Software Platform and Product Engineer

Vimaan is looking to add a Software Platform and Product Engineer to its growing team. The candidate is expected to be part of the software platform development team and “own” a product line in all matters related to feature development, instantiation of the platform for customer applications and performance of the product.

Software Platform and Product Engineer Responsibilities

• Get a thorough engineering level understanding of the Vimaan hardware and software platform and products

• Write requirements for new features using Vimaan’s prescribed format – in conjunction with the Product team, the platform engineering team, and the developers.

• Understand and review software design documents at a detailed level to ensure compliance against the requirements

• Understand and review test procedures, methods and criteria to ensure that all designs are implemented according to requirements

• Participate in architecture discussions as needed

• Take end to end ownership of release of a feature to the field – including debugging, root cause analysis and preventive action implementation

• Understand and be the in-house technical expert and go-to resource for all aspects of a product that you have been assigned to – including implementation challenges, performance specifications, features and capabilities requirements and architectures, characterization methods and benchmarks, and areas for improvement

Software Platform and Product Engineer Candidate Profile

Must Have

• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field.

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in software development, with a significant focus on designing and implementing high-performance algorithms

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think algorithmically required to read and critique detailed software design documents

• Familiarity with systems architecture, allowing participation in architecture discussions and comprehension of high-level design choices and trade-offs

• Strong foundational knowledge of Object-Oriented Design Principles and hands-on experience in their implementations.

• Strong experience with database management and optimization techniques for SQL and NoSQL databases.

• Proven track record of developing high-performance algorithms and applications in Python, Java, C++, or similar languages.

• Practical experience with distributed systems and REST APIs.

• Prior experience in a product-driven environment.

• Knowledge of software development best practices and agile methodologies.

• Experience with system architecture and design for large-scale systems in both on-prem & cloud settings.

• Highly motivated and passionate individual with a very strong work ethic, ability to work in a team and work independently under supervision and guidance in a matrix management environment

• Skill in collaborating across teams (engineering, product, development) and conveying technical concepts to stakeholders

• Ability to continuously learn and adapt, especially when acting as the technical expert on new products and technologies

• Ability to work in a fast paced, high pressure startup environment and adapt to rapidly changing requirements.

• Deeply hands-on – willing to get your hands dirty and do the job yourself if needed

• Highly sensitive to customer needs – both internal and external customers

• Full time Work from Office at HQ is a must

Good to Have

• Experience in writing and managing, structured feature requirements

• Hands on experience with AI/ML/CV Models & MLOps tools is a plus

• Working knowledge of distributed message queuing systems (eg. Kafka, RabbitMQ etc.)

• Experience with modern front-end technologies such as Angular, enhancing UI/UX and contributing to seamless integration with backend services.

• Working knowledge of building ROS based systems (Bonus: Knowledge on different middleware like Zenoh, DDS etc.)

• Experience in AI Infrastructure, Machine Learning Accelerators, On-Device Optimization is a plus