Software Engineer

Team Description

Kitware is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Computer Vision team. This position offers an opportunity to help Kitware’s customers build meaningful software that will stand the test of time. Through this position, you will work alongside our talented software developers, algorithm experts, external collaborators, and customers.

Kitware’s employees have unique opportunities to interact and collaborate directly with customers, visit interesting customer sites, and participate in live field tests and demonstrations. Much of Kitware’s work involves applying state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and mechanistic modeling approaches to dynamic, real-world problems. We consider the work that we do on our government contracts as one of the ways that we give back to the community.

We partner with premier government R&D agencies such as DARPA, IARPA, ARPA‑H, DHA, AFRL, Army C5

ISR, NOAA, and other branches of the US Government on a range of efforts, including prime contracts, SBIRs, and STTRs. In addition, we provide commercial services to companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Kitware employs an open source business model to foster extended, collaborative communities and to provide effective, flexible, and high‑quality technical solutions.

• Develop and support a broad range of build tools and infrastructure for large‑scale C++/Python product life cycles

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or related field
• Experience supporting CMake‑based Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) systems
• Proficiency in developing Python and C++ code and applications
• Ability to thrive in an agile work environment with minimal supervision
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to develop software for Unix, Linux, MacOS, and/or Windows operating systems
• Due to contractual requirements, only candidates who are U.S. persons (citizens, permanent residents, asylees, or refugees) will be considered for this position
• If not already cleared TS/SCI, willingness and ability to apply for and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance

• Familiarity with one or more AI code‑assistant tools (e.g., Github Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code)
• Experience with deep learning libraries (PyTorch, Tensor Flow, etc.)
• Familiarity both classical and modern (deep learning) machine learning, including model selection, architecting, training, validation, testing, and deployment
• Familiarity with one or more Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) platforms (e.g., Jenkins, Github Actions, Azure Dev Ops)
• Experience using Github or Gitlab for code reviews, documentation, and release management
• Interest and experience in open source software development
• Experience with simulation platforms, including Unity, Unreal, and Pulse Physiology Engine

$75,000 - $95,000 a year

Kitware actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, protected veteran status, uniformed service member status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.