THE VISION

My career goals are rooted in the pursuit of programming excellence within software engineering, aiming to fully actualize my potential and become successful.

Career Goals

The following roles serve as benchmark target positions that exemplify my long-term career trajectory that follows the computer science degree pathway, focusing on complex systems and technical leadership.

Perception Engineer (LiDAR)

Company: Vaco LLC / Highspring

Location: Tampa, FL (Onsite)

Pay Scale: $115,000–$130,000 annually

Key Responsibilities: Processing sensor data to interpret the environment; developing and tuning LiDAR perception algorithms; collaborating with cross-functional teams to improve autonomous or assisted driving systems; debugging and optimizing perception pipelines.

Required Skills: C++, LiDAR processing, ROS, computer vision, data structures and algorithms, problem-solving

Why This Role Interests Me: LiDAR is an interesting technology and being able to work with it/improve it would be exciting. Not only that, but this job is one to show how widespread the need for software engineers is and I am confident I could learn this technology.

Benefits: Medical, dental & vision; 401(k); discretionary bonuses (per job listing).

Software Engineer – Technical Lead, Tetragon (Cisco Isovalent)

Company: Cisco (Child Company: Isovalent)

Location: Not specified (likely remote-friendly)

Salary: $210,600–$305,100 annually

Directing development for Tetragon to deliver deep cloud-native observability. Leading teams in building advanced kernel-level security tools.

Required Skills: System architecture, Go, kernel-level observability, cloud-native security, leadership

Why This Role Interests Me: Cisco's reputation as a global leader in networking and cybersecurity aligns with my goal of becoming a Software Engineer as my skills could used widely throughout the company. This role in particular is interesting to me though due to Tetragon being a relatively new addition to Cisco's portfolio being integrated in mid-2025

Benefits: Medical, dental & vision; 401(k) with Cisco match; paid parental leave; short/long-term disability; flexible/unlimited PTO; volunteer days

Software Engineer, Mobile iOS, Maps

Company: Google

Location: San Francisco, CA or Mountain View, CA (Onsite)

Salary: $147,000–$211,000 annually

Key Responsibilities: Write product and system development code; participate in or lead design reviews; review code from other developers; contribute to documentation and educational content; triage and debug product or system issues across hardware, network, and services.

Required Skills: iOS development (Objective-C), iOS SDKs, data structures and algorithms, mobile app development, API design, accessible technologies, problem-solving, collaboration

Why This Role Interests Me: [Add your own explanation of how building large-scale mobile experiences at Google Maps connects to your interests in software engineering, AI, and real-world mapping applications.]

Benefits: Base salary plus bonus and equity; comprehensive Google benefits package (healthcare, retirement, and other perks as described on Google’s careers site).