Senior Backend Engineer

Key Beliefs

• We believe in in-person collaboration, internally and with customers/partners
• We believe meetings are for shaping/ problem solving, not status updates
• We believe in order to win, this is a team sport and hold one-another accountable to a high bar, publicly
• We believe in first principles and a beginner mindset
• We believe in a bias for action and speed
• We believe in doing the hard things and making trade-offs

Benefits + Perks

We value you at and outside of work and know your loved ones are important. Our benefits are designed to support you and your family’s health through life’s expected and unexpected events.

Our Benefits Include:

• Competitive Salary + Stock Options
• Health Care Coverage + Life Insurance (2X Salary)
• 401K Plan with Company match 
• Health Savings Account + Flexible Spending Account
• Flexible Vacation Policy
• Adaptable Working Schedule and Environment

Our Perks Include:

• Casual Dress Attire
• Hybrid work flexibility (2 days work from home)
• Catered Lunches, Snacks and Beverages
• Commuter Transit and Parking Plan
• Company Outings and Happy Hours
• Designated Volunteering Hours + Group Volunteer Events

Sight Machine is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers candidates regardless of age, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Sight Machine also considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

About Sight Machine, Inc.

Sight Machine strengthens manufacturers by providing the industry’s best manufacturing AI and data platform, and system-level visualization capabilities. Our innovative platform integrates all critical data into a single, intuitive  platform, enabling everyone involved in the fabrication process to visualize, contextualize and analyze information seamlessly. Leveraging 3D technology and AI capabilities allows plant operators and managers to get real-time visibility into their manufacturing lines and AI/ML recommendations help improve production, yield and uptime. 

Sight Machine is committed and mission-driven to improve lives, strengthen communities and make the world cleaner by continuously re-envisioning  and improving manufacturing processes, making them more efficient, sustainable and absolute. Founded in Michigan in 2011 and expanded to San Francisco in 2012, Sight Machine blends the Silicon Valley spirit of technology innovation and the down to earth style of Detroit manufacturing. Together, we bring deep industry expertise and a shared commitment to advancing manufacturing towards a more sustainable future.

At Sight Machine, you will work with manufacturing leaders across industries including food & beverage, consumer packaged goods, automotive, packaging, etc. . You will have access to vast amounts of factory floor data, learn how the products you use every day are made, using that knowledge to uncover insights into how customers manufacture products and develop solutions to critical business challenges. Our platform tackles complex problems, including Extract Transform Load (ETL), information retrieval, data aggregation and analytics, factory automation, distributed computing, security, and is leading the expansion into machine learning, agentic and physical AI applications. 

We place great value on professional, technical, and personal growth in an inclusive, collaborative environment. The ideal candidate is passionate  about technology and brings a strong, can-do attitude. They must be able to work in a highly dynamic environment with a good degree of ambiguity. They believe in the company’s mission and are all-in to make themselves and the company successful.

Requirements

• Design, architect, and implement components of our streaming ETL platform with focus on observability, reliability and scalability that minimizes