Software Engineer - Data Engineering

TL;DR

Software Engineer - Data Engineering: Design pipelines that move sensor data from the edge to decision-makers in real time, integrate feeds from dozens of heterogeneous sources like radars and EO/IR sensors. Focus on building scalable data infrastructure for unified sensing platform, optimizing for low latency, reliability, and mission-critical workflows.

Location: Hybrid - work 3+ days per week from San Francisco or Los Angeles office (Hawthorne, CA HQ)

$140k-220k

Company

CHAOS builds distributed sensor networks fusing data from radars, EO/IR sensors, and electronic warfare systems for threat detection across land, sea, and air.

What you will do

• Design and build data pipelines to ingest, transform, and deliver sensor and operational data in real time
• Integrate data from diverse sources like radars, sensors, and enterprise systems into unified queryable formats
• Build and maintain infrastructure for real-time streaming, batch processing, and storage
• Collaborate with hardware, systems, and software engineers to support mission-critical data flows
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize pipeline performance for reliability and low latency
• Contribute to architectural decisions for the evolving CHAOS Operating System data backbone

Requirements

• 1-2 years experience in software development, data engineering, or related field
• Proficiency in Python and SQL
• Experience building or maintaining data pipelines, ETL workflows, or backend data services
• Familiarity with data modeling and structured/unstructured data
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex data issues

Nice to have

• Experience with real-time streaming (Kafka, Spark Streaming, Flink)
• Familiarity with Palantir Foundry or similar platforms
• Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Background in defense, aerospace, or sensor systems (radar, EO/IR, EW)
• Containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Data warehousing and NoSQL databases

Culture & Benefits

• Health benefits: medical, dental, vision 100% paid by company
• 401k with 50% company match up to 6% of pay, FSA, HSA, life insurance
• Free daily lunch, no meeting Fridays, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
• Competitive base, pre-IPO stock options, relocation assistance, annual bonuses coming soon
• 200 employees across 5 global offices with team growth