Summary
CYVL is a Physical AI company building sensors, computer vision, and AI systems that provide infrastructure intelligence for cities and towns. The Software Engineer will build and own production systems across Python services, cloud data pipelines, APIs, and the web platform, while integrating government tools and improving system scalability and reliability.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and ship production systems across our stack: Python services, cloud data pipelines, APIs, and the Cyvl web platform
- Own features from idea to production, working directly with product, data operations, and customers to understand the problem first
- Build the APIs and integrations (Esri ArcGIS, Cartegraph, and more) that put Cyvl data inside the tools governments already use
- Make our systems faster, cheaper, and more reliable as we scale to more cities, more miles, and more data
- Use AI coding tools every day to move faster, and help shape how our team builds with them
Skills
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
- For senior candidates, 5+ years and a track record of leading technical projects
- Strong Python and experience building production backend systems
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD
- Comfort owning ambiguous problems end to end and shipping iteratively
- Clear communication with both technical and non-technical teammates
- AWS
- Geospatial data or tools (PostGIS, GDAL, ArcGIS, QGIS)
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Go, or TypeScript/React
- 3D graphics or point cloud work (Three.js, WebGL, LiDAR)
- Large-scale ELT pipelines or data lakehouses
- Early-stage startup experience or a history of building from zero to one
Qualifications
Must Haves
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
- for senior candidates, 5+ years and a track record of leading technical projects
- Strong Python and experience building production backend systems
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD
- Comfort owning ambiguous problems end to end and shipping iteratively
- Clear communication with both technical and non-technical teammates
Nice to Haves
- AWS
- Geospatial data or tools (PostGIS, GDAL, ArcGIS, QGIS)
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Go, or TypeScript/React
- 3D graphics or point cloud work (Three.js, WebGL, LiDAR)
- Large-scale ELT pipelines or data lakehouses
- Early-stage startup experience or a history of building from zero to one
Benefits
- Equity. You'll own a piece of what you're building.
- Health, dental, and vision. Cyvl covers most of the premium for you and your family.
- 401k with a real match, vested day one. Your money is yours from the start.
- Generous PTO & Paid Parental leave.
- Learning stipend. Spend it on whatever makes you sharper.
- Paid to live close. A monthly bonus for living near our Boston office.
- Team events. Time together in Boston with a team you’ll love working with.
- If you're based in San Francisco, this role is remote.