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Principal Software Engineer

Freeform· Software Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$225k - $400kfull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Principal Software Engineer responsible for technical leadership across edge computing, hardware control and automation, and telemetry systems in a high-growth AI-native manufacturing setting. Hands-on from architecture to implementation, collaborating with electrical, mechanical, and process engineering teams to deploy sophisticated software platforms handling petabytes of data on the edge and automating factory systems.

Responsibilities

  • Provide architectural leadership for the development of a complex, highly integrated software system
  • Take on the most challenging development and implementation efforts in our software stack
  • Lead system level integration and validation efforts
  • Provide technical project management from conception to production when required by the size/scope of the project
  • Drive communication and collaboration with the broader engineering team by working side-by-side with the electrical, mechanical, and process engineering teams
  • Innovate on system capability and performance, accelerate engineering progress, and push the bounds of Freeform’s technology forward

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of hands-on experience architecting and implementing complex software systems using C/C++/Rust
  • Experience in industries such as robotics, IoT, autonomous cars, UAVs, or similar autonomy-centric environments
  • Experience working in a high-performance compute environment (FPGAs or GPUs)

Skills

Required:C/C++/RustSystem architecture
Nice to have:Edge computing

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
Last updated Aug 20, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Engineered for simplicity, speed and scale.

Creative manufacturing company specializing in AI-native manufacturing systems with origins linked to SpaceX engineers.

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