Prolific Machines - Senior Software Platform Engineer

• This role will be primarily based on-site in Emeryville, CA with some hybrid flexibility depending on current project needs. • MS with 5+ years or BS with 7+ years of professional software development experience. Degree in Software Engineering , Computer Science, or a related field preferred. • Strong systems-level thinking and ability to reason across software, firmware, hardware, and operational workflows • Ability to balance rapid prototyping with long-term architectural scalability • Experience decomposing complex systems into modular, maintainable subsystems • Fluency in Python and proficiency in at least one other general-purpose language (e.g. TypeScript, Go, Rust) • Experience defining requirements, designing, implementing, and deploying software • Experience designing software for reliability, maintainability, and operational robustness in mission-critical systems • Experience deploying and maintaining cloud-connected applications or services • Experience working with SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.) • Experience working closely with end users to iteratively improve software usability and workflows • Experience setting up and owning their own development environment (incl. unit/integration/end-to-end testing, continuous integration, etc.) • Experience interfacing software with hardware systems (serial, TCP/IP, etc.) and ability to debug issues across the software/hardware boundary • Comfort working in Linux environments • Experience leading technical projects involving external vendors, contractors, or distributed development teams • Exposure to the Industrial IoT / Industry 4.0 stack, e.g. protocols (MQTT Sparkplug B, OPC UA), system layers (HMI/SCADA, MES), and architectural patterns like Unified Namespace (UNS). • Experience with electronic records, audit trails, and data integrity principles for industrial or regulated settings • Experience developing software in the biotech or pharmaceutical industries where 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP 5, or ALCOA+ or similar regulations are relevant • Experience modernizing or replacing ad-hoc operational tooling (e.g. Airtable-based workflows) • Experience developing custom dashboards and data visualizers • Expertise in defining and building out devops, development workflows, and selecting toolchains • Embedded C/C++ development experience or knowledge about the limitations of firmware and embedded systems • Experience with Ignition, AirTable or the Particle Cloud systems.