Software Engineer - Data Engineering
CHAOS Industries builds distributed sensor networks that detect threats to warfighters, borders, and critical infrastructure. They are seeking a Software Engineer to design and build data systems that enable real-time data flow from sensor data to decision-makers, directly impacting threat detection and outcomes for defenders in the field.
Responsibilities
- Design and build data pipelines that ingest, transform, and deliver sensor and operational data in real time
- Integrate data from diverse sources - radars, sensors, enterprise systems - into unified, queryable formats
- Build and maintain data infrastructure including real-time streaming, batch processing, and storage systems
- Collaborate with hardware, systems, and software engineers to ensure data flows support mission-critical workflows
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize pipeline performance for reliability and low latency
- Contribute to architectural decisions as the data platform evolves
- Work 3+ days per week from our San Francisco or Los Angeles office
Skills
- 1-2 years of experience in software development, data engineering, or a related field
- Proficiency in Python and SQL
- Experience building or maintaining data pipelines, ETL workflows, or backend data services
- Familiarity with data modeling concepts and working with structured/unstructured data
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex data issues
- Experience with real-time data processing or streaming technologies (Kafka, Spark Streaming, Flink)
- Familiarity with Palantir Foundry or similar enterprise data platforms
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Background in defense, aerospace, or sensor systems (radar, EO/IR, EW)
- Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with data warehousing solutions and NoSQL databases
Benefits
- Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
- 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay)
- FSA
- HSA
- Life insurance
- Free daily lunch
- ‘No meeting Fridays’
- Unlimited PTO
- Casual dress code
- Competitive base salaries
- Generous pre-IPO stock option grants
- Relocation assistance
- (coming soon!) annual bonuses
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