Edge IoT Software Engineer – Distributed Compute

Base Power Company; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Base is hiring a Software Engineer, Backend - Distributed Compute in Austin, TX. You will design software that runs on deployed devices, collect telemetry, and coordinate with cloud systems to ensure reliability and security.

This role focuses on edge computing, with collaboration across hardware, infrastructure, and product teams. The position requires 3+ years of production software experience on physical devices or IoT, strong systems language skills, and a deep understanding of networking

Qualifications

• 3+ years of production software experience on physical devices, IoT systems, or embedded systems.
• Strong experience in C, C++, Rust, Go, or equivalent systems languages.
• Deep understanding of networking, HTTP/REST APIs, and device communication protocols.
• Experience building software that handles unreliable networks, offline states, and eventual sync.
• Familiarity with Linux or equivalent operating systems at the system level.
• Understanding of battery life, memory constraints, and performance optimization on resource-constrained hardware.
• Comfort owning backend device software end-to-end: development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core device software that runs reliably on thousands of deployed devices with >99.5% uptime.
• Build robust device-to-cloud communication protocols that handle network interruptions, packet loss, and latency without data loss.
• Create safe, rapid deployment infrastructure and tooling that allows the team to push updates to devices in the field with clear rollback mechanisms and health monitoring.
• Develop telemetry systems that collect the right data to diagnose problems without being bandwidth-heavy or privacy-invasive.
• Work within hardware constraints (memory, CPU, power, storage) and design software that respects physical limits while maximizing functionality and efficiency.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to understand device capabilities and limitations, and translate those into sound architectural decisions.
• Partner with infrastructure teams on device-to-cloud sync protocols, authentication, and secure communication.
• Ship code that is tested, reviewed, monitored, and maintainable — treating edge software with the same rigor as backend services.

Skills

IoT software

C/C++/Rust/Go

Networking protocols

Linux familiarity

Resource constraints

End-to-end device software

Tools

Docker

Job description

Base is hiring a Software Engineer, Backend - Distributed Compute in Austin, TX. You will design software that runs on deployed devices, collect telemetry, and coordinate with cloud systems to ensure reliability and security.

This role focuses on edge computing, with collaboration across hardware, infrastructure, and product teams. The position requires 3+ years of production software experience on physical devices or IoT, strong systems language skills, and a deep understanding of networking