Mid-Career Software Engineer

Role Overview

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems purpose-built for today’s realities. Designed and built by top U.S. military veterans and Silicon Valley innovators, CHAOS Industries’ products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats. In a world where technological threats move at unprecedented speed, CHAOS Industries delivers advanced sensing and detection solutions that give the ultimate advantage: time.

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised $1B in total funding from leading investors including 8VC, Accel, and NEA. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and London.

• Research & Development (R&D) and Production software development for our next-generation radar products
• Support system integration of software on hardware (mostly commercial‑off‑the‑shelf (COTS) hardware)
• Support deployed software capabilities in the hands of our U.S. and international customers
• Work full‑time on‑site in our office in Los Angeles (Hawthorne), California
• Bachelor’s or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree
• 5+ years of professional, object‑oriented software development experience
• Extensive/advanced Python experience
• Experience with Agile lifecycle processes including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test‑Driven Development Methodologies
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams
• Solid understanding and extensive experience in software development using Linux
• U.S. Person status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S.
  
  -only data systems

• Bachelor’s or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of professional, object‑oriented software development experience
• Extensive/advanced Python experience
• Experience with Agile lifecycle processes including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test‑Driven Development Methodologies
• Solid understanding and extensive experience in software development using Linux
• U.S. Person status required

• Experience with HW/SW I&T and V&V of high-TRL systems
• Experience with production‑level SW development & deployment, including Dev Ops, Dev Sec Ops , and/or Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) using modern FOSS/COTS toolsets
• Experience with SW development tools enforcing SW‑development best practices (e.g. linting, code coverage, code quality/security scanning, doc gen, etc.)
• Experience with Networks (software and hardware)
• Experience with CUDA/JAX
• Experience with Software‑Defined Radios (SDRs) (e.g. Ettus)
• Experience with additional languages such as C++, Rust, NodeJS, Java, Go, etc.
• Experience with git
• Experience with Containers (e.g. Docker, Podman, etc.)

• Health Benefits:
  
  Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: 401(k) (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
• Our Perks:
  Free daily lunch, No meeting Fridays, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
• Compensation Components:
  Competitive base salaries, generous pre‑IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Team Growth: 200 employees and counting across 5 global offices

Salary range: $120,000 - $170,000. This range reflects only the targeted base compensation and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. Actual offer may vary based on work experience, education, and other factors.

As set forth in CHAOS Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.