Voyant Photonics is transforming machine perception with a new class of LiDAR devices that are compact and powerful, aiming to disrupt bulky, expensive, and power-hungry LiDAR systems by making high-precision sensing accessible for widespread adoption.
Requirements
- Proficiency in systems programming languages (Rust or C++) for performance-critical applications
- Experience building user-facing applications and tools, preferably with modern frameworks
- Solid understanding of API design, documentation, and SDK development with experience shipping production APIs or SDKs used by external developers
- Strong background in software testing, debugging, and performance optimization
- Experience with data processing, serialization formats, and networking fundamentals
- Proficiency with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and collaborative development practices
- Familiar with networking infrastructure including UDP, Ethernet, and NTP/PTP protocols
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain APIs and SDKs that enable seamless integration of our LiDAR sensors into customer applications
- Implement efficient data processing pipelines and optimize networking protocols, data serialization, and performance for real-time, low-latency sensor data streaming
- Build comprehensive testing frameworks and automated quality assurance systems for hardware-software integration
- Create and maintain technical documentation, integration guides, and developer resources to support customer adoption
- Develop internal tools for calibration, diagnostics, and manufacturing support
- Deploy and maintain production systems using modern DevOps practices including CI/CD and containerization
- Collaborate across the engineering team to solve diverse technical challenges as startup priorities evolve
Other
- 3+ years of software engineering experience with strong problem-solving skills across multiple domains
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work directly with customers and partners
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with changing priorities
- Experience with robotics, sensor systems, or hardware-software integration
- Hybrid or remote work environment with monthly travel for remote employees.
