Software Engineer, Networks and Infrastructure at WindBorne Systems

WindBorne Systems is supercharging weather models with a unique proprietary data source: constellations of next-generation smart weather balloons targeting the most critical atmospheric data. We then combine that unique data source with the world’s most accurate AI weather models. Our long-term vision is to eliminate weather uncertainty, and in the process help humanity adapt to climate change, be that predicting hurricanes or speeding the adoption of renewables. The founding team of Stanford engineers was named Forbes 2019 30 under 30 and is backed by top investors including Khosla Ventures.


WindBorne is looking for a Software Engineer to help build robust mission critical infrastructure as we scale our global operations. Your role will be scaling core infra to support everything from manufacturing systems to distributed launch operations, optimizing bottlenecks while ensuring robust fault-tolerant availability and optimal performance. This is an intentionally broad set of tasks that require a systems-level understanding of how your software interacts with the real world. We’re looking for generalists who love getting in the weeds. As a key player in expanding the world's largest atmospheric sensing network and the world's highest accuracy AI weather predictions, you'll contribute to groundbreaking work that has far-reaching implications.

Responsibilities: 

• Engineer reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure solutions to support both global launch network reliability and engineering & manufacturing operations.

• Develop and refine tools and processes to drive more efficient and reliable approaches to our networking and infrastructure needs.

• Implement rigorous testing, continuous integration, and deployment processes to ensure high reliability and performance of our infrastructure.

• Deploy, manage, and monitor core infrastructure, prioritizing fast, scalable interfaces and minimizing maintenance costs.

• Integrate hands-on troubleshooting and problem-solving to address scaling challenges of interconnected systems.

• Facilitate rapid iteration and development cycles, minimizing downtime and efficiently triaging any issues that arise.

• Manage on-premises resources and cloud services to ensure a seamless operational environment.

• Adapt to evolving GSB technology, prioritizing flexibility in development to address changing needs.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Years of professional experience writing, shipping, and maintaining software in a real-world setting.

• Must be excited by rapid iteration more than trying to perfectly plan ahead of time

• Proficiency in Python, C++, & BASH, with extensive experience in low-level Unix networking and file interfaces.

• Ability and willingness to get hands dirty in low level software.

• Instinct for optimizing performance bottlenecks while designing distributed solutions that are robust, secure, and minimize maintenance cost.

• Must be an effective communicator, adept at conveying complex technical ideas in accessible terms to stakeholders at all levels.

• Must excel in a collaborative environment, fluidly designing solutions that minimize tradeoffs and interface cleanly with other team’s systems.

• Expertise in DevOps practices, infrastructure automation, continuous deployment, monitoring, and database management.

• Experience with global network reliability, emphasizing the development and deployment of robust, fault-tolerant systems.

• A proactive approach to identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks, with an instinct for optimizing system performance and security.

• Must be comfortable being scrappy and architecting solutions in a rapidly evolving, undefined problem space.

Benefits

• 401(k)

• Health, Dental, and Vision 100% covered

• Unlimited PTO

• Incentive Stock Option Plan

Location

Address: 858 San Antonio Rd, Palo Alto, CA. In- person strongly preferred.