Software Engineer - Systems

Specter; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Specter is hiring a systems software engineer to own distributed on-device software engineering for Specter’s mother node base stations. Responsibilities include building low-latency networking infrastructure connecting embedded and cloud systems, and pipelines for multimodal sensor data and telemetry.

Qualifications include 5+ years in Rust (preferred) or C++, with deep experience in UDP/TCP/QUIC, Linux IPC, and modern databases.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Rust (preferred) or C++ in low-latency and/or embedded settings.
• Deep experience with networking protocols such as UDP, TCP, QUIC, etc.
• Deep knowledge of IPC fundamentals and mechanics on Linux systems.
• Deep experience with performant modern databases, distributed or otherwise.

Responsibilities

• Build low-latency networking infrastructure connecting embedded and cloud systems.
• Build resource-efficient pipelines to egress/ingress multimodal sensor data and telemetry.
• Build low-latency command and control infrastructure across distributed sensor network.

Skills

Rust

C++

Networking UDP TCP QUIC

Linux IPC

Databases

Job description

Company Background

Specter is creating a software-defined “control plane” for the physical world. We are starting with protecting American businesses by granting them ubiquitous perception over their physical assets.

To do so, we are creating a connected hardware-software ecosystem on top of multi-modal wireless mesh sensing technology. This allows us to drive down the cost and time of deploying sensors by 10x. Our platform will ultimately become the perception engine for a company’s physical footprint, enabling real-time perimeter visibility, autonomous operations management, and “digital twinning” of physical processes.

Our co-founders Xerxes and Philip are passionate about empowering our partners in the fast approaching world of physical AI and robotics. We are a small, fast growing team who hail from Anduril, Tesla, Uber, and the U.S. Special Forces.

Role + Responsibilities

Specter is hiring a systems software engineer to own distributed on-device software engineering for Specter’s mother node base stations.

Responsibilities include:

• Building low-latency networking infrastructure connecting embedded and cloud systems
• Building resource-efficient pipelines to egress/ingress multimodal sensor data and telemetry
• Building low-latency command and control infrastructure across distributed sensor network

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in Rust (preferred) or C++ in low-latency and/or embedded settings
• Deep experience working directly with networking protocols such as UDP, TCP, QUIC, etc.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of IPC fundamentals and mechanics on Linux systems
• Deep experience working directly with performant modern databases, distributed or otherwise

Preferences:

• Experience working alongside real-time, multi-modal machine learning data ingestion systems
• Experience with modern video codec implementations across various hardware platforms