Associate Software Engineer
CMU AI · Pittsburgh, PA
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At a glance
Highlights
- Design intelligent edge systems for resource-constrained environments.
- Prototype and transition cutting-edge AI research to defense organizations.
- Collaborate with world-class faculty, researchers and industry partners.
What they offer
- Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance
- Generous retirement savings program with employer contributions
- Tuition benefits
- Paid time off and observed holidays
- Life and accidental death and disability insurance
- Free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass
- Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs
- Fitness center access
Ideal candidate
Curious, mission-driven software engineer with 3+ years building deployed systems who loves learning new tools and tackling high-impact problems at the intersection of AI and edge computing.
Requirements
- BS or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical discipline
- At least 3 years hands-on experience designing, developing, and deploying software systems
- Strong coding skills in at least one core language such as Python, C++, C, or Java
- Practical experience deploying software into local or cloud environments with DevOps and CI/CD familiarity
- Experience leveraging generative AI and agentic tools for coding, debugging, and deployment workflows
- Comfort using Git, Atlassian Suite, Docker/K8s
- Willingness to travel less than 10%
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of War security clearance
Lab profile
About CMU AI
Carnegie Mellon applied AI research spanning robotics, autonomy, and cybersecurity for defense.
What they build
- Multimodal behavior analysis algorithms
- Autonomy systems
- Cybersecurity analytics prototypes
Known for
- Multimodal machine learning
- Computer vision and human behavior modeling
- AI engineering for defense
- Software engineering and cyber resilience
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