Staff Backend Engineer, Instrumental
$180-196k
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
Vision-powered AI to detect manufacturing anomalies
Job no longer available
Vision-powered AI to detect manufacturing anomalies
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$180-196k
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To empower manufacturing teams to solve problems faster with the right data, at the right resolution, in front of the right people, in real time.
Role
Who you are
- Demonstrated ability to operate at startup scale; ready to tackle evolving challenges that require incremental and fast-paced innovation
- Deep care for the end-user experience and who approaches technical solutions from the end-user's perspective
- Minimum 8 years of experience with most of that working on web backends, preferably with a JVM-based language. Front-end experience is an added bonus
- Proven ability to communicate with fellow engineers and cross-functional partners – someone who knows their audience and adjusts accordingly
- Strong track record of working on complex projects where data design and architecture is central to the customer experience; 5+ years of working with SQL and relational databases
- Prior experience with manufacturing is not expected
What the job involves
- Our backend engineers work closely with fellow engineers and our product team to extend the web application our customers use to make mission-critical decisions about their manufacturing lines
- Engineers at Instrumental work closely with stakeholders and in some cases, customers, to build a deep empathy for the challenges that drive our innovation
- Make an impact: You’ll work in a highly cross-functional, fast-paced, and iterative environment where you are empowered and expected to participate in fulfilling our company mission to eliminate half of the inefficiencies in manufacturing – a $12T problem
- Deliver AI-powered features: As a backend engineer, you’ll deliver AI-powered tools that many of our customers did not know were possible. That includes working with our ML and front-end teams to translate complex AI concepts into easy-to-understand and actionable features
- Learning and growth: Our unique approach to developing software means that you’ll have an opportunity to wear different hats across different projects while working with a massively supportive, low-ego team that values transparency and rapid iteration
- This role requires authorization to access information that is subject to U.S. export control restrictions
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
Inefficiencies in manufacturing are widespread and costly, approximately to the tune of $8 trillion. Instrumental is a company improving the speed and quality of electronics hardware manufacturing through software identifying defects, cutting waste, work, development times, and improving communication and collaboration across organizations.
It opted for a “continuous scale” style contract with manufacturers, allowing the possibility to charge more based on volume, rather than renegotiating during annual renewal periods. Moreover, electronics is a huge global market, and Instrumental have been careful to offer solutions that work with high manufacture but low internet-connectivity facilities, like many in China.
The company closed a round of series C funding, which will be used to expand research development for new products. With brands including Axon, Bose, Cisco, and SolarEdge using Instrumental's cloud platform and AI already, it is likely this list will expand following investment.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2022
$50m
SERIES C
Jul 2020
$20m
SERIES B
Total funding: $80.3m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
Company HQ
Palo Alto, CA
Founders
Studied Mechanical Engineering at Stanford. Was a Mechanical Engineering Intern at D2M. Worked at Apple for over 5 years, promoted from iPod Product Design Engineer to Apple Watch System Product Design Lead & Manager.
Samuel Weiss
(CTO)Studied Mechanical Engineering at Stanford, and MIT. Was a Design Consultant at Cues Inc. Interned in iPod Product Design at Apple. Was a Mechanical Engineering Intern for Joby Energy. Was a Product Design Engineer for Apple Watch.
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