Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Optical Zonu Corp. is a telecommunications equipment manufacturer specializing in RF-over-Fiber transceiver and system solutions for satellite communications, telecom, military, academic, and other demanding applications.

We are seeking a Software Engineer to develop applications that connect our hardware products to production, engineering, customers, and internal systems. The role focuses primarily on Python-based applications for configuring, monitoring, testing, and diagnosing our equipment.

The ideal candidate is a practical software engineer who enjoys working across hardware and software boundaries. This is a hands-on role with significant autonomy and the opportunity to improve our engineering and production processes through software automation and emerging AI technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop Python applications with intuitive graphical user interfaces for production, engineering, and customer use
• Develop software to configure, monitor, test, and diagnose hardware products
• Integrate applications with databases and existing company systems
• Develop automated test, diagnostic, and production-support tools
• Test, debug, document, and release reliable, maintainable software
• Work with production and QA personnel to develop procedures and train users on software tools
• Collaborate with firmware, electrical, production, and other software engineers
• Develop automation and AI-assisted tools to improve engineering workflows and productivity

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience developing maintainable applications
• Experience developing graphical user interfaces using Qt or a similar frameworks
• Experience interfacing software with hardware, instruments, or external systems
• Strong software-engineering fundamentals, including design patterns, modular design, abstraction, testing, debugging, and maintainability
• Experience with databases and structured data
• Systematic approach to problem solving and debugging
• Effective written and verbal communication skills and ability to work independently

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing production, manufacturing, test, or diagnostic applications
• Experience developing applications in Linux in C
• Experience with Git, JIRA, and collaborative software development tools
• Experience with AWS or other cloud platforms
• Experience with automated testing or validation systems
• Exposure to AI/LLM tools, agents, or workflow automation

What We Value

We are open to candidates across experience levels. While this position is generally targeted toward a mid-level engineer, exceptional early-career candidates and experienced engineers who bring additional value are encouraged to apply.

We value curious, hands-on engineers who enjoy learning new technologies, investigating problems, and taking ownership. The successful candidate will help build the software layer between our products and the people who manufacture, operate, test, and support them.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Small, collaborative engineering team with significant individual ownership
• Challenging, professional environment with opportunities for skill growth

Pay: $100,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) 3% Match
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person