Full-Time
Senior Back-End Software Engineer
Machine Learning
Posted on 11/7/2025
Percipient.ai
51-200 employees
Real-time intelligence analysis from multimedia data
Compensation Overview
$165k - $240k/yr
No H1B Sponsorship
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Hybrid
Must be within daily commutable distance to Santa Clara, CA; in-office 3-4 days per week.
US Citizenship Required
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- BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; MS/PhD a bonus.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience.
- Proven track record of building large-scale distributed systems.
- Deep expertise in Python or C++.
- Strong experience with Linux-based operating systems.
- Experience with ML frameworks (e.g., Pytorch, Tensorflow) is a plus.
- A passion to deliver innovation into the hands of customers.
- US Citizenship is required.
- Design, develop, and envision innovative and impactful features for Mirage, working with scientists, engineers, and product managers.
- Take ownership of major parts of the software.
- Ship features, striking a balance between quality, maintainability, and speed.
- Expertise/experience in machine learning, NLP, or computer vision is a big plus.
Percipient.ai provides the Mirage Intelligence Analysis Platform, which analyzes unstructured multimedia data from ground, air, and space to deliver real-time intelligence for competitive or adversarial situations. The platform ingests diverse visual data, processes it faster than real-time, and guides users with an intuitive workflow that sharpens insights over time. It differentiates itself with cross-domain data analysis and a fast, user-friendly workflow that supports rapid decision-making. The goal is to turn large volumes of data into timely, actionable intelligence that helps clients maintain a competitive edge and achieve decisive outcomes.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Late Stage VC
Total Funding
$82.7M
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California
Founded
2017
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- $15.04M equity raise in 2025 accelerates Mirage product development and expansion.
- Multi-source fusion demand grows beyond defense into corporate security missions.
- Deep learning reduces analyst workload, enabling decisive action in time-sensitive operations.
What critics are saying
- Palantir's Gotham erodes market share with $1.5B defense revenue by 2027.
- Anduril's Lattice undercuts via cheaper integration on DoD contracts in 2026.
- Supreme Court denial on January 12, 2026, blocks Percipient.ai bid protest standing.
What makes Percipient.ai unique
- Mirage® platform fuses geo-correlated multi-source intelligence from ground, air, space data.
- Deep learning automates object detection, classification, activity recognition in unstructured video.
- Intuitive workflow teams humans and machines for faster-than-real-time visual analysis.
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Benefits
Substantial Equity
Unlimited PTO
401k Matching
90% Employee Medical Premium Coverage
65% Dependent/Family Medical Premium Coverage
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee Referral Program
Lunches & Snacks
Commuter Benefits
Life Insurance
Travel Assistance
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -1%1 year growth
↓ -1%2 year growth
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In 2020, Percipient secured $5m in Series A funding round led by Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Stat Zero.
Percipient.ai has filed a notice of an exempt offering of securities to raise $15,041,148.00 in New Equity Investment. Percipient.ai has filed a notice of an exempt offering of securities to raise $15,041,148.00 in New Equity Investment.According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Percipient.ai is raising $15,041,148.00 in new funding. Sources indicate that as part of senior management President and Chief Executive Officer, Balan Ayyar played a key role in securing the recent investment and it will aid in aggressively expanding the company, as well as broaden and accelerate product development.About Percipient.aiPercipient.ai is a Silicon Valley based advanced analytics firm focused exclusively on delivering artificial intelligence products and services to solve the most pressing intelligence and national security missions. Percipient.ai’s flagship intelligence analysis platform, Mirage®, is optimized for the human and machine team to elevate an analyst’s ability to know what can be known in the time it takes to protect our shared values. Mirage harnesses the full power of data through faster than real-time exploitation of unstructured multimedia visual and intelligence data with an intuitive workflow that automatically delivers improved accuracy over time. Whether it’s our customers’ ability to protect their most precious competitive advantage or their most precious resources, Mirage’s ability to build trust and provide insight allows our customers to have freedom of action in the pursuit of their mission