Junior Software Engineer at RightEye Bethesda, MD

Junior Software Engineer job at RightEye. Bethesda, MD. HarmonEyes is the world's only open, AI-powered eye-tracking platform that identifies and predicts a person's cognitive, emotional, and physical state based on eye movements alone.

Compatible with any camera-based device, HarmonEyes provides a one-stop shop to analyze eye-tracking data, develop models, and deploy solutions to applications at scale with the Theia™ SDK. Backed by 60+ years of eye-tracking experience and born from the largest validated eye-tracking database (14 million unique records), HarmonEyes is used by the world's leading organizations in technology, aviation/automotive, healthcare, and elite performance in military and sports. Job Description As a Junior Software Engineer, you'll work alongside experienced engineers to build the systems powering our eye-tracking analytics platform.

This is an ideal role for someone eager to grow their skills across the full stack—from real-time data pipelines to ML infrastructure. What You'll Do • Learn & Build: Develop features across our codebases with mentorship from senior engineers. Write clean, tested code and participate in code reviews.

• Data Pipeline Development: Help build and maintain data ingestion workflows for processing eye-tracking signals from various hardware sources. • SDK Development: Contribute to our Theia SDK, working on various platforms and operating systems. • Infrastructure Support: Assist with AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, RDS) and help improve CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
• Documentation: Write clear technical documentation and help maintain internal knowledge bases. • Develop POCs: research new technologies and build out proof-of-concepts from the ground up then report findings to the VP of Engineering. Qualifications Required • 1-3 years of professional software development experience (internships count) • Strong foundation in Python—familiarity with NumPy, pandas, or similar scientific libraries • Experience with at least one other programming language (C#, Java, JavaScript, or C++ preferred) • Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles • Eagerness to learn new technologies and tackle unfamiliar challenges • Strong communication skills and comfort working in a collaborative team environment Nice to Have • Experience with Unity or game engine development • Familiarity with Docker, containerization, or cloud services (AWS) • Exposure to time-series data, sensor data, or signal processing • Interest in VR/AR, eye-tracking, or human-computer interaction • Experience with machine learning concepts or tools Why Join Us • Mentorship from experienced engineers in a growing team • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge VR/AR and eye-tracking technology • Direct impact on products used for health, performance, and research applications • Exposure to the full technology stack—from embedded systems to cloud infrastructure Additional Information How to Apply This position reports to the VP of Engineering.

If you're a curious technologist excited to grow your skills while working on challenging, real-world problems, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit with: • Your resume • GitHub profile or portfolio of projects • A brief note on what excites you about this role