Senior Software Engineer, Shift5

• If you're passionate about high-performance systems programming, protocol engineering, and hardware integration—working at the bit level, parsing and analyzing aerospace and other vehicle bus protocols —and thrive in a collaborative environment with opportunities to take ownership of complex technical challenges, Shift5 might be the right fit for you
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Prior work on a shipped, commercial Rust project in production
• Deep knowledge of Linux systems programming, including kernel interaction, hardware optimization, and system-level debugging
• Proficiency with Git and modern CI/CD practices
• Strong communication skills for technical documentation and stakeholder communication
• Ability to identify and advocate for architectural improvements and shape technical direction
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and take ownership of complex technical challenges
• Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms for high-performance, real-time systems

Desirable

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer specializing in Rust to build the core software that runs on our hardware platforms
• In this role, you will develop and optimize high-performance code responsible for processing complex data streams directly from vehicle systems
• This is a low-level systems programming role where you will work in resource-constrained Linux environments, leveraging deep technical knowledge to unlock hardware capabilities and ensure maximum performance and reliability
• Your code will process real-time data from buses like MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429, and CAN; transforming raw protocol data into structured information for cybersecurity and operational insights with stable data contracts for downstream products and analysis systems
• Develop and optimize high-performance Rust software for real-time data processing on custom, resource-constrained Linux systems
• Design and implement type-safe hardware abstractions, managing complex build dependencies and FFI boundaries with memory safety
• Build and maintain code generation pipelines for protocol specifications and translation tables into strongly-typed Rust structures
• Implement robust and efficient parsers for complex wire protocols, working at the bit level for accurate data models
• Optimize software for specific hardware capabilities using deep Linux systems knowledge, profiling, and metrics
• Design and implement concurrent data pipelines with message-passing architectures and lock-free data structures
• Investigate and debug complex issues across hardware, protocol specifications, FFI, and concurrent timing
• Write comprehensive unit, functional, and integration tests for protocol parsing, data processing, and hardware integration
• Document designs, data flows, architectural decisions, and safety-critical code patterns
• Integrate with existing C-based APIs and libraries using Rust's FFI, including CMake, autotools, and bindgen
• Evolve and maintain core processing software for long-term stability, performance, and adaptability
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including hardware and API/UI engineers, forward deployed engineers embedded with customers, security researchers, data engineering and analytics, and product and program managers