Software Engineer
Foundation Industries
About the role
About
Foundation Industries is building a physical API for the frontier: manufacturing infrastructure that turns designs into real hardware near the speed of development. We believe the future science fiction promised will only arrive if manufacturing infrastructure matches the pace of development.
We’re starting with CNC machining critical components and building a manufacturing platform that connects every step of the process into one continuously improving, software-defined system.
We’re backed by Y Combinator and other awesome investors and have shipped parts to customers like Skydio, Westmag, and Askari Defense.
Role Description
We’re hiring a Software Engineer to work with the Head of Software to build and operate this platform. The work centers on the deep backend ERP/MES-like workflow engines, data models, and integrations that run the factory.
You’ll own features and technical areas from design through deployment and ongoing operation, working directly with manufacturing, operations, and commercial teams to turn operational needs into reliable production systems. The Head of Software will own the roadmap, architectural direction, and engineering standards; you’ll contribute to technical design and take ownership of execution.
You’ll also help apply AI to accelerate engineering and automate operational workflows, with careful attention to correctness, security, and measurable value.
Near-term
Execute against the software roadmap and own projects through production
Develop deep context on the platform and factory
Stabilize and harden the core backend through testing, monitoring, and debugging
Build reliable workflows, data models, APIs, and integrations that support increasing operational complexity
Apply AI where it creates measurable value
Long-term
Help build the manufacturing operating system
Grow ownership of core systems and contribute to architectural decisions
Make AI a compounding advantage
Strengthen reliability, security, and compliance as the platform scales
What we’re looking for
Strong backend engineering experience with complex, stateful business systems in production
Ability to model workflows and data carefully and balance speed, correctness, reliability, and maintainability
Comfort across APIs, databases, background jobs, integrations, permissions, and internal tools
Experience testing, deploying, monitoring, and debugging production software
High ownership, practical judgment, and clear communication with technical and operational partners
ERP, MES, manufacturing software, workflow systems, or applied AI experience is helpful but not required
Comp
$100k-$150k annual salary
Meaningful equity based on experience, impact, and ownership
Responsibilities
- Build and operate backend workflow engines, data models, APIs, and integrations for the manufacturing platform.
- Own software projects from design through deployment and ongoing operation.
- Stabilize and harden production systems through testing, monitoring, and debugging.
- Work with manufacturing, operations, and commercial teams to translate needs into reliable production systems.
- Apply AI to engineering and operational workflows where it creates measurable value.
Qualifications
- Strong backend engineering experience with complex, stateful business systems in production.
- Ability to model workflows and data while balancing speed, correctness, reliability, and maintainability.
- Comfort working across APIs, databases, background jobs, integrations, permissions, and internal tools.
- Experience testing, deploying, monitoring, and debugging production software.
- High ownership, practical judgment, and clear communication with technical and operational partners.
- Experience with ERP, MES, manufacturing software, workflow systems, or applied AI is helpful but not required.
Benefits
- Meaningful equity based on experience, impact, and ownership.