CoVar
Software Engineer
Durham, NC +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 26, 2026
- Location
- Durham, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States - Experience
- 3+ years of experience; Python qualification specifies a minimum of two years of demonstrated hands-on professional development experience.
- Education
- B.S. in Computer Science or related field; preferably M.S., Ph.D, and/or 3+ years of experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- US citizenship is required for eligibility for US security clearance.
About the job
Develops and maintains real-time, computationally intensive applications for data processing, communications, and machine-learning integration, while contributing to architecture and performance optimization.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain real-time applications involving data processing, communications, and machine-learning integration.
- Contribute to system architecture and performance optimization; help ensure tools are robust, efficient, and production-ready.
- Work with ML engineers and software developers to understand and improve complex codebases.
What they ask for
- Expert Python skills, at least two years of professional hands-on Python development, and exposure to scientific or computational libraries.
- Experience developing real-time, computationally focused applications; working knowledge of SQL and experience with MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite.
- Strong understanding of computing hardware architectures and experience with software development processes, including version control, documentation, testing, and code review.
- B.S. in Computer Science or related field; ability to work in Durham, NC; eligibility for US security clearance (US citizenship required).
Nice to have
- Linux application development; embedded systems or deploying AI/ML solutions on edge hardware.
- Familiarity with real-time systems, edge hardware optimization, performance profiling, signal processing, pattern recognition, image processing, machine learning techniques, or Department of Defense projects.
Tools
Python, NumPy, SciPy, pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch, SQL, MySQL
AI focus
Integrates machine-learning algorithms into real-time applications and develops AI/ML systems, including possible deployment on edge hardware.
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