Senior Software Engineer, Scientific Computing (Hardware/Sensors)
KoBold Metals · Remote
Posted 29 days ago · $170,000 - $215,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 29 days KoBold Metals's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 69% of KoBold Metals's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at KoBold Metals
- high 28 stale, 0 reposted of 36 open
- Hiring momentum
- 38 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer in Scientific Computing at KoBold, you will develop and maintain foundational libraries for mineral exploration analyses, integrating various data sources into scalable machine learning systems. You will collaborate with data scientists and geologists to tackle complex scientific problems, build tools for rapid prototyping, and ensure the effectiveness of data processing workflows. Additionally, you may travel occasionally to exploration sites to observe the impact of your work on projects.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of KoBold Metals as an employer.
What you need
- At least 5 years of experience as a software engineer, data scientist or ML engineer
- Proficiency in Python, ideally including array-based packages such as xarray and numpy
- Experience with data that comes from the physical world
- Track record of building production quality data processing solutions or tooling
- Proficiency with foundational concepts of ML, including statistical, traditional and deep-learning approaches
- Collaborative attitude to work with stakeholders with different backgrounds
Nice to have
- Closer to 10 years of experience preferred
- Hands-on history with hardware, flight, space, lab instrumentation, or field-deployed systems
- Experience in visualizing scientific data for domain experts
- Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration
- Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of benefits or perks
- Travel is required approximately twice per year depending on project needs
- The role involves working with complex and potentially noisy data sources
- The position is remote, but candidates must be authorized to work in the US or Canada
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Listed by KoBold Metals on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.