Founding Engineer
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Build the software that runs a factory, from raw materials to finished parts. This is a hands-on role with ownership across product, architecture, and deployment, working directly with hardware engineers and factory operators.
Own product, architecture, and deployment for a manufacturing OS covering supply chain, quoting, pricing, inventory, scheduling, and production workflows - plus CAD automation, mold generation, simulation, and real-time factory data pipelines feeding a digital twin. You'll work directly with hardware engineers and factory operators. Must-haves- U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder, no sponsorship, now or ever
- 2-8 years shipping production-grade software
- Full-stack: TypeScript frontend, Python or Go backend
- Built operational systems from scratch (ERP, MES, logistics, inventory, or similar) with complex relational data models
- End-to-end ownership track record, from problem definition to production
- Thrives in ambiguity, ships fast, communicates well, works directly with non-technical operators
- Manufacturing, robotics, or hardware/software integration background
- CAD, computational geometry, or 3D environments
- Physics simulation, model post-training, or quantization
- Founding-engineer or early-stage startup experience
- Genuine interest in hands-on, physical systems
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