Senior Software Engineer

Modern Intelligence is building the foundational AI for defense. Over the next decade, the US military and our allies will 10x the number of sensors we field to see the battlefield but cannot 10x the number of service members manually watching sensor feeds – The way sensor data is processed today.

Our first product Cutlass is an automated targeting AI that detects, remembers, and shares targets in real time by watching any sensor on any network – Delivering modular, insightful knowledge of where adversaries are on any drone, ship, vehicle, satellite, or command center. Our AI research helps Cutlass learn targets with little data, little compute, and the most intuitive, humane knowledge. Cutlass has been tested in more than DOD exercises on sea, land, and air and industry partnerships.

We have raised more than $12M from investors such as Bedrock, Vine, Contrary, Air Street, Caffeinated, Champion Hill, Swell, Myelin and others and our team members come from backgrounds like Naval Special Warfare, USAF, biotech, classified prime projects, and ML research programs.

We are gathering the most ambitious AI researchers, software engineers, and mission leaders in defense because we believe defense is the future of defense, and defense is the future of AI.

This role requires US citizenship due to federal contracting guidelines.

• 3+ years of relevant industry experience with emphasis on integration(s) within customer systems
• Knowledge of databases technologies (e.g., Postgres, SQLite, Redis)
• Experience with complex architectures and codebases (e.g. SOA or microservices)
• A deep, demonstrated understanding of how computers and networks work, from a single desktop to a multi-cluster cloud node
• Experience with modern deployment technologies (e.g. CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker)
• Experience building scalable backend software systems with various data storage and processing requirements
• Experience with Python is required AND at least 3+ years working with at least one of the following languages: Rust, Go, C/C++, Typescript, or JavaScript
• An understanding of basic Networking concepts to include TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, firewalls, basic routing concepts, and load balancers
• Excellent communication skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team
• Ability to travel 10% - 20% of the time
• Onsite/Hybrid only 
• US Citizenship and eligibility for a Secret security clearance is required; an active Top Secret clearance is strongly preferred

• Proficiency in at least one popular ML framework, e.g. Tensorflow or Pytorch
• Experience with computer vision models, sensor fusion, robotics, geospatial data, and fundamental deep learning research
• Familiarity with front end technologies such as React, TailwindCSS or Electron

If you're passionate about leveraging your software engineering skills to develop life-saving technologies, push the boundaries of AI research, and work alongside the best in the field, we want you. Help us build the future of defense—apply now and make a tangible difference in the world!