Software Engineer - Infrastructure at Nominal

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Mid-level (3 to 4 years), Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Aerospace, Defense, Autonomous Systems, HardwareIndustries

Requirements

  • 2+ years building and maintaining developer tooling, infrastructure, and/or open-source projects
  • Strong at picking up new languages and comfortable writing clean, maintainable code
  • General experience with cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and tools like Docker and Kubernetes
  • Familiarity with CI/CD, monorepos, build tools, and general developer automations
  • Strong plus if you have some distributed systems experience
  • Willingness to try out the newest tooling and open-source projects to accelerate our development cycle
  • Ability to explain your ideas clearly to others, whether they’re technical or non-technical
  • U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or eligible to obtain required authorizations (ITAR requirements)

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain the developer tooling that makes Nominal unique
  • Design and scale our infrastructure across air-gapped, cloud, and on-prem environments
  • Work with engineers from other parts of the company to support specific customer needs
  • Help set the technical direction of Nominal’s internal development platform and grow junior engineers
  • Stay on top of new developments in infrastructure tooling, AI tooling, and hardware development
  • Collaborate on deployment infrastructure, AI adoption, and custom tooling required to accelerate our developers and clients
  • Develop and maintain the platform that Nominal builds upon

Skills

Infrastructure
Developer Tooling
Cloud
On-prem
Air-gapped
Deployment
AI Tooling
Custom Tooling
Scaling
Kubernetes
CI/CD
Linux
Networking
Python
Go

Nominal

Software tools for engineering hardware systems

About Nominal

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.

Austin, TexasHeadquarters
2022Year Founded
$26.7MTotal Funding
SERIES_ACompany Stage
Industrial & Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Aerospace, DefenseIndustries
51-200Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Professional Development Budget
Quarterly company retreats

Risks

AWS's space accelerator program increases competition in the aerospace sector.
Reliance on government partnerships exposes Nominal to policy and budget changes.
Rapid tech advancements could render Nominal's offerings obsolete without innovation.

Differentiation

Nominal offers a secure platform for mission-critical hardware data management.
The company accelerates hardware testing and deployment up to ten times faster.
Nominal's SaaS model ensures continuous access to the latest features and updates.

Upsides

Recent $27.5M funding strengthens Nominal's financial foundation and market reach.
Partnerships with the U.S. government enhance opportunities in aerospace and defense.
Leadership experience from SpaceX, Palantir, and NASA boosts industry credibility.

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