Software Engineer, Aperture Platform

Software Engineer

Outward Inc. is a visual transformation technology company. Since 2012, our team of inventors, technologists, brand experts, and changemakers, have been reinventing the retail customer shopping journey through innovations in product visualizations.

Using cutting-edge 3D, AR/VR, and web technologies, Outward is bringing the advantages of automated, AI-perfected product photography to our clients — allowing them to produce a large volume of product images at the push of a button and publish them in any format — from e-commerce to traditional media. 

These innovations enable a breadth of digital experiences and meaningful interactions between manufacturers and retailers of all sizes, and their customers.

Outward, Inc. is based in San Jose, CA and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Williams Sonoma, Inc. (www.outwardinc.com).  Outward, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

As a Software Engineer, you will be part of a team to build on and enhance our photography capture applications.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain robust desktop application built in C#.
• Thrive in a cross functional role between Hardware and UI engineers.
• Debug application issues and provide critical fixes to customers.
• Refactor existing code to build a strong application foundation.
• Work with static analysis, benchmarking, and profiling tools.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field or equivalent work experience.
• 4-6 years of professional experience building desktop applications with C#.
• Good experience with writing multi threaded code.
• Some exposure to Serial and USB communications.
• Exposure to camera API such as Canon SDK is a plus.
• Source control and issue tracking tools (Git, Jira).
• Writing clean and maintainable code.
• Good communication and documentation skills.

Benefits Just for You

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401K
• Paid time off
• Company-sponsored team events such as regular staff parties
• Fantastic new headquarters
• Fully stocked kitchens with catered lunches twice a week
• On-site gym
• Office dogs! Bring your furry pal with you to work
• Friendly, caring co-workers and management

Why you will love working at Outward, Inc.

• We’re a successful, fast-growing company with an entrepreneurial vibe
• A technologically and data-driven business
• Competitive salaries and comprehensive health benefits
• We’re at the forefront of tech and eCommerce, redefining technology for the next generation
• We’re passionate about our internal and external clients and live/breathe the client experience
• We get to be creative daily
• A smart, experienced leadership team that wants to do it right and is open to new ideas
• We believe in autonomy and reward taking initiative
• We have fun!

This position Will Not offer relocation, remote work, or Visa Sponsorship assistance.