Software Developer Engineer
Engineering · Posted 3 months ago
We are looking for a Software Developer with 3-4+ years of experience to join a 3-person team building AI-powered CAD software that is creating a foundation model for mechanical engineering. You'll be a curious, ownership-driven engineer who can pull their own weight and ship production code end-to-end. This is a groun...
- Way of working
- On site
- Location
- San Mateo, CA, US
- Pay range
- $180,000 to $250,000
- Level
- Mid
- Experience
- 4 to 7 years
- Type
- Full time
- Visa sponsorship
- Not offered for this role
- The company
- Software Development · under 20 people
Skills that matter here
What you would be doing
- Own the design, architecture, and delivery of core systems end-to-end: from ambiguous problems to shipped, maintained products.
- Partner with founders to turn fuzzy goals into technical roadmaps, and drive them to ship.
- Set and raise the engineering bar: code review, testing standards, and architectural direction across the codebase.
- Lead the design and productionization of the machine learning systems behind our AI-powered CAD.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve defects: from everyday bugs to systemic issues in performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Build on and improve our engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, observability) as the team and product grow.
- Help shape our engineering culture and team as we grow
What they are looking for
- 3-4+ years building and shipping production software.
- Deep proficiency in Python and experience designing backend services that scale (e.g., Django, Flask, SQL).
- Hands-on experience building and deploying machine learning models in production.
- Track record of owning systems end-to-end and making sound architectural tradeoffs with limited direction.
- Comfort with ambiguity and a track record of raising the technical bar of the teams you work with.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Strong Computer Science fundamentals
The full description
We are looking for a Software Developer with 3-4+ years of experience to join a 3-person team building AI-powered CAD software that is creating a foundation model for mechanical engineering. You'll be a curious, ownership-driven engineer who can pull their own weight and ship production code end-to-end. This is a ground-floor opportunity at a YC-backed startup that has answered its fundamental technical questions and is now pouring gasoline on the fire, the team is doubling in the next few months . The founders were early employees (first 10) at Cruise Automation (acquired by GM for $1B+) and are recreating that kind of magic.
Responsibilities:
- Own the design, architecture, and delivery of core systems end-to-end: from ambiguous problems to shipped, maintained products.
- Partner with founders to turn fuzzy goals into technical roadmaps, and drive them to ship.
- Set and raise the engineering bar: code review, testing standards, and architectural direction across the codebase.
- Lead the design and productionization of the machine learning systems behind our AI-powered CAD.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve defects: from everyday bugs to systemic issues in performance, reliability, and scalability.
- Build on and improve our engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, observability) as the team and product grow.
- Help shape our engineering culture and team as we grow
Requirements:
- 3-4+ years building and shipping production software.
- Deep proficiency in Python and experience designing backend services that scale (e.g., Django, Flask, SQL).
- Hands-on experience building and deploying machine learning models in production.
- Track record of owning systems end-to-end and making sound architectural tradeoffs with limited direction.
- Comfort with ambiguity and a track record of raising the technical bar of the teams you work with.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Strong Computer Science fundamentals
Bonus Skills:
- CAD, geometry, or computational-geometry domain experience.
- C#/.NET (some add-ins are C#).
- Experience packaging and shipping native desktop applications on Windows and macOS, including code signing.
- Deep AWS / cloud / infrastructure / DevOps experience at scale.
- Early-stage startup or 0→1 product experience.
What We Offer:
- Competitive salary and equity options.
- Comprehensive health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Catered lunch.
- Unlimited time-off.
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- The chance to be part of a passionate team building innovative products.
Interested in this one?
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