Senior Software Engineer, Red 6
$130-150k
4-5 days a week in office (Louisville, CO)
AR for military training
Be an early applicant
AR for military training
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$130-150k
4-5 days a week in office (Louisville, CO)
101-200 employees
Company mission
A revolutionary technology firm at the forefront of Augmented Reality and synthetic Air Combat Training.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for a seasoned software engineer who thrives in solving deep engineering challenges
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
- 7+ years of professional C++ development, a Master's degree may count towards 2 years of experience
- Experience developing and operating within a Linux operating system
- Experience developing in real-time operating systems (VxWorks, Integrity, DeOS, or similar)
- Strong proficiency in C and C++ in embedded environments
- Ability to create data driven visuals as well as control in game objects with exterior data
- Acquainted with build processes, proficient in compiler toolchains, and experienced in content pipelines
- Understand memory management, multithreading, runtime optimization, and inter-process communication
- Strong 3D math, numerical computing, modeling, and simulation experience
- Experience with Jira, Perforce, and Confluence or similar bug/task tracking and version control software
- Professionalism and strong communication skills for customer interactions
- This position may require security clearance. To obtain clearance, employees must show proof of US Citizenship
Desirable
- Experience with software integration, verification, and validation activities supporting SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and other SETR milestones
- Experience developing safety-critical software in compliance with DO-178C
- Experience with ARINC 653 partitioned environments
- Familiarity with ARINC 661 Cockpit Display System (CDS) standard
- Experience with embedded graphics frameworks (OpenGL, OpenGL SC, Vulkan, EGL, or similar)
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer at Red 6 you will take a critical role in designing and delivering next-generation AR pilot training and operating systems. This position is highly hands-on, driving complex software development
- You will identify and implement novel solutions to cutting-edge augmented reality challenges, working across rendering systems, game engine infrastructure, simulation frameworks, and hardware-software integration
- Your work will integrate state-of-the-art simulation technology with live aircraft and deliver high-impact capabilities to our military customers
- Design, develop, and optimize high-performance C++ applications for both general-purpose CPU/GPU computing environments and embedded System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms
- Implement core features for synthetic reality applications including rendering systems, simulation frameworks, and data pipelines
- Independently deliver complex designs or subsystems with little oversight
- Collaborate with hardware, simulation, and design teams to deliver integrated AR solutions for military training environments
- Develop and integrate safety-critical graphical user interfaces (GUI) for cockpit and mission display systems
- Implement software in compliance with DO-178C (DAL A/B/C) and related avionics standards
- Enforce secure software development practices aligned with DoD cybersecurity and RMF requirements
- Contribute to testing strategies, tooling, and CI/CD infrastructure to ensure rapid and reliable delivery
- Support requirements decomposition, traceability, and verification activities
- Participate in program reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR)
- Support hardware/software integration in lab environments and ground test rigs
- Optimize real-time and near-real-time performance across constrained embedded SoC environments
- Debug and resolve system-level issues across processor, graphics pipeline, and I/O interfaces
- Collaborate with human factors engineering to ensure compliance with MIL-STD-1472 and usability standards
Our take
Red 6 is transforming military pilot training with augmented reality (AR) technology, enabling pilots to engage in virtual scenarios during real-world flights. The company claims it can drastically reduce training costs while increasing pilot numbers and readiness, likening its AR technology to a blend of Pokemon Go and Fortnite - but with the future of America on the line.
It's an exciting time for the company too, having secured a $70M contract with the US Air Force in 2021 and conducting successful AR flight trials with the UK Royal Air Force. These milestones put Red 6 in a leadership position in defense innovation and showcase its potential to enhance pilot training on a global scale.
And it isn't stopping there, Red 6 plans to expand its technology to the US Air Force's T-38 trainers and grow its team in Florida. With this continued development, the company is well on its way to revolutionizing pilot training in the US and beyond.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Meet the team
Meet Matthew Matsushima, Electrical Engineer
Our mission
Create high-speed AR hardware for fighter jets integrationCompany
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2023
$70m
SERIES B
Jun 2021
$30m
SERIES A
Total funding: $110.9m
Company benefits
- Healthcare, Dental, and Vision (100% coverage for Employees)
- Paid time off, including vacation, sick, paid holidays, and parental leave
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Voluntary Worksite Benefits (Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity)
Company values
- Foster a work environment of integrity, mutual respect & joy
- Demand the highest standards from each other
- Own mistakes. Debrief mistakes. Learn from mistakes
- Take responsibility and offer solutions to problems
- Mitigate risk but have a bias towards action
- Never make decisions not aligned to our mission & values
Company HQ
Central Business District, Orlando, FL
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Leadership
Daniel Robinson
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously a Tornado F3 Pilot in the RAF as well as a F-22 Raptor Pilot in the United States Air Force. They also spent 7 years at Gus Robinson Developments as CEO and Chairman.
Glenn Snyder
(Co-Founder & CPO)Previously a Technical Director at Prime Focus where they worked on movies such as Star Wars (Episode I, II, & III), Men in Black 3, and The Great Gatsby. They also spent some time at Comen VFX as a Technical Director/Workflow Coordinator and at Imaginary Forces as a Director of Pipeline Development.
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