Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Motional- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
Employment Type: Full-time Salary: $150,000 - $180,000 a year
Nominal is a venture-backed company with offices in Los Angeles, Austin, and New York City. We build software and data solutions for organizations, testing and validating complex systems—think drones, robots, rocket engines, and satellites. Backed by top investors like General Catalyst, Founders Fund, and Lux Capital, we’re gaining momentum across the commercial and government aerospace and defense ecosystem, including direct work with the Department of Defense.
Our team includes alumni from SpaceX, Meta, Palantir, Anduril, Lockheed Martin, and NASA, united by a mission: accelerate hardware innovation by making testing faster, smarter, and easier. Our platform helps engineering teams scale their test infrastructure and gain insight from high-throughput, high-complexity test data.
We're looking for a senior engineer to take on a high-leverage role focused on strengthening the foundations of our distributed systems and improving how the entire team builds, ships, and maintains software. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex environments, has deep experience with incident response and production systems, and is driven to create safer, faster systems through smart infrastructure and process design.
Compensation at Nominal for eligible roles consists of a base salary, equity, and benefits. The base salary is just one part of the overall compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of stock options. In addition, we offer comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, life coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, learning stipend, and unlimited PTO. Please note that benefits may vary based on your location and are subject to change.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity.
Software tools for engineering hardware systems
Nominal.io provides software tools designed specifically for engineering teams working with complex hardware systems. Their platform allows these teams to test and deploy hardware systems significantly faster than traditional methods, making it particularly beneficial for industries such as aerospace, defense, energy, and telecommunications, where hardware performance is critical. The platform consolidates data from various sources, enabling engineers to monitor and analyze their systems effectively in a secure environment. Unlike many competitors, Nominal.io focuses on a niche market with high demands for reliability, offering a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model that ensures clients have continuous access to the latest features. The company's goal is to enhance the resilience and performance of hardware systems, positioning itself as a key partner for engineering teams looking to improve their deployment processes.