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Staff Software Architect

Red 6 · Santa Monica · On-site

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About Red 6

RED 6 is a creator of ATARS, which allows real pilots in real airplanes to fly and visually maneuver against any synthetically generated enemy in real time. Backed by Capital Factory.

About the role

Red 6 is an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology startup leading the way in synthetic air combat training. Our primary technology, supporting our ATARS product, enables pilots to simulate the cognitive challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM discipline
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including significant expertise in software architecture or technical leadership roles
  • Software development and architecture experience in aerospace or similarly complex integrated hardware/software systems
  • Experience with embedded systems, distributed computing, cloud platforms, and real-time applications
  • Experience developing software for flight-critical, safety-critical, or mission-critical systems, familiarity with DO-178 and/or AC 17-01 is strongly preferred
  • Understanding of microservices, event-driven architectures, distributed systems, containerized applications, and edge computing
More about this role

Red 6 is an innovative Augmented Reality (AR) technology startup leading the way in synthetic air combat training. Our primary technology, supporting our ATARS product, enables pilots to simulate the cognitive challenges of flying while accessing realistic, scalable training in dynamic outdoor environments.

Red 6 is seeking a Staff Software Architect (Level 4) to join our dynamic team in Louisville, CO or Santa Monica, CA. This individual contributor role is responsible for defining, implementing, and evolving software architectures across Red 6’s Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System (ATARS) product portfolio and future software platforms.

The Staff Software Architect works closely with Engineering leadership, Product Management, Chief Engineer(s), Systems Engineering, and Program teams to deliver scalable, secure, maintainable, and mission-ready software. The role provides hands-on architectural definition across real-time graphics, embedded software, edge computing, AI-enabled capabilities, cloud services, mission applications, simulation, and aircraft integration. This role also involves back-end code development for open mission systems, real time operating systems...

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