Forward Deployed Software Engineer

PhysicsX

$150K — $250K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of software engineering experience, preferably with a background in Mechanical Engineering or similar fields.
  • Proficiency in building and deploying RESTful APIs and microservices, ideally using FastAPI and Python.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud services such as AWS or Azure, including provisions with Helm, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to work with complex engineering concepts across diverse industries.
  • Experience collaborating in cross-functional teams with a focus on delivering customer-centric solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deploy applications utilizing advanced physics AI models to solve customer problems.
  • Collaborate with data scientists, machine learning engineers, and customers to create impactful engineering tools.
  • Construct and iterate low-lift prototypes based on customer feedback and needs.
  • Design and maintain cloud-based RESTful APIs to support large physics models.
  • Distill complex engineering solutions into modular components to enhance the PhysicsX platform.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a formative AI-native engineering company with real-world impact.
  • Collaborative environment with a team of talented engineers and scientists committed to problem-solving.
  • Flat organizational structure that encourages idea-sharing and questioning of assumptions.
  • Work-life balance with a focus on sustainable, long-term ambitions.
  • Equity options to share in the company's success.
Full Job Description
The Role

Your role, first and foremost, is to help our customers solve their most important problems. As a Software Engineer, this takes the form of building and deploying applications that utilize the power of our physics AI models to enable our customers to build better, faster, and cheaper.

As a member of the delivery team, you'll work directly with customers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers to develop applications that change the way advanced engineering is done. We're looking for someone who can grasp advanced engineering concepts across multiple industries, fundamentally understand the problems that engineers face, and build tools to solve these problems.

You'll also have the opportunity to travel to customer sites in North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, for an average of 3-4 weeks per quarter, where you'll collaborate closely with customers to build solutions on-site.

Note: This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Please note that any offer for employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations without sponsorship for an export license.
Who We're Looking For

Technical ability: We work across a wide range of engineering disciplines, all of which are high complexity. Someone with a track record of solving hard problems is a must, a background in Mechanical Engineering or similar is a plus. This role deals with breadth across the full stack, having a solid foundation in software engineering, API design, and deploying applications to production is desired.

Proactivity & high ownership: You'll be responsible for driving impact for our customers, whatever that might look like. We're looking for someone who is a go-getter and is naturally inclined to find problems and solve them end-to-end. You own the responsibility to get things done and will pick up the skills and experience needed to solve novel problems quickly.

Solution-focussed:We build tools that customers need, not just the ones they want. So you must be someone who is customer-obsessed and can work alongside our customers to understand their problems and build applications that change the way they do engineering.

What a day might look like

Collaborate with cross-functional teams: Collaborate with data scientists and machine learning engineers to ship physics models to our customers in a way that delivers maximum value. Work with designers and front-end engineers to shape the UX in line with customer needs.

E2E application design: Work with customers to shape tools that are impactful for their teams. Construct low-lift prototypes of your ideas and ship them directly to the customer. Rapidly iterate on this experience through constant user feedback.

Backend development: Build and maintain RESTful APIs (FastAPI) and microservices in Python to serve Large Physics Models to the end users. Working with other software engineers in our platform team, deploy these applications to the cloud so they become key tools in our customer's day-to-day workflow. We use a mixture of Helm, Kubernetes, Terraform, and AWS/Azure for provisioning and running our infrastructure.

PhysicsX development: Distill down complex solutions built across multiple use cases into fundamental components. Pitch and execute the development of features on top of our core platform offering. Drive the direction of PhysicsX to be better positioned to solve ever harder problems with our customers.

What we offer

Build what actually matters

Help shape an AI-native engineering company at a formative stage, tackling problems that genuinely matter for industry and society. This is work with real-world impact - and something you can be proud to stand behind.

Learn alongside exceptional people

Work with a high-caliber, collaborative team of engineers, scientists, and operators who care deeply about doing great work, and about helping each other get better. We come from diverse backgrounds, but we share a commitment to operating at the highest level and addressing some of the most complex challenges out there. If you're ambitious, thoughtful, and driven by impact, you'll feel at home.

Influence over hierarchy

We operate with a flat structure: good ideas win - wherever they come from. Questioning assumptions and challenging the status quo isn't just welcomed, it's expected.

Sustainable pace, long-term ambition

Building meaningful technology is a marathon, not a sprint. We believe in balancing focused, ambitious work with a life beyond it.

And it doesn't stop there ...

Equity options - share meaningfully in the company you're helping to build.

5% contribution to 401(k) - build long-term security with a strong retirement plan.

Free team lunch 1x/week - good food, great company, and space to connect.

Private health insurance - comprehensive cover for you, offering total peace of mind.

Enhanced parental leave - 3 months full pay paternity and 6 months full pay maternity leave, to provide extra flexibility during the moments that matter most.

20 days of Annual Leave (+ Public Holidays) - because taking time to rest matters.

Personal development - dedicated support for learning, development, and leveling up over time.

Gympass / Wellhub (subsidized) - for you and up to 3 family members, supporting both physical and mental wellbeing.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - set aside pre-tax dollars for eligible healthcare expenses.

Watch this space, we're continuing to build this as we grow...

Salary range:

$150,000 - $250,000 depending on experience
Seniority will be assessed as part of the interview process

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