Optics Software Engineer

At Inmersia, we develop
near-eye displays for the next generation of extended reality (XR) glasses
. Our core values are bringing positive impact to the society through technological excellence. Our mission is to seamlessly merge the digital and physical realities to enable new ways of human interaction with the world.

Our team consists of experts in imaging photonics and advanced materials, keeping Inmersia at the forefront of innovation with a strong intellectual property portfolio. Through this excellence, Inmersia has built
solid partnerships with technology leaders
who validate our position as a reference company within the XR ecosystem.

Now, we are in an
exciting ramp-up phase
and are looking for talented and motivated individuals to join the team. Are you ready to make a difference in the future of XR? Apply to this job opening and we will be delighted to meet you

Who we are looking for

We are looking for a
software engineer
with a startup mindset to develop and optimize
Inmersia's proprietary optics simulation platform
, that lies at the heart of the development of next-generation of Inmersia's near-eye display. The main objective for this role is to ensure good management and scaling up of the software with a special attention on
version control
,
modularity
,
optimal usage of computational resources
.

What you will do

• Implement an intuitive workflow for version control, repositories management, and consolidation of software architecture robustness to ensure smooth and secure collaboration withing the simulations team.
• Familiarise oneself with the existing code and implement its modularity, ensure its reusability and produce clear code.
• Design the structure of the code to be programmed, distributing the workload among individual team members based on the current R&D goals.
• Ensure smooth workflow between the experimental R&D (easy input of variables relevant for experiments) and optics design teams (easy interfacing with third party software such as Zemax).
• Adapt the code in the current programming language (MATLAB/Python) to optimise usage of computational resources such as GPU.
• Help develop new functionalities in the optics simulation software according to R&D objectives.

What technical skills you have

Absolute essentials

• MATLAB/Python
• Repositories management, version control, and software architecture robustness methodologies for collaborative projects
• High Performance Computing (HPC) and GPU-parallelization, using libraries such as Numba, CUDA, CuPy

Valuable extras

• Implementing GPU-accelerated code for HPC on a server
• Developing ray-tracing simulation suites, in MATLAB/Python
• Experience in Optics / Photonics / Metamaterials

What education you have

• Master's degree
  in
  Computer Science
  with
  3 years
  of experience in
  HPC
  , preferably for ray tracing simulations
• Alternatively,
  Master's degree
  in
  Telecommunications Engineering
  or
  Physics
  with
  5 years
  of experience in
  HPC
  (preferably for ray tracing simulations)
• Professional working level of
  English

What personal qualities you have

• Structured and
  logical reasoning
• Proactive
  mindset and
  autonomous
  workload management
• High personal and professional
  integrity
• Good
  listening
  skills and
  open-mindedness
  to feedback and new ideas
• Ability to work in a
  team
• Innovative
  and
  creative
  vision to identify new solutions to existing challenges
• Ability to
  share information
  in a structured and concise way

Which benefits you will gain by working at Inmersia

• Working on
  cutting-edge near-eye displays
  that can revolutionize the XR industry
• Working with world-class
  talented enthusiastic people
  towards a common mission
• Strong opportunities to
  grow with the startup
• Organic
  evolution of responsibilities
  (participating in all phases of product development, opportunities to draft patents)
• Tangible
  influence
  on important decision making
• Personal development
  training
• Participating in R&D projects with
  top research institutes
• Fast-paced,
  productive and pleasant
  work environmentFlexible schedule
• Full-time permanent contract
• Industry
  competitive fixed salary
  , complemented with a
  variable component
  according to the achievement of
  specific objectives

If you are passionate about cutting-edge technology and would like to be part of a startup with great growth prospects,
apply to this job opening and we will be delighted to meet you