Junior Software Engineer

$80,000 - $120,000 per year Full Time

About the Role

Axle is seeking a Junior Software Engineer with a strong foundation in C++ and scientific computing to build and optimize high-performance systems used in compute-intensive research environments. You will collaborate with engineers and researchers to deliver scalable, well-engineered software for numerical and data-intensive workloads.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance C++ software for scientific and computational workloads.
• Build scalable applications using modern C++ with emphasis on correctness and performance.
• Develop and extend scientific computing pipelines running in Linux and HPC environments.
• Optimize compute-intensive code using profiling, benchmarking, and performance-tuning techniques.
• Collaborate with engineers and researchers to translate requirements into robust software solutions.
• Work with containerized applications (Docker, Singularity) in HPC and cloud environments.
• Contribute to documentation, testing, and CI/CD workflows.

Requirements

• 1–3 years of professional experience or equivalent academic/research experience in software development.
• Proficiency in C++ and working knowledge of Linux development environments.
• Familiarity with modern build systems such as CMake or Bazel.
• Experience or coursework in scientific computing, numerical methods, or systems programming.
• Basic experience with Python for scripting or analysis.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a desire to learn complex systems.

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