Senior Software Engineer

Company Description

Seed-stage AI-native manufacturing startup led by defense-tech and AI veterans

Job Description

You will architect the software backbone for autonomous factories, bridging the gap between cloud services and physical production lines. Building reliable backend systems, petabyte-scale visual data pipelines, and ML infrastructure, you will ensure robots and humans execute production work seamlessly in high-stakes environments where uptime and data integrity are mission-critical.

Location

New York, USA

Why this role is remarkable

• Join an elite founding-team environment in NYC alongside world-class robotics researchers and defense-tech founders building the future of American manufacturing.
• Solve complex technical challenges at the intersection of hardware and software, moving beyond digital-only products into real-world autonomous production.
• High-ownership role with direct influence on the architecture of a hybrid cloud/edge system designed to operate in resilient, high-stakes industrial environments.

What You Will Do

• Architect and maintain cloud-based backend systems for factory planning, scheduling, and telemetry while ensuring seamless operation across on-prem services.
• Build and scale petabyte-level visual data pipelines for model training, curation, and deployment across hybrid compute environments.
• Implement robust infrastructure-as-code and observability tools that maintain performance despite intermittent connectivity and industrial noise.

The ideal candidate

• 3–6 years of experience building and shipping production-grade backend systems, infrastructure, or large-scale data platforms.
• Deep expertise in hybrid cloud/edge architectures, Terraform, and managing data at scale (terabytes to petabytes).
• Proven ability to operate independently in fast-paced environments, with a pragmatic approach to balancing system speed and correctness.