Backend Software Engineer, Factory Tools & Operations

Base Power; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Base Power is building a vertically integrated, software enabled battery manufacturing company for the electric era. As a software engineer on the Factory Software team, you will design, build, and operate core services powering the Austin factory, enabling material movement across supply chain, inventory, manufacturing, and deployments.

You will collaborate with manufacturing engineers, warehouse staff, global supply managers, truck drivers, and quality engineers to create intuitive, reliable

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional software development experience, with a track record of owning and shipping operational tools
• High ownership and accountability, with a bias toward action and a willingness to step in wherever needed to move the system forward
• Clear communication and strong opinions, with the ability to drive technical decisions while remaining open to new information
• Product intuition, with the ability to think beyond implementation and toward user experience, operational impact, and business outcomes
• Ability to design systems end-to-end, from API design through implementation and operation, with sound engineering judgment

Responsibilities

• Set the pace: Move quickly, make decisions with imperfect information, and take responsibility for outcomes.
• Own critical tools: Design, build, and operate core services that power our Austin factory.
• Operate across the stack: Use cutting edge AI tools to rapidly iterate on production tools.
• Work across domains: Partner closely with supply chain, inventory, manufacturing and battery deployments teams to solve problems that don’t fit neatly into software.

Skills

2+ years software development

Ownership and accountability

Clear communication

Product intuition

System design

Job description

Base Power is building a vertically integrated, software enabled battery manufacturing company for the electric era. As a software engineer on the Factory Software team, you will design, build, and operate core services powering the Austin factory, enabling material movement across supply chain, inventory, manufacturing, and deployments.

You will collaborate with manufacturing engineers, warehouse staff, global supply managers, truck drivers, and quality engineers to create intuitive, reliable