Muon Space
Software Engineer, Computer Vision / Image Processing
$190K–$212K
San Jose, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Experience
- 3+ years of professional experience developing performance-critical C++ software in production.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Math, or a related technical field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Requires access to export-controlled information. Applicants must meet one of the stated U.S. person, export-authorization eligibility, or likely authorization pathways. The role also requires ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
About the job
Re-implement and optimize image-processing pipeline stages as high-throughput, low-latency C++ services, integrating them with Python and using GPU acceleration where beneficial.
What you'll do
- Implement and migrate imaging stages such as bundle adjustment and orthorectification; benchmark performance and reduce pipeline latency.
- Work with image-product and GPU teams to select and complete optimizations across data products and missions.
- Own verification and validation, including unit, integration, and performance regression tests in CI; document designs and interfaces.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related technical field.
- 3+ years developing performance-critical C++ software in production, with expert-level C++ and strong Python skills.
- Hands-on experience with bundle adjustment, orthorectification, common image and geospatial formats, and high-throughput, low-latency image-processing services.
- Experience integrating C++ components into Python pipelines; ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Nice to have
- CUDA, especially for image-processing kernels; photogrammetry or remote-sensing background.
- High-throughput data movement, CI/CD for containerized workloads, or exposure to mission-critical software environments.
Pay
$190,000 - $212,000 USD base salary
Tools
C++, Python, GPU, CUDA, CI/CD, RDMA
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