IDEXX Laboratories is a multinational corporation headquartered in Westbrook, Maine, and was founded in 1983. The company develops, manufactures, and distributes diagnostic products, equipment, and software for the veterinary, livestock, poultry, and dairy markets, as well as testing solutions for water quality. It operates globally through a network of reference laboratories and sales offices, serving customers in over 175 countries and maintaining a listing on the NASDAQ Stock Market.
HQ: Westbrook, United States • Software • Water Utilities • Energy & Utilities • Livestock • Health Care • Farming & Agriculture • Diagnostics • Veterinary Medicine • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1983
≈ $115k – $204k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • In office (United States) • Full-Time • Staff • English: B2
Bash
C++
Python
C++
CMake
DevOps
GitHub
GitHub Actions
RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Tracing its roots back to 1880 and formerly known as Reed Elsevier, the publicly traded conglomerate operates across four primary business segments: Risk, Scientific, Technical & Medical, Legal, and Exhibitions.
HQ: London, United Kingdom • Media & Entertainment • Analytics Platforms • Publishing • Data & Analytics • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $55k – $157k per year (Estimated) • Senior • Sydney • Remote (Australia) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Go
Python
Lua
C++
CMake
Databases
ActiveMQ
Aerospike
Apache Kafka
Cassandra
DevOps
Kubernetes
Docker
gRPC
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology corporation headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Formed in 1995 through the merger of Lockheed Corporation and Martin Marietta, the company is one of the world's largest defense contractors, operating primarily across four core business segments: Aeronautics; Missiles and Fire Control; Rotary and Mission Systems; and Space.
King of Prussia • Littleton • Longmont • Sunnyvale • Fayetteville • Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • Military • 5000+ employees • Est. 1995
$110k – $205k per year • Senior • 3+ years exp • In office (Palmdale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
MATLAB
Python
C++
CMake
DevOps
RTOS
Git
Jenkins
Management
Confluence
$81k – $151k per year • In office (Fort Worth, United States) • Bachelor's Degree
Bash
C++
Python
C++
CMake
DevOps
CI/CD
GitLab CI
Red Hat
GitLab
Git
Management
Confluence
$98k – $182k per year • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (Fort Worth, United States) • PhD • Junior
C++
Fortran
C
Python
C++
CMake
C
MPI
AI/ML
OpenMP
DevOps
HPC
Git
Leidos is a defense, intelligence, civil, and health information technology enterprise. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the Fortune 500 company (NYSE: LDOS) operates as one of the primary IT, scientific research, and systems integration contractors for the U.S. federal government, allied defense agencies, and commercial infrastructure entities.
HQ: Reston, United States • Government • Cybersecurity • Military • 5000+ employees • Est. 2013
$154k – $278k per year • Senior • In office (Annapolis Junction, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Groovy
JavaScript
Python
SQL
TypeScript
Java
C
Kotlin
C++
CMake
Java
Jackson
Spring Framework
Apache Tomcat
Maven
C
Embedded C
Kotlin
Mockito
Databases
PostgreSQL
AI/ML
JAX
Frontend
Angular
Bootstrap
JQuery
Mobile
JUnit
DevOps
Configuration Management
CI/CD
Docker
Jenkins
Kubernetes
OpenShift
Podman
QA
Selenium
$87k – $157k per year • Middle • 4+ years exp • In office (Huntsville, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
MATLAB
Python
Bash
PowerShell
C++
CMake
DevOps
Bitbucket
Git
$108k – $195k per year • Senior • 8+ years exp • In office (Huntsville, United States) • Relocation • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C#
C++
Java
Rust
Python
C#
.NET
C++
CMake
Qt
Rust
Hyper
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Hyper-V
QEMU
VirtualBox
VMWare
GitLab
Management
Jira
Miele is a global manufacturer of premium domestic appliances and commercial equipment, renowned for its German engineering, precision craftsmanship, and durable design. The company's product line spans luxury kitchen appliances, laundry systems, vacuum cleaners, and specialized medical or laboratory cleaning devices designed for long-term operational performance.
Seattle • New York • Chicago • Copenhagen • Salzburg • Manufacturing • Consumer Electronics • Home Appliances
Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Brașov, Romania) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • German (Optional)
C++
PowerShell
Python
C++
CMake
DevOps
CI/CD
Fusemachines provides artificial intelligence products and engineering talent. Its teams build machine learning systems for enterprise clients. The company also runs an artificial intelligence education programme.
