Production Software Engineer
CHAOS Industries15 hours ago
Base Salary
$120k - $210k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and build Python services that ingest, organize, store, and expose manufacturing data from shop-floor, test, and enterprise sources.
- Integrate manufacturing systems including MES, ERP, QMS, PLM, and data platforms.
- Turn ad hoc production and operations requests into reusable, documented tools with clear interfaces and adoption paths.
- Develop software that communicates with devices and services across factory networks, including multiple subnets and VLANs.
- Containerize, deploy, and operate services using Docker or equivalent tools in a major cloud environment.
- Debug connectivity, routing, and interface issues across factory networks.
- Establish practical engineering standards for system design, code quality, CI/CD, and maintainability.
- Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Engineering, IT, and production engineering teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related STEM field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- At least 5 years of professional software engineering experience with end-to-end system ownership.
- Strong Python development experience.
- Hands-on experience building and operating software in Azure, AWS, or an equivalent major cloud environment.
- Experience designing scalable systems and organizing data from multiple sources and formats into usable storage, access, and application layers.
- Working knowledge of IP addressing, routing, subnetting, VLANs, and device connectivity.
- Practical Docker or equivalent container experience.
- Working Linux fluency, including command-line operation, services, logs, permissions, and basic networking.
- Familiarity with CI/CD practices and tools such as Jenkins and Artifactory.
- Fluency with AI-assisted engineering tools such as Cursor, Claude, or ChatGPT.
- Ability to collaborate across factory functions and communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- U.S. citizenship and a current DoD Secret clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one are required.
- Preferred experience includes aerospace, defense, manufacturing, high-growth startups, Palantir Foundry, MES/MOM, ERP, QMS, CRM, data and ontology platforms, JavaScript or TypeScript, production software deployment, DevOps/DevSecOps, digital manufacturing, factory automation, shop-floor OT–IT systems, and guiding other engineers.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits are fully paid by the company.
- 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay, FSA, HSA, life insurance, and other benefits.
- Free daily lunch while working onsite and a fully stocked kitchen.
- Unlimited PTO and a casual dress code.
- Pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and annual bonuses planned for the future.
- This is an onsite role in Los Angeles, California.
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries builds networked sensing, communications, and real-time software systems for defense, government security, commercial aviation, and critical infrastructure operators. It sells integrated hardware–software platforms and related services to government and industrial customers. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the privately held company also maintains offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London, and its products are designed for fielded, time-critical operations.