Manufacturing Software Engineer

Are you a software engineer who loves the idea of working with a factory? We are seeking a software engineer to work on the manufacturing software we use to ensure our product has been properly built and can perform all necessary functions. **As a software engineer working on manufacturing, you will:** -------------------------------------------------------------- * Write the code that implements our manufacturing software systems, from IC\-level programming to final assembly system test for our rack * Work closely with engineers across hardware, embedded, and OS development to gather test requirements and create test plans * Collaborate with our manufacturing partners on usability, system implementation, and improvement opportunities * Create production\-quality processes for software release for manufacturing test systems * Recommend hardware and equipment needed to develop test system bill of materials (BOMs). * Build text\-based UIs for Unix\-based manufacturing line systems which indicate test progress and troubleshooting information, as well as send manufacturing data to backend services * Create systems that can help Oxide leverage manufacturing data (such as debug assistance and defect trending) to support our production * Get to learn about every piece of Oxide’s hardware, from the smallest PCBA to the rack\-level system **You will thrive in this role if you:** ---------------------------------------- * Enjoy watching *How It’s Made* * Have experience shipping software written in Rust * Have previous hardware test experience * Are energized the by the urgency of production while creating software that ensures product quality * Want to enable test engineers to identify problems efficiently and keep production moving * Enjoy considering human factors in your user interfaces and building for users with varying skillsets * Communicate effectively with people across engineering, operations, and manufacturing **Before applying for this role, you should:** ---------------------------------------------- * Learn enough about our product to understand our approach. * Browse our public Requests for Discussion to get a flavor for how we work. * Listen to Hiring Processes with Gergely Orosz to familiarize yourself with the Oxide hiring process. * Listen to some episodes of *Oxide and Friends*. A few recommendations: + Tales from Manufacturing: Shipping Rack 1 to hear about how everything came together for our first customer shipment. + Raiding the Minibar about a test rig we’ve developed for our manufacturing line + Integrating Hardware and Software Teams on the benefits of having hardware and software engineers working together. + Textual UIs with Orhun Parmaksız on building the kind of user interfaces that we use in manufacturing. **Life at Oxide** ----------------- We are very explicit about our values, and they can be seen in daily life at Oxide, for example: * Our rigor means we enjoy and take pride in the craft of engineering. * Our urgency means that we are not above the judicious short\-cut. * Our versatility is reflected in our greatest strength: the breadth of our team. * Our transparency can be seen in our consensus\-driven RFD process. * Our responsibility means that we both lead and follow: we have our own domains, but we also help others on their parts. * Our curiosity shows in our insatiable desire to learn – and our empathy in our love of teaching others. * Our humor is a big part of our daily lives: we are inveterate wise\-crackers whose video meetings spill into simultaneous text chat. **Working at Oxide** -------------------- ### **Remote first** Most of our team are based outside of the Bay Area. We do ask that your workday overlaps with Pacific Time for at least four hours. ### **Flexible working hours** Our families and lives outside of our jobs are very important to us; our schedules are flexible to reflect and support that. ### **Premium healthcare** We offer the best medical PPO, dental, and vision plans we can find and cover 100% of premiums for employees and dependents. ### **Compensation** Everyone at Oxide makes $250,000 USD, regardless of location. (Some sales positions have a lower base salary and contain a commission component.)