Staff Software Engineer, Factory Software

The role

You will develop and own mission-critical software services and data architectures to power the factory ecosystem. You will build high-performance systems for real-time process control, material flow orchestration, and product genealogy.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and deliver end-to-end software services and data architectures built in Go and Postgres
• Integrate real-time machine data with high-level business logic
• Partner with software, data, controls, process, and quality engineers
• Participate in rotating on-call shifts
• Provide on-the-floor support for 24/7 production
• Build scalable solutions using on-prem and cloud infrastructure

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of industry experience building and scaling production-grade software services
• Professional expertise writing high-performance, reusable code in Go
• Deep experience in relational database design, schema management, and query optimization using Postgres
• Ability to architect and own end-to-end software systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and prioritize critical path tasks
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders to define system requirements

Nice to have

• Significant experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, or logistics environment working with software that interacts with physical hardware
• Experience with distributed systems, message brokers, or containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• A passion for technical mentorship

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Stock options
• 100% medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
• 80% healthcare premiums for dependents
• At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents
• Up to 20 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents
• Generous vacation policies
• Relocation assistance

About the company

Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company revolutionizing energy storage with multi-day technology. They are producing iron-air batteries at their high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.