Trace · 14 hours ago
Software Engineer, Backend / Data Systems (Marketplace for Data Capture | AI/Robotics)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid LevelTrace is building the data marketplace for physical AI, aiming to transform how work gets done through robotics and embodied systems. The role focuses on backend development, specifically on building and scaling the data capture-to-cloud pipeline, ensuring reliability and throughput of data systems.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Build and scale our capture-to-cloud pipeline (ingestion, uploads, processing, storage, access)
Drive performance work across compression, reliability, observability, and robustness of our data pipeline
Build internal services and tools that unblock capture and operations teams
Partner closely with ops to shorten the loop from capture to customer-ready data
Help define technical direction and engineering best practices as the team scales
Qualification
Required
Strong backend fundamentals: distributed systems, APIs, databases, queues, storage
Experience owning systems end to end, including when things break
Comfort operating without a lot of structure and helping create it
Product-minded builder who is comfortable translating real world feedback into better systems and experiences
Clear communicator with high accountability
Emotional maturity and good judgment under pressure
Preferred
Robotics, autonomy, CV, or sensor-adjacent environments
Video pipelines, media processing, or large-file transfer experience
Internal tooling or ops-support systems
Company
Trace
How will AI interact with the world of atoms? At Trace, we believe this question will define this century. We're working on the answer.
Founded in 2025
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase