Molg
Backend Software Engineer
Sterling, Virginia
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 71 days ago
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About the role
- WHO YOU ARE: A senior-level software engineer with a strong track record of architecting and maintaining production backend systems.
- It is important to us that anyone on our team that is interested in learning how to use our various pieces of equipment and machinery is taught and can gain the skills and appreciation for making physical things.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable backend systems and microservices architecture that power Molg's robotics and assembly intelligence platforms.
- Own the development lifecycle from system design through deployment, ensuring reliability, maintainability, and performance in production environments.
- Build production-grade code with strong coding hygiene, automated testing, monitoring, and QA/QC processes.
- Collaborate closely with robotics, mechanical, and software teams to integrate backend services into complex robotic systems.
- Solve large-scale architectural challenges, applying a thoughtful, systems-oriented approach to backend design and data management.
- Drive innovation by evaluating new backend technologies and frameworks that can improve Molg's development speed, scalability, and reliability.
- 5+ years of industry experience developing, deploying, and maintaining production-grade backend systems.
- We're a hands on collaborative team with big ambitions, and there's a good amount of context-switching. We expect people to be autonomous and drive their own work to completion.
Requirements
- A senior-level software engineer with a strong track record of architecting and maintaining production backend systems.
- You bring a systems mindset, practical experience in deploying and scaling applications, and the ability to guide technical decisions.
- Specifically, you have:
- Proven experience designing and architecting microservices-based systems and RESTful APIs.
- Strong proficiency in at least one high-level object-oriented language (Ruby, Python, Java, etc.).
- Experience with advanced algorithms, AI, signal processing, and Big Data architecture is highly desirable
- Proficiency with Unix systems, shell scripting (sh, bash, zsh), and modern software development practices (OOP, version control, testing frameworks).
- Ability to work in-person at Molg HQ in Sterling, VA.
- Clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to articulate trade-offs, align on architectural decisions, and mentor others.
Nice to have
- Experience with high performance software development a strong plus (C/C++, Rust, parallelization, hardware acceleration)
- Demonstrable experience with containerization (Docker, Docker Compose
- Kubernetes a plus) and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or similar).
- Familiarity with front-end integration and software-defined networking is a plus.
Company info
- We spend our days building robotic systems, developing complex assembly intelligence software, and designing the next generation of circular products for our customers.
- Given the importance of working hands-on with physical systems, we are a 100% in-person team collaboratively working in our industrial space in Sterling, VA, down the road from the largest data center market in the world.
- Our facility includes a variety of robots, CNC milling machines, 3D printers, and all the tools needed to build and test our products.
- We're a hands on collaborative team with big ambitions, and there's a good amount of context-switching.
- We expect people to be autonomous and drive their own work to completion.
- We are scrappy and looking to build a great sustainable company for years to come.
- As a growing company and startup, priorities may shift as customer or business requirements change.
- We strive to empower individuals with context and decision-making power to meet this need.
- We're Molg We're building robotic systems that make electronics manufacturing circular.
- We work with hyperscalers and leading electronics manufacturers to automate how hardware is designed, manufactured, disassembled, repaired, reused, and recovered.
- Using robotics, computational design, and AI, our systems turn today's e-waste into resilient, data-driven supply chains-and change how electronics are made in the first place.
- Join a talented cross-functional team of software, mechanical, electrical, and robotics engineers to develop production-grade software that powers Molg's robotics and microfactories.
- As a Backend Software Engineer, you will:
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