Software Engineer

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<div class="content-intro"><p data-renderer-start-pos="466"></p> <div class="c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"> <div class="c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text" data-qa="message-text"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer"> <div class="p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first"> <div class="p-rich_text_block"> <div class="p-rich_text_section">Paperless Parts is a SaaS startup helping manufacturers quote faster and win more work. From rockets to medical devices, we power the parts that move the world forward.</div> <div class="p-rich_text_section">&nbsp;</div> <div class="p-rich_text_section"><em data-stringify-type="italic">This position requires activities that are subject to US Export Control Laws and require US Citizenship or Green Card Holder.</em></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p> <p>Join our engineering team as a Software Engineer and help build the platform that powers modern manufacturing. You’ll work across the full stack, collaborating with engineers, designers, and product managers to ship end-to-end features that customers feel. Our teams are data-driven and outcome-focused, organized around clear user goals so they can own the success of the customers they serve. It’s a great role for an engineer who wants to grow quickly, work with a modern stack, and build practical fluency with AI-assisted development from day one.</p> <p><strong>Who You Are</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Detail-Oriented Builder:</strong> You care about the quality of your work because you know how it impacts our customers. You sweat the details and take pride in shipping features you can stand behind.</li> <li><strong>Eager to Grow:</strong> You understand what it takes to build robust, scalable, and secure software, and you're driven to keep getting better. You welcome feedback and learn quickly from the engineers around you.</li> <li><strong>Collaborative Teammate:</strong> You've worked in an agile environment and know how to collaborate with your team in an iterative fashion to achieve shared goals.</li> <li><strong>Curious About AI:</strong> You're excited to make AI tooling part of how you work, using it to move faster while still understanding and standing behind what you ship.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Why You’ll Love Working Here</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Customer-Centric Focus: </strong>We put our customers at the center of everything we do. Your work will directly contribute to their success.</li> <li><strong>Modern Technology:</strong> We work across a modern stack — Python (Django and FastAPI), TypeScript and React, PostgreSQL, and AWS — and we're actively investing in how AI can accelerate our software development lifecycle.</li> <li><strong>Complex and Meaningful Challenges: </strong>Our software is used in critical industries like aerospace and defense, requiring robust, secure, and scalable solutions. You’ll be solving problems that truly matter.</li> <li><strong>Collaborative and Inclusive Culture: </strong>We believe that diverse teams build better products. Our culture emphasizes collaboration, continuous learning, and mutual respect.</li> <li><strong>Growth Opportunities: </strong>You’ll learn from experienced engineers, take on increasing ownership, and build skills that compound over your career.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Build End-to-End Features:</strong> Build and maintain flexible, scalable, and secure features across the backend and frontend.</li> <li><strong>Develop APIs: </strong>Build well-documented APIs that securely and efficiently serve data for internal and external use.</li> <li><strong>Work With AI Tools: </strong>Use AI coding assistants (such as Cursor and Claude Code) as part of your daily workflow to accelerate delivery, and experiment with new approaches — always reviewing, testing, and understanding what you ship.</li> <li><strong>Improve Quality Continuously:</strong> Make ongoing improvements to the quality of our core product, from tests and tooling to shared libraries and engineering practices.</li> <li><strong>Collaborate Across Roles: </strong>Work closely with engineers, designers, and product managers to build a product that makes our customers’ lives better.</li> <li><strong>Write Code Others Can Build On: </strong>Produce clear, well-typed, well-documented code that’s easy for teammates — and AI agents — to reason about.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What You’ll Bring</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.</li> <li>2+ years of experience writing code in an object-oriented language.</li> <li>Experience with a modern web application stack, e.g. Python/Django, Node/Express, or Java/Spring.</li> <li>Experience with frontend development using TypeScript and React (or a similar modern framework).</li> <li>Experience with API design, development, and documentation.</li> <li>Familiarity with a cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.</li> <li>Solid understanding of SQL and relational databases.</li> <li>Experience building applications with Docker and CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins.</li> <li>Curiosity about applying AI tools to everyday engineering work, with good judgment about when to trust their output.</li> <li>Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Why Join Us?</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Impactful Work: </strong>Your contributions will power industries critical to our society and economy, making a real difference in the world.</li> <li><strong>Continuous Learning: </strong>We invest in our people and offer opportunities to learn, grow, and advance their careers.</li> <li><strong>Supportive Culture: </strong>Our team is our greatest asset, and we foster an environment where everyone can thrive.</li> </ul> <p>If you’re a forward