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Senior Software Engineer

Elementary

Elementary

Software Engineering
Pasadena, CA, USA
Posted on Aug 9, 2025

Are you ready to be at the forefront of the AI revolution, building real-world, low-latency systems that will be deployed in industrial facilities worldwide?

Elementary is seeking an experienced python Senior Software Engineer. If you want to deploy and run cutting edge AI algorithms on real production lines with strict timing requirements, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Edge Team, you would play a key role in building and optimizing core systems for running and managing AI Models for Vision Inspection, on a range of different edge hardware platforms.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, architect, and implement systems for deploying, maintaining, and running AI models on Edge hardware
  • Optimize image pipeline latency, shared memory utilization, and disk usage, to allow better performance on a wider set of hardware platforms
  • Maintain and optimize systems for IoT connectivity to the cloud
  • Expand support for connecting with other edge devices over standard industrial protocols, like EtherNet/IP, Profinet, and OPC UA


Qualifications:

  • At least 10 years of general software experience
  • At least 5 years of python experience
  • Strong experience with Linux development
  • Strong understanding of multi-processing, multi-threading, and/or asyncio
  • Not required, but a plus if you have C/C++ experience
  • Not required, but a plus if you have any experience with Ubuntu Core
  • Not required, but a plus if you have any experience with industrial protocols like EtherNet/IP, Profinet, or OPC UA
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts in a clear manner
  • Must be available to work in our office in South Pasadena, CA at least 2 days per week


Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive salary and equity in line with top tier technology companies
  • Top rated health, vision, and dental insurance.
  • 401k plan to help you save for your future
  • Flexible PTO. We know that having “off the grid” time is a key to doing your best work, and we encourage our employees to take time when they need it
  • Flexible hybrid work options
  • A team culture focused on inclusivity, curiosity, personal and technical humility, ownership, and work/life balance

About Elementary

Elementary delivers a full-stack, AI-driven visual inspection solution that enables global manufacturers in any industry to close the loop on their production quality. Leveraging computer vision, edge computing, and cloud-based machine learning models, Elementary's proprietary platform is leading the way for massive change in automated manufacturing. For more information on Elementary, visit elementaryml.com and follow us on LinkedIn.