HQ: Kathmandu, Nepal • Information Technology • Data & Analytics • Artificial Intelligence • 51-200 employees • Est. 2013
Senior • In office • Senior
C++
Go
Java
Kotlin
Python
C++
CMake
Java
Gradle
Kotlin
Kotlin Coroutines
Databases
PostgreSQL
Mobile
ProGuard
DevOps
CI/CD
Grafana
Prometheus
Cybersecurity
Least Privilege
Cryptography
StrongSwan
Vault
Tenstorrent is a Canadian semiconductor company founded in 2016 and led by veteran chip architect Jim Keller. It designs artificial intelligence accelerators and RISC-V processors, and sells intellectual property licences as well as hardware, with an open-source software stack. Investors and licensees include major automotive and technology groups seeking an alternative to closed accelerator ecosystems.
HQ: Toronto, Canada • Embedded Systems • Hardware • Machine Learning • Est. 2016
$100k – $500k per year • Lead • 1+ year exp • In office (Fort Collins, United States) • Full-Time • Principal
C++
Python
SystemVerilog
Cython
C++
CMake
Cython
PyBind11
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Claude
Copilot
Edge AI
Chips/EDA
Synopsys ZeBu
Nord Security is the leader in the field of online privacy and security. Our security tools have earned praise from respected experts and tech outlets.
Vilnius • Information Security • Cybersecurity
Vilnius • Remote (Poland, Lithuania) • Full-Time
Bash
Python
C++
C++
CMake
DevOps
Amazon EC2
Amazon EKS
Ansible
AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Git
GitLab CI
Kubernetes
Terraform
Amazon S3
GitLab
Graphcore is a British semiconductor company founded in Bristol in 2016 that designs the Intelligence Processing Unit, a processor architected specifically for machine learning rather than adapted from graphics. Its chips place large amounts of memory directly on the die and expose fine-grained parallelism, an approach aimed at sparse and irregular models that map poorly onto conventional accelerators. The company sells IPU systems and the Poplar software stack to research and enterprise customers, and has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of SoftBank Group since its acquisition in 2024.
HQ: Bristol, United Kingdom • Hardware • Artificial Intelligence • Machine Learning • AI Infrastructure • Semiconductors • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2016
≈ $88k – $183k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Visa sponsorship • Senior
C++
Python
C++
CMake
DevOps
HPC
Docker
Podman
QA
Pytest
≈ $88k – $183k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Cambridge, United Kingdom) • Visa sponsorship • Senior
C++
Python
C++
CMake
DevOps
HPC
Docker
Podman
QA
Pytest
≈ $88k – $183k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Bristol, United Kingdom) • Visa sponsorship • Senior
C++
Python
C++
CMake
DevOps
HPC
Docker
Podman
QA
Pytest
Curtiss-Wright Corporation is a diversified, multinational provider of highly engineered, technologically advanced products and services. We are the corporate descendants of the Wright brothers, the fathers of flight, and Mr. Glenn Curtiss, the father of naval aviation.
Portland • Grand Prairie • Christchurch • Ottawa • Mississauga • Military • Manufacturing • Hardware • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $87k – $190k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 12+ years exp • In office (Ashburn, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Python
C
C++
CMake
C
U-Boot
AI/ML
InfiniBand
DevOps
Bitbucket
Red Hat
Chips/EDA
PetaLinux
Vitis
Xilinx Vivado
Management
Confluence
≈ $90k – $195k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 10+ years exp • In office (Ashburn, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
C++
Python
C
C++
CMake
C
U-Boot
AI/ML
InfiniBand
DevOps
Red Hat
Chips/EDA
PetaLinux
Vitis
Xilinx Vivado
≈ $87k – $190k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 12+ years exp • In office (Ashburn, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
Python
C
C++
CMake
C
U-Boot
AI/ML
InfiniBand
DevOps
Bitbucket
Red Hat
Chips/EDA
PetaLinux
Vitis
Xilinx Vivado
Management
Confluence
DoorDash is an American technology company headquartered in San Francisco that operates a leading global local commerce and on-demand delivery platform. The company connects consumers with local merchants, offering last-mile logistics for restaurant meals, groceries, convenience goods, and retail items delivered by independent couriers. Beyond its core consumer marketplace, DoorDash provides digital ordering software, merchant advertising tools, and white-label fulfillment services for businesses across multiple countries.
