Unlimited sick time

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Muonspace in San Jose is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Software Team. Candidates should have a strong foundation in C++, Rust or Python and 8+ years of engineering experience. The role involves leading complex projects and mentoring junior engineers.

Offering a salary range of $184,000 - $208,000, along with equity compensation and comprehensive benefits including medical and dental insurance, retirement plans, and generous vacation policies.

Qualifications

• Proven capability to quickly learn new programming languages and development environments.
• 8+ years experience as a software engineer in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, lead, and implement multi-week complex and cross-team projects.
• Mentor new and junior engineers.
• Ensure company standards are upheld for code, testing, design and review.

Skills

C++

Rust

Python

Embedded Software

Robotics

Autonomy

Education

B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science, electrical engineering or related field

Job description

About the role

Muon seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join our Software Team. The ideal candidate is a brilliant generalist problem-solver with excellent system design and coding skills who can find and deploy simple solutions to complex problems. They are able to quickly understand new technology and systems, and to reason about automation and fault handling in a complex environment. They have significant prior experience and interest in either robotics, autonomy, embedded software, mobile development, simulation or distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, lead, implement multi-week complex and cross-team projects
• Estimate forward-looking work
• Measure metrics aligned and highly correlated with company goals
• Manage, publish and update goals for their area of responsibility
• Act as the company expert in their area of ownership
• Mentor new and junior engineers
• Ensure company standards are upheld for code, testing, design and review
• Participate in evaluating and selecting technologies for our software foundation

Qualifications

• Proven capability to quickly learn new programming languages and development environments
• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field
• 8+ years experience as a software engineer in a team environment
• Strong programming in C++, Rust or Python

Nice-to-have Skills

• Expertise in embedded software, robotics or autonomy
• Training in physics, statistics, computational mathematics or electrical engineering
• Prior experience in aerospace software

Salary

The salary range for this role is $184,000 - $208,000, plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process.

Taking Care of Our Team

At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, full-time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.

Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

ITAR/EAR Requirements

This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.