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Senior Software Engineer, Platform CAM

Atomic Machines


Job Location:

Santa Clara County, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 185000 - 220000
Posted: 5 November 2026 (13 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 2 February 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Atomic Machines is building the Matter Compiler the first in a new class of AI-native all-digital manufacturing systems that build working machines directly from code. The Matter Compiler (MC) is aimed at micro-machines: motors and gears the size of a grain of sand robots small enough to work inside the body cooling built directly into the chips that run AI and the many devices like them that have been waiting on a way to build them. Its first product is PrimeSwitch an electromechanical power relay the size of a button battery that carries 150 amps continuous current and opens in 50 microseconds about a thousand times faster than a conventional contactor. Founded by Jeff Holden serial entrepreneur ex-Amazon SVP and Ubers first Chief Product Officer the company has raised $250 million to date.

Atomic Machines is based in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in Emeryville and Santa Clara.

Why This Role Matters

CAM connects geometric intent with physical processes. Youll build the software infrastructure that lets process experts express where an operation acts what effect it should produce and which constraints it must satisfy.

The challenge is to turn that knowledge into reusable representations algorithms and interfaces. These must extend beyond familiar etching or 3D-printing workflows to support different ways of shaping treating and assembling materials. Success means new processes can build on shared geometric capabilities while preserving the assumptions and behavior that make each process distinct.

Youll bring strong software engineering and deep interest in geometric reasoning working with experts who bring the physics and process knowledge.

AI fluency is central: use agents throughout development while owning the decisions code and results you accept.

What Youll Do
  • Build and evolve Go and Python software infrastructure for representing geometric intent and generating physical-process operations.
  • Develop reusable geometric representations and algorithms for shapes regions coordinate frames spatial relationships and process planning.
  • Work with process experts to turn their knowledge into explicit models constraints interfaces and acceptance criteria including effects that vary over space or time.
  • Extend shared capabilities to new processes; keep process-specific behavior explicit and integrate with machine software and fab coordination.
  • Test geometric and software correctness make generated results reproducible and validate assumptions with experts and physical measurements.
  • Use AI throughout investigation design implementation testing and documentation; inspect changes and verify results.
What Youll Need
  • Production software ownership typically 8 years for the senior target; productive Python and strong in Go or C with readiness to work in Go. Level is based on demonstrated scope and ability.
  • Experience in or a demonstrated deep interest in geometric reasoning: representing shapes and spatial relationships choosing useful abstractions and reasoning about their limits.
  • Evidence of designing reusable software infrastructure simplifying complexity and testing and safely evolving systems with clear interfaces.
  • Strong AI fluency: provide context challenge proposals inspect code and meaningfully test accepted work.
  • Ability to work with domain experts make assumptions explicit and turn their knowledge into testable software behavior.
  • Care with units coordinate frames tolerances and approximation; willingness to learn unfamiliar physical processes and work directly with fab equipment.
  • BS in CS or a related field or equivalent practical experience.

The compensation for this position also includes equity and benefits.

Salary Range

$185000 - $220000 USD

Atomic Machines is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and does not discriminate based on characteristics protected by applicable law. We are committed to an inclusive interview experience including for individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation contact .To help our recruiting team manage application volume and respond to candidates more efficiently Atomic Machines may use AI-assisted tools.


Required Experience:

Senior IC