Senior Software Engineer, Emerging Products & Integration

Echodyne Corp; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 137,196 - 205,382; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU (Restricted Stock Units)

Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) match

Flexible PTO

Pet insurance

Paid company holidays

Job summary

Echodyne Corp in Kirkland, Washington seeks a Software Engineer to join their Product Integration Team. This role involves designing integration-ready software for advanced radar technologies used in autonomous vehicles and drones. Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in building software, with skills in backend development, networking, and system reliability. The position offers a competitive salary range of $137,196 - $205,382 USD annually and various employee benefits, including medical insurance and flexible PTO.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in backend development focusing on performance and reliability.
• Experience with TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP/REST, and WebSockets.
• Designing systems for real-time data handling.
• Understanding of modular architectures and resilient systems.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly prototype capabilities based on feedback.
• Design clean APIs and integration patterns.
• Deliver full-stack solutions, including backend and frontend components.
• Support field deployments and troubleshooting.

Skills

Backend development

Networking fundamentals

Experience with distributed systems

Proficiency in Rust, Python, or C/C++

API design and implementation

Experience with CI/CD

Ability to travel

Education

5+ years in software development

Job description

Software Engineer, Emerging Products & Integration

Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid‑state true beam‑steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high‑performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft, drones, and the security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines patented metamaterials technology with powerful software to create radar sensors with unprecedented performance at commercial price points.

Role Overview

We are seeking a high‑caliber, product‑minded engineer to join the Product Integration Team (PIT). The team builds the software layers that enable our platform to operate within a broader ecosystem of external systems, sensors, and command‑and‑control infrastructure. Your responsibilities include designing and delivering integration‑ready software that works under real‑world constraints, with incomplete information and evolving requirements.

This hands‑on, builder‑first role requires rapid iteration, clear problem definition, and ownership from concept to deployment. You will work directly with field systems engineers, external partners, and partners during live deployments and integration events, troubleshooting issues in real time. Travel to customer sites or integration events may be required. The position reports to the VP, Software & Firmware Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly prototype new capabilities and iterate based on real‑world feedback.
• Translate mission needs into systems through design and working implementations.
• Design clean APIs, SDKs, and integration patterns for interoperability.
• Connect distributed sensors with command systems through reliable middleware.
• Balance quick iteration with long‑term maintainability.
• Deliver full‑stack solutions, including backend services and front‑end interfaces.
• Hardening and scaling prototypes into production‑ready solutions.
• Support field deployments, debugging, and deploying solutions in real time.
• Collaborate with partners to integrate and validate systems.
• Improve systems based on field usage and end‑user feedback.
• Contribute to strong engineering practices and design/code quality.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong foundation in backend development: building services and middleware that ingest, process and integrate data, with focus on performance, reliability and clean abstractions.
• Networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP/REST, WebSockets; diagnosing connectivity and performance across systems.
• Experience designing or working with distributed systems that handle real‑time data and provide fault tolerance.
• Familiarity with AI/ML tooling and APIs to accelerate development.
• Proficiency in Rust, Python, or C/C++ with ability to write clean, maintainable, production‑quality code.
• Designing and building APIs and service interfaces with usability, clarity and ease of integration.
• Rapid prototyping and iterating under tight timelines, balancing speed with quality.
• Experience building for real‑world environments (edge, robotics, defense, automotive) and handling constraints such as intermittent connectivity and limited resources.
• Understanding of modular architectures and system reliability, managing dependencies and building resilient systems.
• Experience with CI/CD and observability: building, testing, deploying services, and using logs, metrics and tracing.
• Ability to travel up to 50 %.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Embedded systems or device‑level software.
• Background in security.
• Front‑end experience (React or similar).
• Experience building SDKs or integration tooling.
• Experience working with external customers or partners.
• Experience in defense, robotics, autonomy, or edge systems.
• Background in startup or rapid R&D environments.
• Strong bias toward action with sound engineering judgment.

Qualifications

5+ years building and shipping production‑grade software systems with a track record in real‑world environments.

Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government. Applicants will need to be U.S. citizens, permanent residents or have qualified asylum/refugee status.

What We Offer

This is an exempt role. The expected annual salary range is $137,196 - $205,382 USD.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits to full‑time, U.S.-based employees, including:

• RSU (Restricted Stock Units)
• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums.
• Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA.
• Virtual care.
• Employee assistance and mental‑health coverage.
• Travel assistance insurance.
• Company‑paid life insurance and disability.
• Flexible PTO for exempt or 15 days per year for non‑exempt.
• 401(k) match.
• Pet insurance.
• Prepaid legal program.
• Paid company holidays.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.