Software Engineer

<p><strong>Software Engineer</strong></p>

<p><strong>About CoVar</strong></p>

<p>CoVar is a small, mission-driven AI/ML R&amp;D software company based in Durham, NC and McLean, VA. We build advanced software and machine learning systems that help the Department of Defense detect threats in high-stakes environments and enable biomedical researchers to accelerate discoveries that save lives. Our team is composed of curious, passionate engineers who care deeply about using AI to solve real-world problems that matter.</p>

<p><strong>About this position</strong></p>

<p>We&nbsp;are looking for a motivated, detail-oriented Software Engineer who thrives in an environment where reading, understanding, and improving complex codebases is just as important as writing new code. In this role, you will develop and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;real-time, computationally intensive applications involving data processing, real-time communications, and machine-learning algorithm integration.</p>

<p>You’ll&nbsp;work closely with a team of ML engineers and software developers, contribute to system architecture and performance optimization, and help ensure our tools are robust, efficient, and production ready.&nbsp;You will have the opportunity to work on meaningful, high-impact projects in a close-knit engineering team.&nbsp;If you enjoy building systems end-to-end,&nbsp;optimizing&nbsp;performance, and understanding how software interacts with hardware at a deep level,&nbsp;you’ll&nbsp;fit right in.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Important Note:</strong>&nbsp;</p>

<p>This is a software engineering role&nbsp;and not a prompt engineering role. Candidates with strong LLM prompting skills but limited understanding of software engineering fundamentals will&nbsp;<strong>not</strong>&nbsp;be successful here.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Minimum qualifications</strong></p>

<ul>

<li>B.S. in Computer Science or related field, preferably M.S., Ph.D, and/or 3+ years of experience</li>

<li>Expertise in Python with a minimum of two years of demonstrated hands-on professional development experience and exposure to scientific/computational libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, pandas, scikit-learn, PyTorch, etc.</li>

<li>Experience developing real-time, computationally-focused applications</li>

<li>Working knowledge of SQL and experience with one or more of MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite</li>

<li>Strong fundamental understanding of computing hardware architectures and how they influence software architectural decisions</li>

<li>Experience with software development processes, including version control, documentation, testing, and code review</li>

<li>Excellent technical communication skills&nbsp;and a customer-service mindset</li>

<li>Ability to work in Durham, NC (relocation assistance available)</li>

<li>Eligibility for US security clearance (US citizenship is required)</li>

</ul>

<p><strong>Preferred qualifications</strong></p>

<ul>

<li>Linux application development</li>

<li>Experience with embedded systems or deploying AI/ML solutions on edge hardware (highly desirable)</li>

<li>Familiarity with real-time systems, edge hardware optimization, and performance profiling</li>

<li>Experience with signal processing, pattern recognition, image processing, and/or machine learning techniques</li>

<li>Prior Department of Defense project experience&nbsp;</li>

</ul>

<p><strong>Benefits</strong></p>

<ul>

<li>Competitive salary, cash bonus, equity structure, and 401k with employer contributions</li>

<li>Excellent health care coverage, including dental and vision plans</li>

<li>Parental leave</li>

<li>Short-term and long-term disability insurance</li>

<li>Life insurance</li>

<li>Flexible work schedule</li>

<li>Tuition support</li>

<li>PTO and paid holidays</li>

</ul>

<p>Visit us: www.covar.com</p>