You will architect the software backbone for autonomous factories, bridging the gap between cloud services and physical production lines. Building reliable backend systems, petabyte-scale visual data pipelines, and ML infrastructure, you will ensure robots and humans execute production work seamlessly in high-stakes environments where uptime and data integrity are mission-critical.
Senior Software Engineer at Nidus
Help rebuild American manufacturing from the ground up. This founding-team role in NYC offers the chance to architect the software layer of an AI-native factory alongside veterans from the defense-tech and AI sectors. You'll build the critical infrastructure—from petabyte-scale data pipelines to hybrid cloud/edge services—that powers autonomous production and robots. If you're a senior engineer with 3-6 years of experience who thrives on high ownership and real-world impact, this is your chance to move beyond the screen and into the future of physical production.
Overview
Role overview
Company
Nidus
Seed-stage AI-native manufacturing startup led by defense-tech and AI veterans
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Architect and maintain cloud-based backend systems for factory planning, scheduling, and telemetry while ensuring seamless operation across on-prem services.
- Build and scale petabyte-level visual data pipelines for model training, curation, and deployment across hybrid compute environments.
- Implement robust infrastructure-as-code and observability tools that maintain performance despite intermittent connectivity and industrial noise.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- 3–6 years of experience building and shipping production-grade backend systems, infrastructure, or large-scale data platforms.
- Deep expertise in hybrid cloud/edge architectures, Terraform, and managing data at scale (terabytes to petabytes).
- Proven ability to operate independently in fast-paced environments, with a pragmatic approach to balancing system speed and correctness.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Join an elite founding-team environment in NYC alongside world-class robotics researchers and defense-tech founders building the future of American manufacturing.
- Solve complex technical challenges at the intersection of hardware and software, moving beyond digital-only products into real-world autonomous production.
- High-ownership role with direct influence on the architecture of a hybrid cloud/edge system designed to operate in resilient, high-stakes industrial environments.
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