Senior Software Engineer, Slicer & Manufacturing Platform

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

3DEO is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance our proprietary slicing engine and the end-to-end software platform powering metal 3D printing. You will work on geometry processing, toolpath generation, and digital workflows across our production system.

Ideal candidates have track records building slicers, simulation tools, or manufacturing automation software, and enjoy software-hardware integration within a fast-moving R&D environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in software development, with at least 1–2 years in manufacturing, robotics, or 3D graphics setting.
• Open-source contributions to slicing software or experience building AM/CAM toolchains is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain core slicing algorithms including path planning, infill generation, and motion logic.
• Implement and optimize geometry processing tools (mesh repair, offsetting, tessellation, Boolean ops).
• Contribute to the architecture of the internal production platform, including job tracking and printer interfacing.
• Integrate slicing logic with upstream and downstream systems including UI, hardware control, and analytics.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, controls, and process engineers to translate physical constraints into software rules.
• Write clean, well-documented, and testable code to support scalable manufacturing.
• Participate in code reviews and technical design discussions.

Skills

C++

Rust

Python

Computational geometry

Mesh processing

CI pipelines

Unit testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

G-code generation

Geometry engines/libraries

Job description

3DEO is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance our proprietary slicing engine and the end-to-end software platform powering metal 3D printing. You will work on geometry processing, toolpath generation, and digital workflows across our production system.

Ideal candidates have track records building slicers, simulation tools, or manufacturing automation software, and enjoy software-hardware integration within a fast-moving R&D environment.