Engineering Lead — Manufacturing Platform & AI

Socket.dev; Belmont (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grant (early-stage, meaningful)

Benefits and other details based onsen

Job summary

Foundation Industries in Belmont, CA is seeking a Head of Software to own the platform’s technical direction and execution. The role focuses on backend ERP/MES-like engines, data models, and integrations that run the factory.

You will set the roadmap, architecture, and engineering standards; lead and grow the software team; collaborate with manufacturing, operations and the founding team to turn priorities into reliable production systems.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software teams and owning complex, stateful business systems in production.
• Strong backend architecture judgment across APIs, databases, workflows, integrations, permissions, and internal tools.
• Model operational processes carefully and balance speed, correctness, reliability, and maintainability.
• High ownership, practical judgment, and clear communication with technical and operational partners.
• ERP, MES, manufacturing software, workflow systems, or applied AI experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the software roadmap and execution cadence.
• Develop deep context on the platform and factory.
• Stabilize and harden the core backend.
• Architect the platform for depth and scale.
• Define a pragmatic, secure AI posture.
• Build the manufacturing operating system and scale engineering leadership.

Skills

Team leadership

Backend architecture

Production systems

Communication

AI in operations

Hiring engineers

Job description

Foundation Industries in Belmont, CA is seeking a Head of Software to own the platform’s technical direction and execution. The role focuses on backend ERP/MES-like engines, data models, and integrations that run the factory.

You will set the roadmap, architecture, and engineering standards; lead and grow the software team; collaborate with manufacturing, operations and the founding team to turn priorities into reliable production systems.