Junior Software Engineer

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$70,000.00/yr - $/yr

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Lighthouse Avionics is a fast growing company building advanced airspace awareness and security systems for defense, public safety, and commercial aviation. Our VICTOR platform combines embedded software, computer vision, multi sensor fusion, and real time processing to detect, track, and classify aircraft and drones across large airspace volumes. We operate with a high tempo, a strong bias toward action, and an obsession with delivering high reliability systems in the field.

We are not a research lab. We are an engineering company that solves hard problems quickly and ships real systems that matter.

We are seeking a Jr Software Engineer to support development across our VICTOR product line, with emphasis on embedded Linux software, real time data pipelines, and system integration for fielded sensing systems. This role is ideal for an early career engineer who can execute well scoped work independently, learn quickly, and contribute to shipping production software in a fast paced environment.

You will work closely with senior engineers on computer vision pipelines, sensor ingestion, system tooling, and deployment, and you will gain experience across the full lifecycle, from development and test to on site validation and performance tuning.

• Implement and maintain software features across the VICTOR product line, focusing on reliability, performance, and testability.
• Support computer vision and real time processing pipelines, including data ingest, pre processing, inference integration, and telemetry outputs.
• Assist with AI deployment workflows on NVIDIA Jetson platforms using tools such as Tensor
  
  RT, Deepstream, and GStreamer (experience can be learned on the job).
• Develop internal tools for testing, data review, system health monitoring, and repeatable deployments.
• Write and improve automated tests, diagnostics, and logging to support stable field operations and rapid issue resolution.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and integration teams to bring up sensors, cameras, and embedded compute modules.
• Participate in field troubleshooting and root cause analysis, then translate findings into permanent fixes and improved processes.
• Contribute to documentation and technical communication for internal engineering use and customer deliverables when needed.

• One to three years of software engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated capability through internships, projects, research, or shipped systems.
• Strong fundamentals in programming and debugging, with proficiency in Python and working knowledge of C++ (or strong C fundamentals with willingness to ramp quickly).
• Comfort working in Linux development environments (CLI, ssh, system services, logs, permissions).
• Ability to write clear, maintainable code and to follow engineering standards, reviews, and test discipline.
• Interest in at least one of the following domains, computer vision, robotics, sensor systems, real time software, embedded AI, or high performance data pipelines.
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident eligible for work on defense and government programs.

• Exposure to computer vision or ML deployment concepts, including YOLO style models, basic inference workflows, or dataset handling.
• Familiarity with GStreamer, Deepstream, Tensor
  
  RT, CUDA, or performance profiling tools (even at a beginner level).
• Experience with embedded Linux, Jetson devices, or GPU accelerated computing.
• Basic experience with networking and distributed systems concepts, TCP, UDP, RTSP, message queues, or pub sub.
• Comfort with Git based workflows, code reviews, and CI practices.
• Some familiarity with a web stack (Django, Vue, or similar) for internal dashboards and tooling.

• Salary
  : $70,000 to $100,000, based on experience and demonstrated capability.
• Equity
  :
  Stock options for strong performers and long term…