CHAOS Industries · 1 day ago
Principal Software Engineer
CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with advanced sensing and detection solutions. They are seeking a highly-skilled and motivated Principal Software Engineer to support R&D and product engineering, focusing on next-generation radar products and collaborating across multiple capabilities within their offerings.
AerospaceGovernmentMilitaryNational Security
Responsibilities
Research & Development (R&D) and Production software development for our next-generation radar products
Support system integration of software on hardware (mostly commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware)
Support deployed software capabilities in the hands of our U.S. and international customers
Work full-time on-site in our office in Los Angeles (Hawthorne), California
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree
5+ years of experience in professional, object-oriented software development
Extensive/advanced Python experience
Experience with Agile lifecycle processes including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development Methodologies
Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams
Solid understanding and extensive experience in software development using Linux
U.S. Person status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S.-only data systems
Preferred
Experience with HW/SW I&T and V&V of high-TRL systems
Experience with production-level SW development & deployment, including DevOps, DevSecOps, and/or Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) using modern FOSS/COTS toolsets
Experience with SW development tools enforcing SW-development best practices (e.g. linting, code coverage, code quality/security scanning, doc gen, etc.)
Experience with Networks (software and hardware)
Experience with CUDA/JAX
Experience with Software-Defined Radios (SDRs) (e.g. Ettus)
Experience developing near-real-time systems
Experience with additional languages such as C++, Rust, NodeJS, Java, Go, etc
Experience with git
Experience with Containers (e.g. Docker, Podman, etc.)
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
Company
CHAOS Industries
CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems that give the ultimate advantage—domain dominance.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1BKey Investors
Valor Equity PartnersAccel8VC
2025-11-13Series D· $510M
2025-04-30Series C· $275M
2024-11-13Series B· $145M
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