Lead Software Engineer, Compiler

Overview

Sedaro is hiring a Lead Compiler Engineer to strengthen the performance and reliability of our aerospace simulation platform. In this role, you will build features for our simulation compiler and runtime, develop optimizations, and leverage the cloud for cutting-edge performance and scale.

• Team: Simulator, reporting to the Team Lead

• Location: In person in Arlington, VA

• U.S. Citizen or permanent resident status required

Our cloud-native simulation platform enables digital mission engineering through distributed, scalable, faster than real-time analyses across hundreds of interacting systems. We compile users’ models into custom simulation code for highly performant cloud-distributed execution. Our technology is built with Rust, Python, Kubernetes, and gRPC. Join us as an early employee and transform how teams collaboratively engineer the next generation of Aerospace & Defense systems.

• You strive to push the boundaries of technology and build something novel
• You love building tools that engineers love to use
• You find beauty in elegant solutions to difficult problems
• You are motivated by the opportunity to own a project from start to finish
• You have a genuine appreciation for early-stage startup culture

• Build features for our compiler, query language, and type system
• Develop data structures, algorithms, and utilities for our runtimes
• Optimize and track performance metrics of our compilation and simulation
• Collaborate with our distributed systems experts to leverage the cloud
• Develop tests and testing frameworks that keep our code reliable
• Contribute to our internal and external documentation
• Provide feedback on code reviews and design reviews
• Support and augment our services to keep them efficient and operational
• Participate in team-wide discussion and research as we continue to innovate on the semantics and implementation of our simulation technology

• Equity
• Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) with 4% match
• 100% premium payment for medical insurance
• Parental Leave
• Flexible work schedule with core hours
• Company provided lunches 3 days a week
• Industry-leading career development opportunities

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of professional experience in software engineering
• Experience with the design and implementation of programming languages
• Experience developing software with compiled programming languages
• Experience profiling and optimizing application performance

• Experience with Rust and/or functional programming languages
• Comfort reading theory-heavy computer science papers
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
• Unique non-software technology perspectives are welcome