Software Engineer, CHAOS Industries
Data Engineering
$140-220k
+ Generous pre-IPO stock option grants and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
Offers relocation assistance
3+ days a week in office
Next-gen defense & critical industry technologies
Be an early applicant
Next-gen defense & critical industry technologies
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$140-220k
+ Generous pre-IPO stock option grants and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
Offers relocation assistance
3+ days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To redefine defense through technology.
Role
Who you are
- 1-2 years of experience in software development, data engineering, or a related field
- Proficiency in Python and SQL
- Experience building or maintaining data pipelines, ETL workflows, or backend data services
- Familiarity with data modeling concepts and working with structured/unstructured data
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex data issues
Desirable
- Experience with real-time data processing or streaming technologies (Kafka, Spark Streaming, Flink)
- Familiarity with Palantir Foundry or similar enterprise data platforms
- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
- Background in defense, aerospace, or sensor systems (radar, EO/IR, EW)
- Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Familiarity with data warehousing solutions and NoSQL databases
What the job involves
- CHAOS builds distributed sensor networks that detect threats to warfighters, borders, and critical infrastructure faster than any system in the world. Our Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™) technology fuses data from radars, EO/IR sensors, and electronic warfare systems across land, sea, and air-operating as one unified sensing platform
- We're looking for a Software Engineer to build the data systems that make this possible. You'll design pipelines that move sensor data from the edge to decision-makers in real time, integrate feeds from dozens of heterogeneous sources, and create the data infrastructure that powers products like Vanquish™
- This isn't abstract data work - every pipeline you build directly enables faster threat detection and better outcomes for defenders in the field
- You'll work across teams with hardware engineers, systems engineers, and operators to understand what data matters and how to get it where it needs to go. As we scale, you'll help shape the architecture of the CHAOS Operating System - a unified data backbone connecting engineering, operations, and manufacturing
- Design and build data pipelines that ingest, transform, and deliver sensor and operational data in real time
- Integrate data from diverse sources - radars, sensors, enterprise systems - into unified, queryable formats
- Build and maintain data infrastructure including real-time streaming, batch processing, and storage systems
- Collaborate with hardware, systems, and software engineers to ensure data flows support mission-critical workflows
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize pipeline performance for reliability and low latency
- Contribute to architectural decisions as the data platform evolves
- Work 3+ days per week from our San Francisco or Los Angeles office
Our take
In the modern world, defence industries must meet ever-evolving threats through new technologies, meaning that forward-thinking is the crux of battling sophisticated threats. CHAOS Industries consists of engineers and researchers building the next generation of defence and critical industry technologies.
Its products to date include the CHAOS Coherent Distributed Network, a time synchronicity platform, and HYDRA that facilitates land, sea and air-based detection and communications. Easy to integrate into existing defence systems, HYDRA can be deployed into challenging warfare environments - providing unique solutions for US defence industries.
In the face of a highly complex threat landscape, it’s unsurprising that CHAOS has received considerable funding. This will support the company’s commercial growth and product development. It also hired a former congressman and ex-CIA veteran as its Chief Strategy Officer, exemplifying its alignment with key defence sectors in the US.
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Company benefits
- Medical, dental and vision benefits will be 100% paid for by the company
- Life, FSA, HSA, 401k (+ Company match), and more
- Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO (for exempt employees), casual dress code
- Generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance + (coming soon!) annual bonuses
Company HQ
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Bo Marr
(Co-CEO, CTO & Co-founder)Previously on the Board of Directors at Epirus, Technical Director at Raytheon and studied a PhD at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Brett Cummings
(CFO & Co-founder)Is also an Advisor at Next Play Capital. Previously a CFO at United Cities North America, Senior Advisor at Formation 8 and 8VC.
John Tenet
(Co-CEO & Co-founder)Also Co-Founder at Epirus. Previously Partner at 8VC, Principal at Valar Ventures and an Associate at Allen & Company.
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