Mid-Career Software Engineer

CHAOS Industries • Hawthorne, CA

9d • $123,000 - $169,000 • Onsite

About The Position

CHAOS Industries is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Principal Software Engineer to support R&D and product engineering, initially focusing on next-generation radar products. This collaborative role works across multiple capabilities and offers opportunities to broaden skills across the company’s product families. The position involves developing software for R&D and production, integrating software with hardware, and supporting deployed capabilities used by U.S. and international customers. The role is full-time and on-site at the company’s office in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, California.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of professional object-oriented software development experience.
• Extensive or advanced Python experience.
• Experience with Agile lifecycle processes, including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development methodologies.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams.
• Solid understanding of and extensive experience in software development using Linux.
• U.S. Person status, because the position requires the ability to access U.S.-only data systems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with hardware/software integration and test (I&T) and verification and validation (V&V) of high-TRL systems.
• Experience with production-level software development and deployment, including DevOps, DevSecOps, and/or CI/CD using modern FOSS/COTS toolsets.
• Experience with software development tools that enforce best practices, such as linting, code coverage, code quality and security scanning, and documentation generation.
• Experience with software and hardware networks.
• Experience with CUDA or JAX.
• Experience with software-defined radios (SDRs), such as Ettus.
• Experience developing near-real-time systems.
• Experience with additional languages such as C++, Rust, NodeJS, Java, or Go.
• Experience with git.
• Experience with containers such as Docker or Podman.

Responsibilities

• Develop R&D and production software for next-generation radar products.
• Support system integration of software on hardware, primarily commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware.
• Support deployed software capabilities used by U.S. and international customers.
• Work full-time on-site in the Hawthorne office in Los Angeles, California.

Benefits

• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA).
• Life insurance.
• Free daily lunch.
• No-meeting Fridays.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Casual dress code.
• Competitive base salaries.
• Generous pre-IPO stock option grants.
• Relocation assistance.
• Annual bonuses described as coming soon.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal