Software Engineer, Mitra Chem
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Office located in Mountain View, CA
Lithium-ion battery materials manufacturing
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Lithium-ion battery materials manufacturing
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
+ Equity
Office located in Mountain View, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To be the first lithium-ion battery materials manufacturer to drastically reduce the lab-to-production timeline by over 90%.
Role
Who you are
- Software Engineer | 3+ years of experience
- Strong knowledge of AWS, Git, SQL and familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform
- Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools such as Airflow, Argo etc
- Experience with and/or a willingness to write software in Python
- Familiarity with event based data processing and serverless computing
- Experience with hardware programming and automation (e.g. data acquisition from and control of scientific / manufacturing instruments) is a plus
- Self-motivated and willing to work in a small team environment
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Software Engineer to help architect, design, and implement Mitra Chem’s software infrastructure and data pipelines. A few highlights of the role:
- Mission: Enable the energy transition by accelerating new material development for mass market EV batteries
- Ownership: Make key software design decisions as we develop and scale our infrastructure and be responsible for architecting powerful, cost efficient, and secure solutions
- Agility: Work at the crossroads of data science, chemistry, and manufacturing - building software that bridges the gap and empowers collaborative innovation
- Impact: Drive rapid decision making and continuously accelerate product development timelines by integrating data from a variety of hardware and software tools
- Build and maintain a software infrastructure powered by state-of-the-art software tools and solutions that will serve as the driving force behind accelerated experimentation in our Mountain View, CA research lab and modern manufacturing in a factory being built in Michigan
- Automate data ingestion and analysis using cloud computing, SQL databases, and Python microservices
- Develop data pipelines and storage systems in support of proprietary, industry-disrupting data science and machine learning efforts
- Work closely with materials scientists and data scientists to identify R&D and manufacturing bottlenecks so we can develop new software tools and features
- Develop data visualization platforms to allow streamlined data access and interpretation
- Write documentation and train and support users on tool and infrastructure usage
- Stay up to date with and leverage advances in AI to build a modern software ecosystem
Our take
More electric vehicles are now sold each week than in an entire year a decade ago. This large-scale pivot to EV has led to an equally huge surge in demand for batteries. However, this has created a major issue, as production of the increasingly popular lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery is dominated by China, which produces around two thirds of the world’s LFP battery components.
Mitra Chem is attempting to disrupt this supply chain dominance by manufacturing iron-based cathodes for LFP batteries in North America. Launched in 2021, the startup’s timing couldn't have been much better. As geopolitical and climate issues affect the production of traditionally popular cobalt and nickel based batteries, the likes of Tesla, Ford and General Motors have been ramping up their LFP use and partnering with home-based cell factories.
It's a tough market for battery startups in America at the moment, but Mitra Chem isn't slowing down. Fresh off raising new funding and backing by big names like GM and Social Capital, the company is charging ahead with plans to boost US battery materials production. And with a major grant from the Department of Energy, alongside bold goals to shake up the LFP battery market, Mitra looks ready to power through the challenges ahead.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jun 2025
$15.6m
LATE VC
Aug 2023
$60m
SERIES B
Total funding: $142.7m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive benefits including health, vision and dental insurance, and 401K
- Health spending accounts, along with life and disability insurances
- 401k matching, equity and savings programs
- Flexible time off with company holidays
- Free lunch, onsite snacks, drinks and much more!!
Company HQ
Jackson Park, Mountain View, CA
Leadership
Vivas Kumar
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked as a global lead negotiator for Tesla, as well as serving as Principal for Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a leading advisor in the lithium ion battery and electric vehicle supply chain.
Chirranjeevi Gopal
(Co-Founder & CTO)Before co-founding Mitra Chem, they served as a Senior Engineer at Biotech company Illumina before joining the Toyota Research Institute as a Senior Research Scientist. Previously served as the company's VP of Engineering.
William Chueh
(Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Advisor)Has been a Professor of Materials Science & Engineering at Stanford University since 2012.
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