HQ: San Francisco, United States • Commerce • Marketplaces • Transportation & Logistics • Delivery
$4k – $14k per year • Equity • In office (San Francisco, United States) • Bachelor's Degree
C++
Python
C++
CMake
Conan
LLVM
DevOps
Bazel
CI/CD
Robotics
Foxglove Studio
ROS2
RViz
ROS
Analytics
Plotly
Shield AI is an American defence technology company founded in 2015 that builds autonomy software and uncrewed aircraft for military missions. Its Hivemind autonomy stack lets aircraft fly, navigate and complete objectives without GPS, a remote pilot or a communications link, which matters in contested environments where those links are jammed. Headquartered in San Diego, California, the company fields the V-BAT vertical take-off aircraft with United States and allied forces, licenses Hivemind to other manufacturers and is developing the X-BAT jet for high-end missions.
HQ: San Diego, United States • Space & Aerospace • Drones & UAVs • Defense AI • Military Drones • Military • Artificial Intelligence • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015
≈ $88k – $191k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 7+ years exp • In office (London, United Kingdom) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Staff
C++
Python
C
C++
CMake
Conan
C
ZeroMQ
Databases
ActiveMQ
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
gRPC
Rest API
$163k – $245k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Washington, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
C++
CMake
Conan
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Robotics
ArduPilot
Motion Planning
$163k – $245k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Washington, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Python
C++
CMake
Conan
AI/ML
AI Agents
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
Robotics
Motion Planning
ALTEN Technology is a premier engineering and technology consulting firm that provides end-to-end solutions for complex product development and IT projects. Operating as part of the global ALTEN Group, the company serves clients across high-tech sectors such as aerospace, automotive, medical devices, defense, and clean energy.
HQ: Boulogne-Billancourt, France • Information Technology • Professional Services • IT Consulting • Science & Engineering • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $107k – $212k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Auburn Hills, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Senior
C++
C++
CMake
DevOps
Git
RTOS
CI/CD
IoT
FreeRTOS
$145k – $185k per year • Senior • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Senior
C++
C++
CMake
DevOps
Bazel
CI/CD
Cybersecurity
SBOM
We are a small company that has a big impact on the world. We advance science and technology to empower global innovation and solve the world's challenges. We do this by developing innovative open source software platforms and integrating them int...
New York • Minneapolis • Arlington • Information Technology • Science & Engineering • Software
$85k – $125k per year • In office (New York, United States) • Bachelor's Degree
C++
Python
C++
CMake
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DevOps
Amazon EC2
Ansible
AWS
Chef
Packer
Puppet
Terraform
Vagrant
Amazon CloudWatch
Amazon S3
GitHub
GitLab
$140k – $190k per year • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • In office (New York, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Architect
C++
Python
C++
CMake
AI/ML
Computer Vision
DevOps
GitHub
GitLab
$140k – $215k per year • Lead • 6+ years exp • In office (New York, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
C++
C++
CMake
AI/ML
Computer Vision
Cubic is an American multinational defense and public transportation equipment manufacturer that builds and delivers technology solutions in transportation to simplify daily journeys and defense capabilities.
HQ: San Diego, United States • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1949
$131k – $170k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Ashburn, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
C#
C++
Java
C++
CMake
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Airbus SE is a European multinational aerospace and defense corporation, serving as one of the world's primary commercial aircraft manufacturers alongside its civil, parapublic, and defense divisions. Operating through three core business segments - Commercial Aircraft, Airbus Helicopters, and Airbus Defence and Space - the company designs, manufactures, and services narrow-body and wide-body jetliners, military transport and combat aircraft, civil and military rotorcraft, and space hardware spanning satellites and launch systems.
HQ: Blagnac, France • Artificial Intelligence • Cybersecurity • Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • Space & Aerospace • Aircraft Manufacturing • 5000+ employees
≈ $62k – $164k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • In office (Manching, Germany) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Bash
C++
Python
C++
CMake
DevOps
CI/CD
Jenkins
Management
Confluence
Jira
≈ $39k – $98k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Getafe, Spain) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • Spanish • English
Bash
Python
C++
C++
CMake
Qt
DevOps
CI/CD
Docker
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Jenkins
KVM
Platform Engineering
Podman
QEMU
GitHub
GitLab
≈ $49k – $112k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Senior • 5+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Getafe, Spain) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • Spanish • English
C++
C++
CMake
Qt
STL
DevOps
Git
Trunk-Based Development
Avride develops self-driving cars and sidewalk delivery robots, and was created in 2024 when Nebius spun out the former Yandex autonomous vehicle division. Its delivery robots operate on American university campuses and with food delivery platforms, while its robotaxi programme runs with Hyundai and Uber. Engineering is based in Austin, Texas.
