Software Engineer I - Factory Platform

About the position

You'll build our entire in-house ERP stack from scratch - manufacturing execution systems (MES), production planning engines, and durable workflow orchestration that runs our factory autonomously. The core challenge is automating complex manufacturing processes that span weeks while handling failures gracefully. You'll join our 8-person Factory Platform team within the 40-person Terrestrial Software organization. Close collaboration with manufacturing engineers, test engineers, and operations staff. Significant mentorship from senior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design workflow engines that coordinate hundreds of interdependent manufacturing steps.
• Build state machines that handle multi-week production cycles with automatic retry logic, human escalation, and rollback capabilities.
• Write planning algorithms that optimize schedules around material constraints, equipment availability, and test windows.
• Create fully-featured web applications used by technicians, engineers, and operators across the factory - everything from work order management to real-time process monitoring and intervention tools.

Requirements

• 1+ years building production software or strong internship experience.
• Solid React and modern frontend fundamentals.
• Experience with backend development (Python, Go, or similar).
• Understanding of database concepts and API design.
• CS/Engineering degree or equivalent experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Any exposure to workflow systems, manufacturing software, or distributed systems concepts.