Job Title
Staff Software Engineer, Industrial Automation Software Lead
This role is currently hybrid/remote, with some travel expected
About the Job
We are building foundational software for complex physical systems across new and existing production environments. This role sits at the boundary of software, automation, and system design, with room to define new abstractions rather than inherit old ones.
What You'll Do
Define and build core software primitives for machine-facing systems
Develop internal platforms, interfaces, or languages that simplify control, integration, and iteration
Support software that can span internal deployments, partner environments, and future international programs
Work across software, controls, and operations to turn messy workflows into durable systems
Explore opportunities to externalize parts of the work where it creates leverage
Required Qualifications
Significant experience building production software systems with strong technical taste
Fluency in system design, APIs, abstractions, and developer-facing tooling
Ability to create structure in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
Comfort working across software, automation, hardware, and operations
Strong engineering judgment and a bias toward simple designs
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with compilers, interpreters, DSLs, IDLs, or related tooling
Experience in industrial, robotics, embedded, or machine-control environments
Experience supporting software across multiple facilities or external partners
Interest in open systems and extensible platforms
Experience leading technical direction for a small, high-output team
Skills Required
- Significant experience building production software systems with strong technical taste.
- Fluency in system design, APIs, abstractions, and developer-facing tooling.
- Ability to create structure in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
- Comfort working across software, automation, hardware, and operations.
- Strong engineering judgment and a bias toward simple designs.
- Experience with compilers, interpreters, DSLs, IDLs, or related tooling.
- Experience in industrial, robotics, embedded, or machine-control environments.
- Experience supporting software across multiple facilities or external partners.
- Interest in open systems and extensible platforms.
- Experience leading technical direction for a small, high-output team.
What We Do
Regulus Industries is a stealth defense technology startup operating at the intersection of advanced hardware, modern manufacturing, and next-generation AI-enabled manufacturing software. The company's mission is to design, build, and deliver real systems that address urgent strategic and industrial capability needs today. Its team combines deep technical expertise with the operational rigor required to design, manufacture, deploy, and support complex systems in demanding real-world environments.
