Lead Software Engineer

The role

You will operationalize advanced algorithms across computer vision programs. You will integrate Python-based machine learning pipelines with complex systems and develop user-facing features and backend architectures.

What you will do

• Translate stakeholder requirements into system features and components in a deployable AI/ML solutions stack
• Develop new user-facing features and implement robust backend architectures
• Build, maintain, and test messaging systems, such as real-time data workflows and distributed processing pipelines
• Optimize software for data ingestion, transformation, and intelligent storage/retrieval pipelines
• Maintain and improve workflows for distributed systems
• Participate in cross-program collaboration

Required qualifications

• Strong proficiency in python
• Demonstrated ability to generate clean, high quality code both with and without coding tools
• Familiarity with software development best practices, including version control (Git), testing at scale (CI/CD), and agentic coding best practices
• BS Degree in a scientific field such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or Physics with 8+ years of relevant experience
• Equivalent experience will be considered
• Ability to obtain a security clearance
• U.S citizenship is needed by the U.S government

Nice to have

• Development experience with advanced messaging or real-time processing tools like RabbitMQ, Kafka, or ZeroMQ
• Experience with integration of computer vision algorithms and image processing tools (e.g., Pytorch, OpenCV, ffmpeg)
• Experienced in leading and directing research initiatives from inception to functional prototypes
• Experience working in a large cross-functional, distributed team
• Experience with US Government software accreditation processes
• Active security clearance

About the company

STR is a technology company specializing in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security. The Intelligence Division researches and develops advanced analytics and software solutions to solve national security problems.