Senior Systems Software Engineer; C++​/Hardware Systems

Senior Systems Software Engineer (C++ / Hardware Systems)

Location: Seattle, WA (Lower Ballard)

Type: Full-time,
on-site only

Salary: $137,000 – $205,000 base
, depending on experience, plus benefits

Occam Vision Group builds advanced camera systems, distributed sensor networks, and real-time software for robotics, autonomous systems, and counter-UAS applications. We design custom hardware, multi-camera platforms, and the software that ties them together — including timing, synchronization, calibration, and reliable operation across multiple nodes. Our customers include industrial, research, and defense organizations.

We are looking for a senior, hands‑on systems software engineer who enjoys working close to hardware and solving hard cross-layer problems. This role is on‑site in Seattle and involves modern C++, Python, Linux systems programming, camera pipelines, and distributed sensor coordination. You will work across the stack — from OS and device I/O to networking, timing, and multi‑node behavior — on real hardware deployed in the field.

This is not a web or SaaS role.

• Design and implement high‑performance C++ and Python systems for distributed camera and sensor platforms
• Build and debug camera pipelines, image streams, and timing‑critical data paths
• Implement networking, messaging, and synchronization across multiple nodes
• Work directly with embedded Linux systems, device drivers, and custom hardware
• Diagnose complex issues spanning OS behavior, networking, sensors, and application logic
• Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, and field engineers
• Influence architecture and long‑term platform direction

• Strong modern C++ experience (systems‑level, not just application‑level)
• Solid Linux experience (processes, threads, I/O, networking, debugging)
• Comfort working with real hardware: cameras, sensors, embedded systems
• Experience with timing, synchronization, or distributed systems is a big plus
• Self‑directed, practical, and comfortable in a small engineering team

• This role is on‑site only in our Seattle (Lower Ballard) office. We are not considering remote or hybrid candidates.