Senior Software Engineer, Backend

About Machina Labs

Machina Labs was founded in 2019 to redefine how the world manufactures. Based in Los Angeles, we are pioneering the software-defined factories of the future-where advanced robotics and artificial intelligence replace rigid tooling and enable rapid, flexible production at any scale.

Our mission is simple yet transformative: unlock manufacturing and unconstrained innovation. By developing modular robotic forming systems, we empower industries such as aerospace, automotive, and defense to design, prototype, and produce with unprecedented speed, efficiency, and sustainability.

Backed by leading deep-tech investors, including NVIDIA's NVentures, Innovation Endeavors, and Lockheed Martin Ventures, Machina Labs is building the first commercial robotic sheet metal forming machines-creating a future where manufacturing is as agile and adaptive as software.

Every day, we work side by side with some of the world's most innovative organizations to solve their toughest challenges and accelerate the pace of progress. At Machina Labs, we're not just building robots; we're reshaping entire industries.

Join us as we bring the factory of the future to life!

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our exciting journey as part of our growing software engineering team. In this position you will work closely with technical leadership and a multi-disciplinary team of extremely talented engineers to deliver solutions found nowhere else. You'll help design and deliver backend infrastructure for real-time automation, cloud orchestration, and production-scale robotics manufacturing systems. At the baseline, you are a great team player, passionate about technology and software development, and find the idea of working with giant robots exciting.

What You'll Do

• Design and implement scalable backend services using TypeScript, Node.js and Python
• Partner with the Head of Software and other engineers to design and build our software architecture
• Own and maintain cloud-deployed systems on Azure government cloud
• Build and optimize event-driven systems, working with tools like Kafka, MongoDB, and message queues (RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, etc.)
• Contribute to our CI/CD pipelines and support continuous delivery across environments
• Collaborate cross-functionally with other engineers (e.g., DevOps, Frontend, Robotics, Mechanical, etc.) and product team members
• Monitor, instrument, and optimize backend systems for observability and performance
• Contribute to technical decision-making, team culture, and long-term scalability

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience as a professional software engineer, ideally at fast-paced startups
• Strong command of JavaScript/TypeScript, and Python
• Experience deploying and managing services in cloud environments (Azure preferred, but AWS, or GCP are acceptable)
• Deep experience with system design, backend architecture, and distributed systems
• Familiarity with databases (especially no SQL such as MongoDB), messaging systems, and containerized services
• CI/CD experience
• Experience with observability and monitoring platforms (logging, metrics and alerting systems)
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, thriving in ownership-heavy environments
• Bachelor's in computer science or equivalent practical experience

Nice to Have

• Experience with Azure Cloud Services
• Comfort with infrastructure as code
• Exposure to tools like Kafka, Mosquitto, gRPC, GraphQL
• Familiarity with machine learning and large datasets processing/visualization

$150,000 - $180,000 a year

In addition to the provided base salary range, this role also offers performance-based bonuses, comprehensive benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision), PTO, and Stock Options

We understand that not all people will tick all the points on the required skills, so if you feel that this job is a great match for your experience and skill set - feel free to apply regardless!

Machina Labs is an Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with state and federal law.

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