Staff Software Engineer

About Edge Case
At Edge Case, our mission is to enable the safe deployment of frontier technologies and sophisticated systems. We enable our customers to assure the safety of autonomous systems for real world deployment. We are developing products that define and measure the safety of autonomous systems. Our client base spans diverse markets such as automotive, mining, defense, insurance, and aerospace. Edge Case is founded by the recognized world leaders in autonomous system safety and autonomous vehicle safety. Our experts are writing the standards and developing the products that will bring innovation safely into society.

What You'll Do
As a Staff Software Engineer , you lead the architecture and development of a large scale, multi tenant and innovative Safety engineering SaaS product. You make thoughtful calls on AWS and other services that are the foundational blocks to develop a system that can reliably process large volumes of customers' artifacts, test, simulation and operational data. You make good tradeoffs on cost, performance and scale and negotiate between long term and short term. You have deep curiosity about technologies, ability to lead and coach other team members and are end-customer focused in what you build and how. You are well versed in AI frameworks and are able to build out AI powered ecosystems that simplify workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Design scalable and efficient distributed systems
• Build and orchestrate LLM -powered workflows
• Develop full stack features using technologies and languages like Vue, Golang, Python 3, and AWS services
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to a growing team of engineers
• Collaborate closely with product lead, UX design lead and technical lead to create the best possible solutions for customers
• Ensure features are complemented with tests, monitoring and security
• Review code developed by other engineers on your team and help define coding standards

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with large scale distributed systems
• Strong understanding of AWS services
• Build LLM-based workflows
• Background in software safety or self-driving cars industry
• Production experience with analyzing large datasets
• Experience or interest in SPA frontend development

Required Qualifications

• For US applications: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa.
• Bachelor's in CS, CE, ECE, IT or equivalent experience in technical field
• 8+ years of experience as a software engineer or relevant work experience
• Java, Go and/or Python in a production setting
• Strong understanding of software engineering patterns, microservices architecture, and principles
• Strong knowledge in programming structures, algorithms, and multi-threading and parallelization concepts
• Curious and motivated to learn new technologies
• Ability to adapt to different and changing languages and technologies
• Experience with full stack architectures
• Experience with data science projects and tools
• Experience with customer facing meetings

Why Edge Case Research?

• Collaborative Culture: Join a dynamic, cross-functional team that values collaboration and innovation.
• Competitive Compensation & Benefits: We offer a competitive salary, benefits package, and opportunities for professional growth and development.

Pay Rate
The annual base salary range for this position is $175,000.00-$200, Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Edge Case considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.

Washington state applicants only: Full-time employees accrue at least 13 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; and receive at least 96 hours for holidays.

Edge Case Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. ECR values all employees' talents and supports an environment that is inclusive and respectful.