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Software Engineer

Kitware

Job Location:

Carrboro, NC - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 75000 - 95000

Posted: 10 June 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 20 October 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Team Description:

Kitware is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Computer Vision team. This position offers an opportunity to help Kitwares customers build meaningful software that will stand the test of time. Through this position you will work alongside our talented software developers algorithm experts external collaborators and customers.

About the Projects:

Kitwares employees have unique opportunities to interact and collaborate directly with customers visit interesting customer sites and participate in live field tests and demonstrations. Much of Kitwares work involves applying state-of-the-art artificial intelligence and mechanistic modeling approaches to dynamic real-world problems. We consider the work that we do on our government contracts as one of the ways that we give back to the community. We partner with premier government R&D agencies such as DARPA IARPA ARPA-H DHA AFRL Army C5ISR NOAA and other branches of the US Government on a range of efforts including prime contracts SBIRs and addition we provide commercial services to companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Kitware employs an open source business model to foster extended collaborative communities and to provide effective flexible and high-quality technical solutions.

In This Position You Will:

Develop and support a broad range of build tools and infrastructure for large-scale C/Python product life cycles

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Electrical and Computer Engineering or related field
Experience supporting CMake-based Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) systems
Proficiency in developing Python and C code and applications
Ability to thrive in an agile work environment with minimal supervision
Strong communication skills
Ability to develop software for Unix Linux MacOS and/or Windows operating systems
Due to contractual requirements only U.S. citizens will be considered for this position
If not already cleared TS/SCI willingness and ability to apply for and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

Familiarity with one or more AI code-assistant tools (e.g. Github Copilot Cursor Claude Code)
Experience with deep learning libraries (PyTorch TensorFlow etc.)
Familiarity both classical and modern (deep learning) machine learning including model selection architecting training validation testing and deployment
Familiarity with one or more Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) platforms (e.g. Jenkins Github Actions Azure DevOps)
Experience using Github or Gitlab for code reviews documentation and release management
Interest and experience in open source software development
Experience with simulation platforms including Unity Unreal and Pulse Physiology Engine

$75000 - $95000 a year

Company Description:

Kitware is a research and development software solutions provider with a mission to advance science make a positive impact and share our results all within a collaborative employee-focused work environment that is friendly fair and flexible. Our work is improving healthcare outcomes increasing national security and advancing our national computing infrastructure. Our customers and collaborators include top universities from around the world government organizations national research labs medical device manufacturers car manufacturers financial institutions and many others.

Kitware is proud to be 100% employee-owned and Great Place to Work-Certified.

Additional Information:

Our team members enjoy a small company environment flexibility in work assignments and high levels of independence and responsibility. Besides a great work environment our comprehensive benefits package includes a competitive compensation plan tuition reimbursement program flexible working hours six weeks paid time off 401(k) health insurance life insurance short- and long-term disability insurance bonus plan and free coffee drinks and snacks.

For more information on our benefit offerings please visit: actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion national origin sex age protected veteran status uniformed service member status or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Any unsolicited resume sent to Kitware including to Kitwares mailing addresses fax machines or email addresses whether directly to Kitware employees or to Kitwares applicant tracking system will be considered Kitware property. Kitware will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume and will consider any candidate submitted by a recruitment agency without a fully executed contract with Kitware to have been referred free of any charges or fees.

If you need assistance with applying or interviewing for a role due to a disability or special need please reach out directly to our HR team at emailprotected at any time during the hiring process.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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Kitware

Our renowned researchers and developers are experts in advanced technical computing. Through a highly competitive and selective hiring process, we’ve cultivated a team of internationally renowned researchers and developers in advanced technical computing.

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