Software Engineer, Systems Architecture

The role

You will own the architecture, data handling, and product layer of a software stack for a product company in stealth. You will design software architecture, manage data pipelines, and build user interfaces for sensor data processing.

What you will do

• Design software architecture tying data flow, processing, and user-facing product together
• Define clean interfaces with sensor integration and API work
• Make and document core architecture decisions
• Architect the edge vs. cloud processing split
• Stand up time-series and object storage systems and ingestion pipelines
• Design for bandwidth-constrained, compression-aware data transport
• Build detection and classification capability using signal-processing and applied ML
• Contribute to pattern-of-life anomaly detection work
• Fuse multi-modal signals into a single output
• Build the product configuration interface and geospatial data visualization layer

Required qualifications

• Architecture contribution, ready to lead
• Data pipeline and storage experience
• Full-stack range (Python, Go, or similar and React/TypeScript)
• At least one sensing/signal domain (acoustic, EO/IR, or radar)
• Cloud infrastructure ownership
• Step-up temperament

Nice to have

• TAK (or similar government system) integration experience
• Applied ML experience, particularly anomaly detection or pattern-of-life modeling
• Prior experience in defense or dual-use tech
• Geospatial visualization experience (Mapbox, Cesium, deck.gl, or similar)
• Prior experience on an autonomous systems, robotics, or maritime/subsea platform
• GovCloud experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity packages
• Health, dental, and vision insurance fully covered for employees
• 401K
• Development stipends
• Unlimited PTO
• Two-week company holiday at the end of every calendar year
• Fertility benefits

Before you apply

• Candidate must be eligible to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

About the company

Valinor is a defense and government tech company focused on solving unaddressed problems. It was founded in 2024 and is backed by General Catalyst, Founders Fund, and Friends & Family Capital.