Junior Software Engineer, Edge Platform

Runlaminar; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

Disability

401k with employer matching

Equity

Transportation benefit

Health and Wellness benefit

Team events and lunch & learns

Job summary

Laminar is hiring a Software Engineer, Edge Platform to build the software infrastructure behind the company’s edge computing platform. You will work closely with the Senior Edge Platform Engineer to develop Linux-based software, automate provisioning, and improve deployment across edge devices and factories.

You will contribute to packaging, testing, and deployment of applications using containers and virtual machines, and collaborate with teams to resolve platform issues while maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE or related field.
• Experience with Linux-based systems and edge devices.
• Proficiency in Python, Rust, C++, or Go.
• Experience with containers and VM environments.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Develop Linux services, scripts, and tools for the edge platform.
• Automate setup and configuration of edge hardware and servers.
• Support packaging, testing, and deployment of applications in containers/VMs.
• Implement and test integrations for industrial protocols (Modbus TCP/IP, Profinet, OPC UA).
• Improve platform reliability with logging, monitoring, and updates.

Skills

Linux

Python

Rust

C++

Go

Shell scripting

Networking basics

Git

Test & debugging

Edge AI basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Docker

Virtual machines

systemd

Job description

Machines learned to understand language. We’re teaching them to understand matter.

Forty percent of global manufacturing happens through physical and chemical processes inside pipes, tanks, and reactors. Despite decades of industrial automation, much of what happens inside them remains remarkably invisible. Manufacturing is the most ubiquitous and foundational sector in global economy, yet the way factories are fundamentally run have used the same control philosophies, manual operations, and legacy software for the past 60 years.

Laminar deploys state-of-the-art patented sensors and edge hardware directly into live production environments, generating data that didn’t previously exist to build foundation models deployed in factory floors that understand chemistry, composition, quality, and material state in real time. We use that understanding to run autonomy and rethink how things are made.

The last generation of industrial automation taught machines to execute instructions reliably. The next will teach them to understand the processes they control and run autonomously, adaptively, and agentically: higher quality, safety, more efficiently, sustainably, and productively.

That future is already taking shape. Today, Laminar works with 7 of the world’s 10 largest food and beverage manufacturers and operates across hundreds of factories globally across six continents. Our systems have materially reduced waste, cut manufacturing downtime, saved water, chemicals, energy, and helped prevent safety and quality failures. Our technology has gained international recognition, from being selected as a 2026 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, Gold 2026 Edison Award, Unilever Startup of the Year, to Innovator Awards by both Coca-Cola and AB InBev, and more.

We are backed by tier-one investors in physical AI to make intelligent, self-improving production the new standard for industry.

Join us to build what makes matter intelligible, and the intelligible controllable.

We’re looking for a driven Software Engineer, Edge Platform to help build the software infrastructure behind Laminar’s edge computing platform. Working closely with our Senior Edge Platform Engineer, you’ll develop Linux-based software, automate system setup, and improve how applications are deployed and managed on edge devices and factory servers. We value engineers who are curious about how systems work, take initiative, and follow problems through to a working solution. You’ll take ownership of well-defined components while building the skills to tackle increasingly complex engineering challenges.

• Software Development: Build and maintain Linux services, scripts, and tools supporting our edge platform.
• System Provisioning: Help automate the setup and configuration of edge computers and factory-deployed servers.
• Application Deployment: Support packaging, testing, and deployment of applications using containers and virtual machines.
• Industrial Connectors: Implement and test integrations for the industrial communication protocol our customers use, including Modbus TCP/IP, Profinet, OPC UA, CC-Link, and EtherNet/IP. You’ll work through your design with a senior engineer and own the implementation.
• Platform Reliability: Contribute to software updates, logging, monitoring, and recovery capabilities for deployed systems.
• Debugging & Testing: Investigate service failures, networking issues, and resource usage. Develop tests that improve reliability across deployment environments.
• Edge AI Integration: Support the integration and testing of ML inference workloads on edge hardware.
• Cross-Team Collaboration: Work with the senior engineer and broader engineering team to deliver features and resolve platform issues.
• Documentation: Maintain clear setup instructions, technical documentation, and troubleshooting guides.

• High initiative and strong follow-through. You ask thoughtful questions, seek feedback, and take responsibility for your work.
• Ability to learn quickly and work successfully in a fast-paced team environment.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Good hands-on Linux experience, including the command line, permissions, processes, services, package management, and logs.
• Experience programming in a language such as Python, Rust, C++, or Go, and familiarity with shell scripting.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, including IP addressing, DNS, ports, and TCP/IP.
• Familiarity with Git and a methodical approach to testing and debugging.
• Academic, personal, internship, or professional projects demonstrating your ability to build and troubleshoot working systems.
• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with Docker, virtual machines, systemd, or a personal Linux server is a plus, as is an interest in running ML models locally.

• Direct impact on product and culture.
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Transportation benefit, Health and Wellness benefit, and more.
• 401k plan with employer matching
• Equity
• Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.
• Dynamic and inclusive work environment.
• Opportunities for growth and professional development.
• Access to Greentown Labs' extensive network of cleantech startups.
• Transportation benefit for your commute
• A team that celebrates together from rooftop lunches, ping pong matches, Lunch & Learns, and regular team events
• Learn about our startup journey: Our Journey
• How we’re combating climate change: AI-Powered Climate Tech
• A customer story: Unilever uses Laminar precision automation to cut time & water usage

There are many easier places to work on AI. Laminar is for people who want the hardest version of their discipline. Models here must survive contact with physics. Hardware must survive years of continuous industrial operation. Software must integrate with machinery built decades ago. Everything we build ultimately has to work on a factory floor.

We believe exceptional people should be given exceptional amounts of ownership. At Laminar, you will have the context to form your own view, the permission to challenge ours, and the resources to pursue the right answers, whatever technical or organizational boundaries stand in the way. There are few layers between identifying something important and changing it.

We’re fortunate to work with a small polymathic team of hardware and software engineers, chemists, AI researchers, factory operators, and go-to-market wizards who are unusually capable, curious, rigorous, ambitious, and low-ego. If that sounds like you, we’d love to meet you.

Our Interview Process

1. Phone screen with Laminar HR/Recruiter (15-20 minutes)
2. Intro call with Hiring Manager (30 minutes)
3. On-site interview, overview of tech, and interview/presentation with the Hiring Manager and a few team members. Depending on the role, a skills exercise that should take no longer than an hour to prep, would be sent ahead of time. We record your skills exercise to share with any team members who could not join the interview and/or with Founder's ahead of their Founder's Interview. If you are not local, we can conduct this virtually.
4. Finalists for Full-Time positions will have a Founder’s Interview in-person

Final steps:

• Two professional references are requested, ideally one from your current organization and one who served as your Manager
• If an Offer Letter is extended, a Background check is conducted

Laminar is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. Even if you are unsure you are a perfect fit, we strongly encourage you to apply! If you’re ready to play a key role in scaling a game-changing company that’s transforming the industrial sector and advancing sustainability, we want to hear from you.

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