CHAOS Industries

CHAOS Industries

Senior Software Engineer

San Francisco, California, United States · Senior

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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