Mission Software Lead

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a proven track record leading mission-critical or safety-critical software teams, ideally in defence, aerospace, or another highly regulated hardware-software environment.

• Proven experience building and leading a software organization, including hiring, mentoring, and establishing/maintaining engineering practices

• Experience defining software architecture for systems that must interoperate with third-party sensors, effectors, and external command systems.

• Strong experience with C++ and Python, including multithreaded/multiprocess design, real-time, low-latency systems, and TCP/IP or UDP networking across distributed processes.

• Experience with web-based UI (e.g., React) for mission planning/C2 visualization, and video or telemetry streaming (e.g., RTP/RTSP) from sensor feeds.

• Familiarity with SSH and remote debugging

• Strong engineering practices: Git version control, automated testing, CI/CD, and debugging across Windows and Linux.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to align engineering, program, and leadership stakeholders around a shared software roadmap.

• Eligibility for a Government of Canada security clearance.

• Experience with counter-UAS, air defence, or missile guidance software systems.

• Background in command and control (C2) software, sensor fusion, or mission planning systems for defence or aerospace applications

• Demonstrated experience in computer vision, with a focus on object detection, tracking, and image-processing algorithms.

• Experience with sensor fusion, state estimation, and estimation techniques for dynamic systems.

• Experience with SAPIENT and other open sensor and effector interoperability standards

• Military background is a strong asset, we deeply value the operational context, mission focus, and technical discipline that veterans bring. Candidates with prior service in the Canadian Armed Forces or allied militaries, particularly in technical or avionics roles, are highly encouraged to apply.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Real ownership from day one, the systems and processes you build will be foundational to how this company operates for years to come.

• We’re working on technology that matters at a national and global level, and every person on the team feels that weight and that purpose.

• A tight-knit, high-calibre team that moves fast, holds each other to a high

• standard, and doesn’t waste time on bureaucracy for its own sake.

• Competitive compensation and meaningful upside from joining an early-stage company at the forefront of the defence technology sector.

• On-site in Calgary, AB, a growing hub for tech and defence, with a culture built around resilience and getting things done.