About the company
Our client is an industrial technology startup developing software and advanced manufacturing systems. Its engineers connect digital products with real-world production processes.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this opportunity through the Paraform network. The position is with our client. Join as a Founding Software Engineer and own software across factory operations, automation, and simulation. You will act as a product engineer, identifying problems and delivering solutions independently.
What you'll do
- Build systems for supply chain, quoting, pricing, inventory, and production flow.
- Develop simulation tools using manufacturing data.
- Ingest equipment telemetry and orchestrate automation.
- Build data models that represent physical manufacturing processes.
- Work with hardware and automation engineers on end-to-end solutions.
- Identify product priorities, set goals, and ship production software.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 2+ years of experience shipping production-grade software.
- Full-stack TypeScript experience with Python or Go backend skills.
- Ability to own products and technical decisions end to end.
- Experience designing backend systems that model real-world processes.
- Comfort working independently through ambiguity and defining user needs.
- Ability to meet the client's applicable export-control eligibility requirements.
Bonus points
- Manufacturing software, automation, or factory exposure.
- CAD, computational geometry, or 3D systems experience.
- Data engineering or simulation experience.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 140,000 to 200,000 per year.
- Equity: 0.2% to 1.0%.
- Relocation support.
- Meals and productivity tools are covered.
- A signing bonus may be considered.
Location and work model
- Los Angeles, California, United States.
- Five days per week onsite.
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