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Senior Software Engineer at Jitx Inc. | LAYIQ

Must Haves
Strong algorithmic problem-solving skills: graph/tree data structures, computational efficiency, and parallelism
Mathematical maturity. Comfortable reasoning formally about geometry, linear algebra, or optimization
Solid software engineering fundamentals
Ability to see the big picture and understanding how your work fits into the overall product
Self-directed work style with ability to unblock yourself and others
Track record of owning large features from planning through production
Comfortable working with ambiguity in a startup environment
Nice to Haves
Background in computational geometry, spatial data structures, or geometric algorithms
Polyglot programming experience, comfortable across multiple languages and paradigms
Interest in hardware, electronics, or CAD tools
Education in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or comparable industrial experience
Who You Are
You're an experienced software engineer with a strong mathematical foundation who knows that startups offer the best combination of impact and interesting problems to solve.
You think algorithmically. You're comfortable reasoning about complexity, working through geometric and graph problems, and finding elegant solutions where brute force won't cut it. You have the mathematical maturity to formulate problems precisely before reaching for an implementation, whether that's a placement algorithm, a constraint solver, or a simulation feedback loop.
You're an engineer first. You write clean, consistent, production-ready code and take ownership of features end-to-end. You think about reliability and staging from the start, not as an afterthought.
You thrive when given ownership of a problem space. You're the person who asks "why are we building this?" before diving into "how should we build it?" You don't need your hand held, but you're not afraid to raise your hand when you need context or when you spot a problem with the plan.
Why JITX?
The algorithms we're building don't exist yet. Fully automated PCB layout (with placement, routing, pin assignment, and now simulation-in-the-loop) is an open research problem that we're turning into a shipping product.
Hardware is everywhere. The tools engineers use to design it haven't fundamentally changed in decades. We're changing that.
Because our designs are code, we have a natural foundation for AI that traditional GUI-based tools simply don't. We can leverage AI at every stage in ways that aren't practical when designs live in proprietary formats.
You'll work directly with the people making architectural decisions, not through layers of process.
We care about elegant solutions, not just working ones.
## Our Stack
**Code Framework:** Python
**Runtime:** Some legacy code in a custom language (Stanza) and C++; we're actively replacing Stanza and you would be part of shaping that decision.
**UI:** TypeScript, React, PixiJS (transitioning toward Three.js/WebGL)
**Simulation:** Ansys HFSS and other EDA/EM solvers (integrated via our simulation loop)
**Deployment:** Application installed on the user's machine, possibly airgapped. Architected to support headless and remote.

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