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Echodyne · 2 months ago

Principal Software Engineer – Radar Algorithms Integration

Kirkland, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$145K/yr - $218K/yr

6+ years exp

Echodyne offers innovative radar solutions for various industries, including autonomous vehicles and smart cities. The Principal Software Engineer will lead the integration of radar algorithms into production software, ensuring quality and performance across multiple platforms.

ElectronicsNational SecuritySensorSoftware

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as the software engineering authority within the Radar Science Dev team, establishing and mentoring best practices in software design, code quality, testing, and documentation

Architect and implement production-quality software for radar algorithms and control systems in C++

Lead effort to refactor and generalize existing radar algorithm and control-loop code so it can support multiple radar platforms with distinct hardware architectures

Collaborate with the dedicated internal software and systems teams to define clean interfaces between algorithmic components and radar system infrastructure

Translate prototype algorithms (developed in Python/MATLAB) into maintainable, efficient production implementations

Design and implement software tests, integration tests, and simulation hooks to validate algorithm behavior

Ensure software implementations are modular, reusable, and aligned with long-term maintainability goals

Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and technical mentorship across radar algorithm and software teams

Contribute to continuous improvement of build pipelines, code reviews, and deployment workflow

Qualification

C++Software architectureAlgorithm implementationPythonCI/CDSignal processingEmbedded systemsMATLABRustDSP algorithmsControl systemsSystem-level performanceTechnical leadershipCommunication skillsMentoringTeam collaboration

Required

Expert-level proficiency in modern C++ (C++17 or newer), with strong skills in software architecture, modular design, and performance optimization

Experience developing and maintaining complex, multi-component systems in C++ and Python

Has professional experience with software engineering best practices — including CI/CD, code review processes, automated testing, and version control (Git)

Strong background implementing algorithms or signal processing logic in production software

Experience translating MATLAB/Python prototypes into efficient, maintainable production code

Experience designing and implementing software for embedded soft real-time systems

Proven ability to work across software, algorithms, and hardware teams to deliver robust integrated systems

Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical design and cross-team coordination

BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field with 8+ years of software development experience, or MS with 6+ years, or PhD with 4+ years