HQ: Austin, United States • Transportation & Logistics • Smart Mobility • Autonomous Driving • 201-500 employees • Est. 2024
≈ $101k – $232k per year (Estimated) • Austin • Remote (United States) • Relocation
Bash
C++
Python
C++
CMake
Python
Asyncio
DevOps
Bazel
CI/CD
GitHub Actions
GitHub
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
NixOS
Ubuntu
SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company specializing in innovative small household appliances and consumer electronics. The enterprise develops and markets a wide variety of lifestyle goods under its two primary brands: Shark, focused on floor care, home cleaning, and beauty tools, and Ninja, renowned for kitchen appliances and outdoor cooking equipment.
Needham • Miami • Los Angeles • Quebec • Paris • Consumer Goods • Consumer Electronics • Home Appliances • 1001-5000 employees
Senior • 5+ years exp • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Senior
Assembly
C++
Python
C
C++
CMake
C
GCC
Applied Intuition is a Silicon Valley software company founded in 2017 that develops digital infrastructure and simulation platforms for autonomous systems and physical AI. The platform provides advanced tools for simulation, synthetic data generation, and vehicle software management, allowing engineers to develop, test, and safely deploy self-driving technology. It serves leading global automotive manufacturers, defense organizations, and commercial transport companies across sectors like trucking, agriculture, and mining.
HQ: Mountain View, United States • Smart Mobility • Manufacturing • Automotive Manufacturing • Artificial Intelligence • Autonomous Driving • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017
$150k – $225k per year • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Bash
C++
CMake
DevOps
Docker
Ubuntu
GitLab
CI/CD
Robotics
ArduPilot
$125k – $185k per year • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Washington, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Bash
C++
CMake
DevOps
Docker
Ubuntu
GitLab
CI/CD
Robotics
ArduPilot
$125k – $185k per year • Equity • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Fort Walton Beach, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
C++
Bash
C++
CMake
DevOps
Docker
Ubuntu
GitLab
CI/CD
Robotics
ArduPilot
Apptronik is a humanoid robotics company spun out of a robotics laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin in 2016. Its Apollo robot is designed for logistics and manufacturing work such as case handling and machine tending, with force-controlled actuators built in-house. The company works with Google DeepMind on robot learning and has run pilots with large manufacturers and retailers.
HQ: Austin, United States • Artificial Intelligence • Design & Creative • Robotics • Est. 2016
≈ $146k – $320k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Sunnyvale, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
C++
CMake
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Robotics
Apollo
BehaviorTree.CPP
Drake
MuJoCo
ROS2
Sensor Fusion
≈ $180k – $325k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Austin, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
C++
CMake
DevOps
CI/CD
Git
Robotics
Apollo
BehaviorTree.CPP
Drake
MuJoCo
ROS2
Sensor Fusion
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| Junior |
12 |
$126K |
$151K |
$182K |
| Middle |
10 |
$165K |
$175K |
$185K |
| Senior |
37 |
$160K |
$195K |
$240K |
| Staff |
16 |
$177K |
$231K |
$280K |
| Lead |
8 |
$157K |
$174K |
$215K |
| All levels |
96 |
$157K |
$185K |
$231K |
Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 261 open CMake jobs from 116 companies. 22 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 102 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
What these roles pay
96 of these CMake jobs state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $157K and $231K a year, with a median of $185K. By level, the median runs junior at $151K, middle at $175K, senior at $195K, staff at $231K, and lead at $174K. The step from junior to lead is worth about 1.2x on median pay. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are Poland (22), United States (9), Spain (4), Romania (3), and Taiwan (3). 10% of the listings are fully remote and a further 15% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open CMake jobs right now are Graphcore (15), Diconium (13), Shield AI (12), Applied Intuition (10), Leidos (8), and Kitware (8). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are C++ (261), CMake (261), Python (195), CI/CD (168), Git (115), Docker (115), Kubernetes (68), and GitLab (66). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current CMake jobs, 18 state visa sponsorship, 22 offer a relocation package, and 40 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
