Principal Software Engineer
at Freeform
- Seniority
- Staff Principal
- Work model
- Onsite
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA (On-site)
- Posted
- 17d ago
rustc++
at Freeform
<h2 id="Senior-Software-Engineer" data-renderer-start-pos="20331"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER </span></h2> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that unify software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts at the speed of human ideation. By treating manufacturing as a single integrated system, we unlock a new era of innovation where complex hardware is designed, built, and scaled without limits. </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">As a Principal Software Engineer, you will act in a technical leadership capacity responsible for driving innovative development efforts across our broad software ecosystem including edge computing, hardware control and automation, and high-rate telemetry systems. We are looking for someone who can work effectively with electrical, mechanical, and process engineering disciplines as well as technical executives to invent and implement complex, interdisciplinary performance requirements. As a startup, we expect this person to be hands on from architecture to implementation, writing code and solving the most complex issues. Ultimately, your contributions will result in the deployment of highly sophisticated software platforms capable of processing petabytes of high-rate data on the edge and automating factory systems around the world.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">3D printing experience is not required to be successful here - rather we look for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving hard problems and creating amazing technology!</span></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="21026"><iframe style="width: 560px; height: 315px;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sXfG6ssZ190?feature=shared" width="327" height="184"></iframe></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="21618"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Provide architectural leadership for the development of a complex, highly integrated software system</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Take on the most challenging development and implementation efforts in our software stack</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead system level integration and validation efforts</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Provide technical project management from conception to production when required by the size/scope of the project</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Drive communication and collaboration with the broader engineering team by working side-by-side with the electrical, mechanical, and process engineering teams</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Innovate on system capability and performance, accelerate engineering progress, and push the bounds of Freeform’s technology forward </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Basic Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">10+ years of hands-on experience architecting and implementing complex software systems using C/C++/Rust</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience in industries such as robotics, IoT, autonomous cars, UAVs, or similar autonomy-centric environments</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience working in a high-performance compute environment (FPGAs or GPUs)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="23046"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Nice to Have:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with edge computing, high speed data acquisition, and real time closed-loop-control systems</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with hardware acceleration for machine learning or artificial intelligence</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience working in a startup or leading-edge technology environment</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Creative thinker able to apply first-principles reasoning to solve complex problems</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Passion for how software can be used to impact the physical world</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Location:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Based in Hawthorne, our vertically integrated facility brings technology development, R&D, and production together under one roof. We operate at the center of LA’s deep tech ecosystem, surrounded by some of the most ambitious hardware innovation happening anywhere in t