CHAOS Industries
Backend Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United States
Sponsorship not specified$130k-$220kDetected 5 days ago
TypeScriptPythonReactDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesTerraformDevOpsData EngineeringCybersecuritySystems EngineeringSensors
About the role
- Infrastructure & Automation - Define infrastructure as code, automate deployments, and continuously improve the platform through modern DevOps practices.
Responsibilities
- Enjoy building scalable backend systems and taking ownership of production services.
- Are motivated by building technology with meaningful real-world impact.
- This is a high-ownership role where you'll influence architecture, build production systems, and help define the engineering foundations of a rapidly evolving platform.
- Backend Services - Develop high-performance services that ingest, process, and distribute real-time sensor data with low latency, high reliability, and security at scale.
- Reliability & Operations - Own observability, monitoring, resiliency, and operational readiness, ensuring production systems remain secure, scalable, and dependable in demanding environments.
- Platform Architecture - Help shape the technical direction of the platform, making architectural decisions that support new capabilities, increasing scale, and long-term maintainability.
- Cloud Platform - Design, build, and operate secure, scalable Azure infrastructure that powers distributed radar systems and backend services.
- Cross-Functional Integration - Partner closely with software, hardware, and systems engineers to deliver secure, reliable end-to-end capabilities from sensor to cloud.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen or permanent resident), as required for access to controlled technology.
- You don't need experience with every technology we use-we value strong engineering fundamentals, curiosity, and the ability to learn quickly.
Nice to have
- Python and modern backend development.
- Azure or another major cloud platform.
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Kubernetes, containers, and CI/CD.
- Real-time data pipelines or distributed systems.
- Frontend development using modern web technologies (TypeScript/React) or a willingness to work across the stack when needed.
- If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply.
Compensation
- Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
- The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
- 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
- Free daily lunch, 'No meeting Fridays', unlimited PTO, casual dress code
- Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
- The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits.
- Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Must be a U.S. Person (U
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