Senior Software Engineer

Backburner Labs Inc.; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Backburner Labs is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, implement, and maintain software for embedded, industrial, medical, IoT, cloud, Linux, and real-time systems. You will work with four principal engineers, learn new technologies, and contribute across disciplines to solve complex problems.

The team emphasizes fast delivery, collaboration, and hands-on problem solving. Candidates should be ready to lead and mentor within a multi-discipline engineering environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Write great code.
• Analyze requirements and develop software solutions.
• Work with the project manager or product owner to meet specification needs.
• Lead teams of engineers.
• Research open source technologies to find the best solution to a problem.
• Design and implement large software systems.
• Document all programming tasks and procedures.
• Perform software maintenance.

Skills

C

C++

C#

Python

Rust

Dart

Linux

GUI development

Kubernetes

Cloud technologies

Postgres

MySQL

Neo4j

InfluxDB

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Software engineering degree

Computer engineering degree

Tools

Postgres

MySQL

Neo4j

InfluxDB

Job description

Some companies build software. Others build hardware. We build whatever the problem demands.

Backburner Labs is a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy where mechanical, electrical,systems,and software engineers work together to solve complex technical challenges. From embedded systems and industrial automation to robotics, medical devices, IoT, cloud platforms,and AI-enabledapplications, we help our clients build productsthat oftendon'texist yet.

Our clients come to us whenthe engineeringis difficult, the timeline is ambitious, and thereisn'ta roadmap waiting to be followed.They'relooking for engineers who can create one.

If that sounds exciting rather than intimidating,you'llprobably enjoyworking here.

You'llcollaborate with talented engineers across disciplines, influence technical decisions, learnnew technologies, and help turn ideas on a whiteboard into products used in the real world. We move quickly, trust our engineers, and expect everyone to contribute ideas,not just code, designs, or specifications.

Ifyou'rethe kind of engineer who asks, "What's the hardest problem we're solving?"beforeasking, "What's the tech stack?",you'llprobably feelright at home.

Come build whatdoesn'texist yet.

Quick Facts

• Founded: 2019
• Company: ~50 people (full-time and contract employees)
• Current location: St Paul - St Anthony Park area
• Future location: Minneapolis - Prospect Park area (we have leaseda 43,000 sq ft building)
• Revenue: doubled every year for 5 years (more details shared later)

Some companies build software. Others build hardware. We build whatever the problem demands.

Backburner Labs is a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy where mechanical, electrical,systems,and software engineers work together to solve complex technical challenges. From embedded systems and industrial automation to robotics, medical devices, IoT, cloud platforms,and AI-enabledapplications, we help our clients build productsthat oftendon'texist yet.

Our clients come to us whenthe engineeringis difficult, the timeline is ambitious, and thereisn'ta roadmap waiting to be followed.They'relooking for engineers who can create one.

If that sounds exciting rather than intimidating,you'llprobably enjoyworking here.

You'llcollaborate with talented engineers across disciplines, influence technical decisions, learnnew technologies, and help turn ideas on a whiteboard into products used in the real world. We move quickly, trust our engineers, and expect everyone to contribute ideas,not just code, designs, or specifications.

Ifyou'rethe kind of engineer who asks, "What's the hardest problem we're solving?"beforeasking, "What's the tech stack?",you'llprobably feelright at home.

Come build whatdoesn'texist yet.

Quick Facts

• Founded: 2019
• Company: ~50 people (full-time and contract employees)
• Current location: St Paul - St Anthony Park area
• Future location: Minneapolis - Prospect Park area (we have leaseda 43,000 sq ft building)
• Revenue: doubled every year for 5 years (more details shared later)
• Client retention: 93%

The Position

Backburner Labs is seeking aSenior Software Engineerto become an integral part of our team! You willbe responsible forcreating andmodifyingcomputer application software for embedded, industrial, medical, IoT, Cloud,Linuxand real-time systems.

We are looking for a highly motivated candidatewho canoperateat a Senior Software Engineer level.

You will work closely with four principal-level software engineers. Because our engineering projects are diverse and complex, you will need to bevery opento learningnew technologies. You are expected to bring a wealth of valuable career knowledge to bear in solving software systems engineering problems for our customers.

Details:

• Reports to: Principal Software Engineer
• Team: ~8
• Status: Full-time employee
• Salary range: $!20,000 - $170,000
• Interview process: (~2.5 weeks):
  • Head of Talent - video call
  • Principal SoftwareEngineer- video call
  • Panel interview and tour - in person
    • Peers
    • Leadership
  • Decision

Responsibilities:

• Write great code
• Analyze requirements and needs and develop software solutions
• Work with the project manager or product owner to meet specification needs
• Lead teams of engineers
• Researchopen sourcetechnologies to find the best solution to a problem
• Design and implement large software systems
• Document all programming tasks and procedures
• Perform software maintenance

Qualifications:

• 8+ Years of related industry experience
• Degree in electrical, software, or computer engineering. Experience in software development or computer engineering
• StrongproficiencywithC, C++, C#,andPython
• Experience with Rust is preferable
• Experience withDart (Flutter)is a plus
• Strong understandingandproficiencywith Linux
• Experience developing GUI and parallelizedhigh-performance software
• FPGA and electrical experienceisa plus
• Knowledge of cloud technologies
• Kubernetes and IACisa plus
• Familiarity with relational, graph, vector, and time series databases such as Postgres, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, NoSQLtechnologies,InfluxDB, Neo4j,pgvector.
• Deadline and detail-oriented
• Self-starter and excited to learn
• Ability to work within multi-discipline engineering teams (mechanical and electrical)
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Strong math skills a plus
• Strong communicationand documentation skills

ALL ARE WELCOME

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome people of all backgrounds and believe different experiences, perspectives, and ideas make our team and our work better. If you're excited about the role, we encourage you to apply.