Forward Deployed Software Engineer

PhysicsX • San Francisco, CA

22h • Hybrid

About The Position

PhysicsX is a deep-tech company with roots in numerical physics and Formula One, dedicated to accelerating hardware innovation at the speed of software. We are building an AI-driven simulation software stack for engineering and manufacturing across advanced industries. By enabling high-fidelity, multi-physics simulation through AI inference across the entire engineering lifecycle, PhysicsX unlocks new levels of optimization and automation in design, manufacturing, and operations — empowering engineers to push the boundaries of possibility. Our customers include leading innovators in Aerospace & Defense, Materials, Energy, Semiconductors, and Automotive.

The Role Your role, first and foremost, is to help our customers solve their most important problems. As a Software Engineer, this takes the form of building and deploying applications that utilize the power of our physics AI models to enable our customers to build better, faster, and cheaper. As a member of the delivery team, you’ll work directly with customers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers to develop applications that change the way advanced engineering is done. We’re looking for someone who can grasp advanced engineering concepts across multiple industries, fundamentally understand the problems that engineers face, and build tools to solve these problems. You'll also have the opportunity to travel to customer sites in North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, for an average of 3-4 weeks per quarter , where you'll collaborate closely with customers to build solutions on-site.

Requirements

• Someone with a track record of solving hard problems is a must.
• Solid foundation in software engineering, API design, and deploying applications to production is desired.
• You’ll be responsible for driving impact for our customers, whatever that might look like.
• We're looking for someone who is a go-getter and is naturally inclined to find problems and solve them end-to-end.
• You own the responsibility to get things done and will pick up the skills and experience needed to solve novel problems quickly.
• You must be someone who is customer-obsessed and can work alongside our customers to understand their problems and build applications that change the way they do engineering.

Nice To Haves

• A background in Mechanical Engineering or similar is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with data scientists and machine learning engineers to ship physics models to our customers in a way that delivers maximum value.
• Work with designers and front-end engineers to shape the UX in line with customer needs.
• Work with customers to shape tools that are impactful for their teams.
• Construct low-lift prototypes of your ideas and ship them directly to the customer.
• Rapidly iterate on this experience through constant user feedback.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs (FastAPI) and microservices in Python to serve Large Physics Models to the end users.
• Working with other software engineers in our platform team, deploy these applications to the cloud so they become key tools in our customer’s day-to-day workflow.
• Distill down complex solutions built across multiple use cases into fundamental components.
• Pitch and execute the development of features on top of our core platform offering.
• Drive the direction of PhysicsX to be better positioned to solve ever harder problems with our customers.

Benefits

• Equity options - share meaningfully in the company you’re helping to build.
• 5% contribution to 401(k) - build long-term security with a strong retirement plan.
• Free team lunch 1x/week - good food, great company, and space to connect.
• Private health insurance – comprehensive cover for you, offering total peace of mind.
• Enhanced parental leave – 3 months full pay paternity and 6 months full pay maternity leave, to provide extra flexibility during the moments that matter most.
• 20 days of Annual Leave (+ Public Holidays) - because taking time to rest matters.
• Personal development – dedicated support for learning, development, and leveling up over time.
• Gympass / Wellhub (subsidized) – for you and up to 3 family members, supporting both physical and mental wellbeing.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) – set aside pre-tax dollars for eligible healthcare expenses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed