Software Engineer, Systems & Infrastructure

Matroid; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym membership reimbursement

Free lunch, healthy drinks, and snacks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% paid premiums

Flexible schedule

Budget for hardware or software

Job summary

A tech company specializing in computer vision is seeking a skilled software engineer to architect and develop backend systems. You will work with modern technologies, contribute to a collaborative team, and handle real-world applications. The ideal candidate has strong Python skills, expertise in Linux, and 4+ years of software development experience. Competitive pay, equity, and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience developing software.
• Expertise in systems programming and backend infrastructure.
• Familiarity with DevOps, MLOps, or machine learning technologies.

Responsibilities

• Architect & code new system capabilities for the computer vision platform.
• Develop secure, reliable, scalable infrastructure projects.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and other expert teams.

Skills

Strong Python coding skills

Linux and systems programming

Enthusiasm for infrastructure and backend systems

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Redis

MongoDB

Job description

About Matroid

Matroid is a full-service computer vision company that has developed an end-to-end platform allowing enterprise customers to rapidly train and deploy automated visual inspection on imagery including EO, IR, X-Ray, CT, OCT, and others.

Founded in 2016 by a Stanford professor, Matroid has a broad and rapidly growing set of customers in manufacturing, industrial IoT, government and security.

What you'll do

• Architect & code up new system capabilities to enable the features of our computer vision platform
• Develop secure, reliable, scalable infrastructure projects; ranging from the hardware running our platform to the software abstractions powering it
• Increase efficiency across engineering with better libraries, tooling and automation
• Apply modern best practices such as infrastructure-as-code and observability

How you'll be doing it

• Operating in a collaborative but highly autonomous environment where you are empowered to make an impact
• Developing in a codebase with modern technologies, where quality matters
• Knowing that everything you build affects real-world users, with corresponding quality standards for your work
• Collaborating with other engineers on your, as well as our other expert teams, including product, deep learning and field engineering

What you bring to the table

• Extreme enthusiasm for working on infrastructure and backend systems - you care deeply about how software systems work, and want to be around other people who feel the same
• Strong Python coding skills
• Expertise with Linux and systems programming
• Bachelors in CS or equivalent
• 4+ years experience developing software

Bonus points if...

• Significant work experience as a software engineer in backend infrastructure
• Personal projects that demonstrate an interest/expertise in systems, infrastructure, networking, etc.
• Experience with: Helm, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, Redis, Prometheus, MongoDB, Nginx
• Experience with DevOps, MLOps, SRE and/or InfoSec
• Familiarity with machine learning technologies, concepts and operation

What we offer in return

• Competitive pay and equity
• The chance to constantly work on stimulating intellectual challenges
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Free lunch, healthy drinks, and snacks every day
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% paid premiums
• A flexible schedule that leaves time for all of your other interests
• A budget for whatever hardware or software will make you most effective
• Regular tech talks to discuss the latest advances in CV, DL and software engineering

Matroid is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.