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BOND Lead Software Engineer Multi Agent Mission Systems
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Summary
Lead Software Engineer who sets the technical vision and architecture for real-time multi-agent mission systems, leading and mentoring engineers while directing work on optimization, planning, temporal logic, and constraint-satisfaction capabilities. Core stack is modern C++ with Docker and Linux, based in Ann Arbor or Sunnyvale with 10-20% travel.
You will set the technical vision and architecture for real-time multi-agent mission systems. You will lead and mentor engineers, direct development of optimization, planning, temporal logic, and constraint-satisfaction capabilities, coordinate cross-team integration, and translate mission needs into technical priorities and delivery commitments.
Responsibilities
- Drive the technical vision, architecture, roadmap, and delivery execution
- Lead, mentor, and grow engineers
- Run design reviews, set engineering standards, and improve code quality
- Guide design and implementation of multi-agent optimization algorithms
- Direct development of temporal logic and constraint-satisfaction frameworks
- Translate mission needs into technical priorities, scope, and delivery commitments
- Coordinate cross-team integration and manage dependencies
Requirements
- Master's degree or PhD in a related technical field, or 8+ years developing intelligent agents or planning systems
- 8+ years of modern C++ development experience
- 2+ years leading engineering teams or serving as a technical lead
- Experience with planning, optimization, temporal logic, distributed consensus, or formal verification
- Experience implementing constraint-satisfaction, scheduling, and optimization algorithms
- Experience setting technical direction and delivering complex systems through a team
- Experience with procedural and object-oriented programming
- Experience with Docker, containerized environments, and Linux
- Understanding of service-oriented architecture and broker paradigms
- Experience writing technical documentation and communicating technical tradeoffs
- Experience mentoring engineers and running design and code reviews
- U.S. citizenship
- Eligibility for a U.S. Secret clearance with SAP eligibility
- Willingness to travel approximately 10–20%
Benefits
- Equity
- Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- 401k retirement benefits with employer match
- Learning and wellness stipends
- Paid time off