CoVar

CoVar

Software Engineer

Durham, NC

No sponsorshipDetected 25 days ago
PythonCode ReviewSQLPostgreSQLMySQLSQLiteLinuxMachine LearningPyTorchscikit-learnPandasNumPyLLMsCybersecurityEmbedded SystemsSignal ProcessingCommunication

About the role

  • Our team is composed of curious, passionate engineers who care deeply about using AI to solve real-world problems that matter.
  • You'll 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.
  • You will have the opportunity to work on meaningful, high-impact projects in a close-knit engineering team.

Requirements

  • B.S. in Computer Science or related field, preferably M.S., Ph.D, and/or 3+ years of experience
  • 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.
  • Working knowledge of SQL and experience with one or more of MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite
  • Experience with software development processes, including version control, documentation, testing, and code review
  • Ability to work in Durham, NC (relocation assistance available)
  • Eligibility for US security clearance (US citizenship is required)

Nice to have

  • Linux application development
  • Experience with embedded systems or deploying AI/ML solutions on edge hardware (highly desirable)
  • Familiarity with real-time systems, edge hardware optimization, and performance profiling
  • Prior Department of Defense project experience

Skills

  • Software Engineer
  • CoVar is a small, mission-driven AI/ML R&D software company based in Durham, NC and McLean, VA.
  • About this position
  • Candidates with strong LLM prompting skills but limited understanding of software engineering fundamentals will not be successful here.

Compensation

  • Competitive salary, cash bonus, equity structure, and 401k with employer contributions

Benefits

  • Competitive salary, cash bonus, equity structure, and 401k with employer contributions
  • Excellent health care coverage, including dental and vision plans
  • Parental leave
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Flexible work schedule
  • Tuition support
  • PTO and paid holidays

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Eligibility for US security clearance (US citizenship is required)

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