Software Engineer (edge Data & Telemetry) Software

Front Door Defense; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, Dental & Vision insurance

Relocation assistance

Paid vacation & sick leave

Parental leave

Free daily catered meals

Job summary

Front Door Defense seeks a Software Engineer to own the edge data ingestion platform and telemetry for high-scale real-time insights. You will architect factory edge services, backend pipelines, and drive petabyte-scale data access for ML-driven analytics.

You will collaborate with ML teams to feed GPU-based platforms and enable automated metal 3D printing systems with robust data quality and performance. LA-based role, strong problem-solving required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience developing robust data pipeline software and backend services.
• Proficiency with modern languages (C++, Rust, Go, Java).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a horizontally scalable platform ingesting millions of sensor data points per second.
• Deliver high-quality data services for real-time and historical print data access.
• Develop durable, efficient database solutions for real-time queries and analytics.
• Create and operate data pipelines for petabyte-scale telemetry data.
• Write, test, and deploy reliable software to improve automation and data quality.
• Perform system calibrations and monitor health and performance of printing systems.

Skills

3+ years of software development

Backend services

Data pipeline software

Education

Degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related field

Tools

Arrow

Parquet

Iceberg

Spark

Kafka

Time series databases

Big data warehousing

Cloud computing

Kubernetes

Job description

Software Engineer (edge Data & Telemetry)

Own our edge data ingestion platform to support real-time telemetry at scale

Location: Los Angeles

Compensation: $115,000 - 150,000 USD / year

Job Tags: Software

About The Role

Software Engineer (Edge Data & Telemetry)

Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that unify software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts at the speed of human ideation. By treating manufacturing as a single integrated system, we unlock a new era of innovation where complex hardware is designed, built, and scaled without limits.

In this role, you will be responsible for architecting and implementing factory edge services, backend data pipeline infrastructure and advanced telemetry capabilities of our metal 3D printing systems. You will work with petabyte-scale data feeds, enabling Freeform engineers to rapidly access critical data across the factory ecosystem. You will work with our machine learning team to provide data pipelines that feed the printing industry's first GPU-based ML platform. Ultimately, your code will enable the first production scale, high quality, and fully automated metal 3D printing factory.

3D printing experience is not required to be successful here - rather we look for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving hard problems and creating amazing technology!

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement a horizontally scalable platform that ingests millions of hardware sensor data points per second.
• Deliver high-quality data services that enable the machine learning team to access real-time and historical print data.
• Develop durable, efficient database solutions for real-time queries and large-scale analytics workloads.
• Create and operate data pipelines to collect, transform, and query petabyte-scale sensor and telemetry data.
• Write, test, and deploy reliable, maintainable software that improves automation and data quality across the factory ecosystem.
• Perform system calibrations, capture quality metrics, and monitor the long-term health and performance of printing systems.

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of professional experience in software development.
• Proficiency writing, deploying, and maintaining performance oriented backend services (preferably C++, Rust, Go, or Java).
• Experience developing robust data pipeline software.

Nice to Have:

• Degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related field.
• Experience with Arrow, Parquet, Iceberg, Spark, Kafka.
• Experience with time series databases, big data warehousing solutions and cloud computing.
• Experience with containerized applications and deployment via Kubernetes.
• Experience deploying to and working with physical hardware.
• Experience working with high-speed high-volume data processing pipelines.
• Familiarity with 3D data and graphics.
• Creative thinker able to apply first principles reasoning to solve complex problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Location:

• Based in Hawthorne, our vertically integrated facility brings technology development, R&D, and production together under one roof. We operate at the center of LA's deep tech ecosystem, surrounded by some of the most ambitious hardware innovation happening anywhere in the country.

What We Offer:

• We have an inclusive and diverse culture that values collaboration, learning, and making deliberate data-driven decisions.
• We offer a unique opportunity to be an early and integral member of a rapidly growing company that is scaling a world-changing technology.
• Benefits
  • Significant stock option packages
  • 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (premium PPO and HMO options)
  • Life insurance
  • Traditional and Roth 401(k)
  • Relocation assistance provided
  • Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays
  • Generous Paid Parental Leave and extended transition back to work for the birthing parent
  • Free daily catered lunch and dinner, and fully stocked kitchenette
  • Casual dress, flexible work hours, and regular catered team building events
• Compensation
  • As a growing company, the salary range is intentionally wide as we determine the most appropriate package for each individual taking into consideration years of experience, educational background, and unique skills and abilities as demonstrated throughout the interview process. Our intent is to offer a salary that is commensurate for the company's current stage of development and allows the employee to grow and develop within a role.
  • In addition to the significant stock option package, the estimated salary range for this role is $115,000-$150,000, inclusive of all levels/seniority within this discipline.
• Freeform is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity; employment with Freeform is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.