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Senior Software Engineer, Backend - SIG

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $191,000–$191,000🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Build backend services and APIs for simulation, digital twin validation, and V&V automation systems to verify manufactured output matches engineering intent.

Role type

Senior Backend Software Engineer (Manufacturing/Digital Twin)

Builds

Backend services, APIs, and data pipelines for simulation frameworks, digital twin validation, and 3D visualization systems.

Domain

Defense manufacturing, Industrial OT/IT convergence, Digital Twin, V&V automation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure

Required skills

Backend software development, Distributed systems, API design, Cloud/edge infrastructure, Database management, Containerization, CI/CD, 3D data processing, Event-driven architectures

Preferred skills

Manufacturing/OT domain knowledge, PLM/CAD integration, Simulation frameworks, Computational geometry, Microservices, Observability tools

Technologies

Python, Go, Java, Rust, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, RabbitMQ, UE5, Unreal Engine, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog

Responsibilities

Design and implement backend services orchestrating simulation and validation workflows; Develop APIs exposing validation results to downstream consumers; Build backend integration layers retrieving 3D CAD and scan data from PLM/MES; Design and maintain databases for simulation and validation records; Implement event-driven architectures for validation triggers; Deploy and operate systems in factory environments including edge clusters; Optimize backend performance for computationally intensive workloads; Build data pipelines feeding real-time production data to digital twins.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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