Senior Software Engineer, Freeform
Full Stack Enterprise
$150-225k
+ Significant stock option packages
More information about location
5 days a week in office (Hawthorne, CA)
Metal 3D printing factories
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Metal 3D printing factories
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$150-225k
+ Significant stock option packages
More information about location
5 days a week in office (Hawthorne, CA)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To make the transformative power of 3D printing available to all industries at scale and unlock the future of innovation.
Role
Who you are
- 3D printing experience is not required to be successful here - rather we look for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving hard problems and creating amazing technology!
- Degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, mathematics, or related field
- 5+ years of professional experience in software development with Python, Go, Java, or similar
- Experience with backend web frameworks such as Flask or Django
- Experience with frontend web frameworks such as React or Next.js
- Experience writing applications which interact with SQL databases and non-relational databases
Desirable
- 10+ years of experience in software development
- Experience as a team lead, architect, product owner, or similar technical leadership scope
- Prior experience architecting and implementing a custom ERP, MRP, MES, CRM, e-commerce, logistics, warehouse management, fleet management, or similar complex software system
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to gather and define requirements from technical audiences
- Comfortable “building the plane as we fly it”
What the job involves
- In this role, you will design and build the core platform that runs Freeform’s factories and connects every part of the business from quoting to production to delivery. The system must handle large amounts of data, support many different factory processes, and provide end-to-end traceability from powder-in to finished parts-out
- You’ll partner with product management to architect and implement solutions, make foundational technical decisions, and work closely with engineers across disciplines to solve real, complex problems with your code
- Architect and implement a state-of-the-art enterprise software platform to seamlessly integrate Freeform’s business processes from sales to manufacturing
- Develop applications to track the end-to-end lifecycle of millions of parts across thousands of customers around the world
- Act as engineer, product owner, and team lead — scoping features, driving pace of schedule, assigning tasks, and delivering results
- Work cross-functionally with other engineering and operations disciplines to gather requirements and solve problems with your code
- Design highly scalable and resilient systems to meet Freeform’s high bar for quality, reliability, and security
- Maintain accessibility and integrity of the backend data model to enable easy access for business intelligence users
- Design and develop intuitive user interfaces with a focus on functionality over aesthetics to increase system usability
Our take
In future-focused industries such as rocketry and vehicle manufacturing, there is high demand for precision metal fabrication. But legacy production techniques are too slow and inflexible to meet the requirements of rapidly changing designs in the most innovative firms. Enter Freeform, a company which builds metal 3D printing factories to allow manufacturers to swiftly and efficiently go from idea to mass production.
Founded by engineers with extensive experience at SpaceX, Freeform seeks to replace existing metal fabrication works with 3D printers and automated software technologies. Rather than needing to train a large workforce on production techniques, Freeform will be able to print almost any metal item at production scale on demand, with a turnaround time of days rather than weeks.
Though it only emerged from stealth in 2023, Freeform has some large-scale customers, including autonomous trucking firm Embark and rocket part manufacturer Ursa Major. The company is well-funded and scaling up to meet growing demand. Its latest round of investment supports the development and launch of "Skyfall", a next-generation factory platform.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
57% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Feb 2026
$67m
SERIES B
Oct 2024
$14m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $126m
Company benefits
- Significant stock option packages
- 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (premium PPO and HMO options)
- Life insurance
- Traditional and Roth 401(k)
- Relocation assistance provided
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays
- Generous Paid Parental Leave and extended transition back to work for the birthing parent
- Free daily catered lunch and dinner, and fully stocked kitchenette
- Casual dress, flexible work hours, and regular catered team building events
Company HQ
Hawthorne, CA
Leadership
Erik Palitsch
(CEO & Founder)Previously was Propulsion Development Manager at SpaceX. Before that was a Solid Propulsion Systems Engineer for NASA.
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