Machina Labs · 5 months ago
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $180K/yr
5+ years expMachina Labs is a smart manufacturing company focused on creating innovative modular manufacturing solutions. The Senior Backend Engineer will design and implement backend infrastructure for real-time automation and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver unique solutions in robotic manufacturing.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Industrial EngineeringMachinery ManufacturingMechanical EngineeringRobotics
Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable backend services using TypeScript, Node.js and Python
Partner with the Head of Software and other engineers to design and build our software architecture
Own and maintain cloud-deployed systems on Azure government cloud
Build and optimize event-driven systems, working with tools like Kafka, MongoDB, and message queues (RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, etc.)
Contribute to our CI/CD pipelines and support continuous delivery across environments
Collaborate cross-functionally with other engineers (e.g., DevOps, Frontend, Robotics, Mechanical, etc.) and product team members
Monitor, instrument, and optimize backend systems for observability and performance
Contribute to technical decision-making, team culture, and long-term scalability
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience as a professional software engineer, ideally at fast-paced startups
Strong command of JavaScript/TypeScript, and Python
Experience deploying and managing services in cloud environments (Azure preferred, but AWS, or GCP are acceptable)
Deep experience with system design, backend architecture, and distributed systems
Familiarity with databases (especially no SQL such as MongoDB), messaging systems, and containerized services
CI/CD experience
Experience with observability and monitoring platforms (logging, metrics and alerting systems)
Comfortable navigating ambiguity, thriving in ownership-heavy environments
Bachelor's in computer science or equivalent practical experience
Preferred
Experience with Azure Cloud Services
Comfort with infrastructure as code
Exposure to tools like Kafka, Mosquitto, gRPC, GraphQL
Familiarity with machine learning and large datasets processing/visualization
Benefits
Performance-based bonuses
Comprehensive benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
PTO
Stock Options
Company
Machina Labs
Machina Labs is a mechanical and industrial engineering and manufacturing company that automates metal forming and fabrication processes.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$48.3MKey Investors
Strategic Development FundYamaha Motor VenturesLockheed Martin Ventures
2025-12-11Series Unknown
2025-07-03Series C
2023-10-05Series B· $32M
Leadership Team
Babak Raeisinia
Co-Founder and Head of Applications & Partnerships
Recent News
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