Who we are

Violet Labs is building cloud-based software integration and data management for complex hardware engineering teams.

Our team has experience building spacecraft, drones and self-driving cars for companies like Google, DARPA, Lyft and Amazon. Now, we are developing the software platform that will revolutionize how these products are engineered.

Violet is backed by Space Capital, MaC Venture Capital, Felicis and other forward-thinking technologists and investors. We are a fast-growing startup seeking foundational engineers who can help us grow not only our product and tech stack, but our vision and our culture.

The ideal candidate is passionate about building reliable and delightful software, and wants to help radically improve and empower engineering teams by connecting the software tools that drive them.

What you’ll do

• Bring order to chaos

• Manage our software integrations, including maintenance, testing, sample data and documentation

• Establish and maintain an understanding of how various software tools are used in hardware workflows, and act as a resource for the broader engineering team

• Engage frequently with customers and users, translate feature requests and bugs into actionable tasks

• Help define and grow our engineering culture, processes and tools

You should have

• Experience in a production hardware environment, and knowledge of hardware development workflows

• Self-starter, able to navigate ambiguity and rapidly evolving priorities

• Team player with great communication skills and collaborative work ethic

Bonus points

• Familiarity with modern technologies like React, NextJS, TypeScript/Node.JS, NestJS, TypeORM Postgres and RESTful APIs

• Technical background and industry experience in production software engineering

• Experience in fast-growing tech startups

• Experience building products or implementing systems that comply with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and The Export Administration Regulations (EAR)

Benefits

• 100% virtual work with flexible hours

• Unlimited paid time off

• Quarterly team off-sites

• Competitive salary and equity with top tier benefits

• 401k retirement plan

• Health insurance: Medical, Vision, Dental