Salient Motion - Software Engineer
Requirements
• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent industry experience • 2+ years as a software engineer with frontend and backend experience, ideally in a product-focused environment • Strong experience with TypeScript and React • Experience with Electron desktop application development • Experience with Firebase (Authentication, Firestore, Cloud Functions) • Solid backend experience using Node.js or Python; Python experience for test scripting and data analysis is a plus • Experience designing and building REST or WebSocket APIs • Experience working with real-time data, time-series databases, or • WebSocket streams • Familiarity with Figma and experience collaborating closely with designers • Strong UX instincts and a passion for building clean, usable interfaces • A bias for action—you like to take ownership and move fas • Experience building UI dashboards for hardware systems • Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, or Vite • Familiarity with WebHID/WebUSB or binary protocol communication with hardware devices • A hacker's mindset: curious, resourceful, and always looking to improve tools • What we have to offer: • We are not just building components. We are reshaping the future of the Aerospace and Defense component industry, which is a $300B+ market! Come join us and help build next generation systems that will make a massive impact at global scale. • We offer competitive compensation: $130,000 to $160,000 base salary + equity • Exceptional healthcare benefits, Medical is 100% covered by the company
Responsibilities
• You'll be part of our growing Software Engineering team by building and scaling our web-based telemetry and diagnostics platform—our window into the performance of next-generation motor controllers and electromechanical systems.You'll work with a passionate team of firmware, hardware, and systems engineers to build tools that bridge embedded systems with intuitive, real-time interfaces. • Develop and scale our web application • Create intuitive data visualizations for real-time and historical motor telemetry • Design and maintain scalable backend APIs and data pipelines to support diagnostics and remote logging features • Work closely with embedded engineers to define protocols and telemetry schema • Ensure our tools are robust, responsive, and easy to use across devices and platforms • Own features end-to-end—from concept and design to deployment and ongoing iteration • Collaborate with designers to bring clean and thoughtful UI/UX to life • Drive the software development process by contributing to system architecture, documentation, and requirements • Partner with mechanical and hardware engineers to design and implement system-level qualification and development tests • Architect and deploy test fixtures and automated test infrastructure • Develop data analysis pipelines and pass/fail criteria for hardware validation
Benefits
• We are well funded, and already generating revenue • We are located in beautiful Hawthorne, CA and just moved into a new large hangar facility
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