The Company
Metalenz, a Boston based venture backed startup built on foundational research from Harvard University, develops next-generation imaging and sensing solutions for high-volume consumer electronics markets using patented low-cost metasurface technology, advanced image processing, and novel machine learning algorithms. The Company’s latest product, Polar ID, is a groundbreaking polarizing camera that leverages the unique characteristics of metasurfaces to enable secure and affordable face unlock for all smartphones.
The Position
Metalenz is developing next-generation sensing systems for consumer electronics with metasurface technology. As a Software Engineer you will help develop the design tooling and infrastructure our team uses to engineer meta-optics. A successful candidate will be able to apply software engineering principles to a scientific Julia codebase and, preferably draw from their body of knowledge in computational electromagnetics or computational physics.
What you’ll do
- Work with the design team to integrate new developments and viewpoints into our Julia-based software toolkit
- Understand and implement new features into our codebase
- Identify, refactor, and optimize performance bottlenecks
- Use and deploy heterogeneous scientific compute platforms, building code to deploy across workstations, clusters, or GPUs
- Shape the technical roadmap
- Collaborate by writing documentation, engaging in code review, and commenting on design documents
What you’ll need
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Applied Physics, Applied Mathematics, or relevant field and/or demonstrated excellence in relevant technical domains through open-source contributions or publications
- Comfort working with and managing high-performance computing environments, particularly Julia, distributed computing, and AWS
- Interest in and appreciation of the intersection between science and code, as demonstrated through coursework or prior project and/or work experience
- Familiarity with software engineering best practices (version control, cluster management, data provenance, code profiling and unit tests)
- Technical background in computational electromagnetics computational physics, numerical computing, and optimization
What we do
- Work with consumer electronic OEMs to commercialize meta-optics
- Design next-generation optical systems for emerging consumer applications like 3D sensing
- Apply a modern software stack and cutting-edge developments in scientific computing (automatic differentiation, scientific machine learning, nonlinear optimization, etc.) to unexplored problem domains in optical system design
What we offer
- Competitive salary, 401k with company contribution, pre-IPO stock options
- Based in downtown Boston near TD Garden, Metalenz is conveniently located across the street from North Station
- Competitive benefits package including company paid health, dental, vision, life, LTD/ADD
- Company contribution to Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Collaborative office space, flexible work schedule with hybrid and/or work-from-home arrangements for qualified positions
- Complimentary snacks and drinks, and occasionally lunch on-site
- Free gym and bike parking on-site
- Fun, energizing, highly collaborative environment in which each team member has the opportunity to make an impact
Metalenz is an equal-opportunity employer. The Company is committed to providing an open and inclusive environment for all its employees. The Company prohibits any discrimination based on gender, gender identity, pregnancy, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, criminal record, genetic information, or any other category protected by law.