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Software Engineer, Edge AI

Valinor · Washington, D.C. · Remote

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About Valinor

Valinor is a new kind of defense and government tech company. We build and buy mission-critical technologies to fill the gaps others ignore. Backed by General Catalyst.

About the role

Valinor Reflex is building a wearable optics system that runs computer vision models locally. We are looking for an engineer who enjoys making software work within the limits of a physical device. You will help adapt and deploy ML models and build the software around them, working closely with our hardware and embedded engineers. Your work will also include features for the glasses and companion application. Adapt, evaluate, and deploy computer vision and ML models on constrained hardware.

What they're looking for

  • Hands-on experience building software for physical devices and working within memory, compute, timing, or power constraints
  • Practical experience developing, adapting, or deploying an ML model, and the ability to explain how you evaluated its performance
  • Strong programming and debugging fundamentals in C++, Python, or a comparable language, with willingness to work in our stack
  • Clear ownership of your work and an ability to explain technical decisions, setbacks, and tradeoffs
  • Curiosity, a collaborative approach, and interest in contributing across an evolving product
  • Experience with embedded Linux, firmware, model optimization, or hardware accelerators is helpful
More about this role

Valinor is a new type of defense and government tech company focused on solving the problems others don't. Our unique model of centralized go-to-market and decentralized engineering allows us to move with unparalleled efficiency to identify unmet needs, build right-sized solutions, and get products where they matter most - in the hands of users. Unlike others in the space, who focus on the flashy problems, Valinor exists to solve the quiet, unaddressed problems-the small but significant ones that lead to cracks in the country's strength, stability, and security.

Backed by General Catalyst, Founders Fund, and Friends & Family Capital, Valinor was founded in 2024 and has established strategic partnerships with Palantir, Anduril, and Helsing. We are building the dream team, and we want you on it.

Valinor Reflex is building a wearable optics system that runs computer vision models locally. We are looking for an engineer who enjoys making software work within the limits of a physical device. You will help adapt and deploy ML models and build the software around them, working closely with our hardware and embedded engineers. Your work will also include features for the glasses and...

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