Full Job Description
We are looking for an experienced, communicative Senior Software Engineer to own the data pipelines, internal systems, and APIs that power our real-time manufacturing and R&D operations. What we need from you is deep, production-grade Python expertise and the ability to own a project end-to-end: partnering directly with material engineers, technicians, and hardware engineers to turn ambiguous operational challenges into working production software.
This role will be on-site 5 days a week in either our South San Francisco office or our Fremont, CA office.
Responsibilities
• Own technical initiatives from inception to delivery: translate operational needs into technical roadmaps, architectural specs, and deployable code.
• Architect and scale end-to-end Python backends, spanning high-throughput event pipelines, internal REST APIs, and automated data processing tools.
• Interface directly with internal clients (production technicians, metrology specialists, and R&D engineers) to diagnose workflow bottlenecks and validate solutions on the floor.
• Optimize database performance and schema design for high-frequency telemetry, process metrics, and traceability data.
• Partner with our front-end engineers to define clean API contracts and data models for operator-facing UI's.
Requirements
• 4+ years of software engineering experience with production Python as your primary language (experience with industrial protocols like MQTT, Modbus, OPC-UA, or PLCs is a strong plus).
• Proven end-to-end project ownership with the ability to define roadmaps, write specs, and execute code independently (experience working in manufacturing, hardware-in-the-loop, or physical R&D environments is a plus).
• Full-lifecycle Python backend expertise across REST APIs, event/data pipelines, and automation scripts (hands-on experience with FastAPI, Flask, or async processing is a plus).
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to run discovery directly with non-software stakeholders like scientists, technicians, and operations teams (experience scoping technical requirements directly from physical shop-floor workflows is a plus).
• Strong querying skills with schema design fundamentals.
$150,000 - $175,000 a year
The position is eligible for company shares. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to a candidate's job duties, experience, and location. We will also consider higher-level candidates and salary will be adjusted accordingly.
Diamond Foundry believes in supporting our employees from the workplace to their personal and home life. We provide eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. Perks include employee discounts to VRAI. Our benefits begin as early as your first day of employment. Medical and vision coverage are retroactive to your start date, while dental and voluntary benefits take effect once you've completed your enrollment.
