Full-Stack Software Engineer at Instrumental, Inc. – Palo Alto, California

Instrumental technology is used by the world’s most admired electronics brands, such as NVIDIA, Cisco, and Meta, to accelerate new product development and improve production yields. Our technology leverages AI to process data generated on the manufacturing floor, automating failure identification and resolution, improving yield, quality, and time-to-market. In the past few quarters, our technology has become mission-critical for AI server manufacturers. We’re rapidly growing our global presence to enable deeper integrations into our customers’ complex manufacturing environments.
We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join our Station Application team owning the software and systems that power Instrumental’s in-factory stations — the edge computing deployment extending our SaaS platform to the factory floor with cameras, sensors, high-end CPU/GPU, computer vision algorithms, and AI inferencing. You will have a direct and highly visible impact on the company’s growth and customer satisfaction.
Our company values are Play to Win, Be Helpful, and Work with Joy. Individuals who are interested in moving fast, collaborating hard, taking ownership of their work, and growing their skills will thrive at Instrumental. In this role, you’ll be part of the engineering team working closely with Product, SRE and customer-facing field engineers for both pre- and post-sales engagements, giving you plenty of chances to stretch yourself, learn quickly, take ownership, build impactful products, and make a difference for Instrumental and yourself!
What You Will Do:

• Take ownership of our Station Application platform.
• Extend its functionality with new features.
• Continuously improve its performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve the deployment, SaaS integration, and ongoing operational efficiencies in an incremental way that enables quick, iterative feedback loops.
• Exercise curiosity and initiative. Always looking for better ways to build, to run, and to learn.

We’d Love to Chat if you Have:

• 2+ years of experience delivering production code and/or solid educational background.
• Proficiency in Javascript or Typescript.
• Experience working with Node.js.
• Experience with embedded systems or interest in learning the domain.
• Great communication skills.
• Extreme open mindset. New technologies, new frameworks, AI tools, bring them on!
• A genuine interest in understanding customer problems — you’re serious about what problems customers are facing, use cases, how to build solutions, how to engage with stakeholders to seek feedback and act on the feedback.
• Passion for the startup do-er culture: own it, figure things out, win as a team, do whatever it takes.

We’re a growing team that works collaboratively, is supportive of each other, and is highly energized by the opportunity for a large impact. We actively work to promote an inclusive environment, valuing passion and the ability to learn. You’re encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description!
The following is a representative annual base salary range for this position within the Bay Area: $162-180k. Job level and salary opportunities are evaluated through our interview process – we review the experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of each applicant.
Instrumental is proud to offer a highly-rated variety of benefits, including health, vision, dental, commuter plans, and parental leave.