Full Stack Software Engineer

About the Company

Dirac is on a mission to reindustrialize The West. American manufacturing is broken—burdened by inefficiency, bureaucracy, and outdated processes. We are pioneering Model-Based Manufacturing, where context-aware production planning informs design in real-time—eliminating the disconnect between engineering and manufacturing. Our platform automates what can be automated and captures tribal knowledge where automation falls short, creating a seamless system for building at scale. We're building the tools modern manufacturers need to move faster and build better, the pillars of a more abundant future.

We are a mission-driven company of world-class engineers and operators with a culture of high trust, high agency, and high autonomy.

How You Will Contribute:

Own critical systems—design, build, and scale them.

Work directly with manufacturers to ensure our tools solve real problems.

Operate in high-agency mode—if it needs doing, you do it.

Technical Requirements:

Frontend Expertise:
    - Experience in web development with a strong focus on frontend engineering.
    - Expert-level proficiency in React, Javascript/Typescript, Redux, and TailwindCSS.
    - Deep understanding of modern frontend architecture, component-based development, and best practices.
    - Experience designing highly complex frontends from the ground-up with re-usable component design.
    - Experience with Three.js or other 3D web-based visualization frameworks.
    - Strong understanding of UI/UX principles, with an ability to implement clean and intuitive interfaces.
    - Familiarity with frontend performance optimization techniques, accessibility, and responsive design.

Full Stack/Backend Experience (Nice to Have):
    - Proficiency with backend technologies in languages such as Python or Node.js.
    - Experience designing and working with APIs (e.g. REST and/or gRPC)
    - Understanding of database design and querying with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and/or DynamoDB
    - Familiarity with background task processing frameworks such as Celery.

Nice to Have:
    - Background in manufacturing, aerospace, or industrial software.
    - Familiarity with Figma or similar tools for UI/UX collaboration.
    - Experience with Next.js or other SSR/SSG frameworks.
    - Knowledge of WebAssembly (WASM) or Rust for frontend performance optimization.
    - Experience building scalable, high-performance backend systems for web-based applications.
    - Expert proficiency in Go, Python, and C++.
    - Strong experience with gRPC with Protocol Buffers and RESTful API design.
    - Deep understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB), and caching strategies (Redis).
    - Proficiency in building event-driven, distributed systems using Celery, Kafka, or AWS SQS.
    - Experience designing and implementing role-based access control (RBAC) and authentication systems (OAuth, Cognito, JWT).

Salary & Compensation:

- Salary range: $120,000-$200,000 (based on YoE)
- Equity: stock option grant

Benefits:

- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance: Comprehensive coverage to ensure you and your family stay healthy.
- Generous Paid Time Off: Enjoy flexible, high-trust PTO and sick leave.
- Stock Options: Participate in our success with a generous stock option plan.
- Commuter Benefits (NYC): Save on transportation costs with our commuter benefits program.
- Must be a U.S. Person to apply.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Dirac is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Dirac is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Location & Travel

This role is fully in-person at our NYC office.

Eligibility

Employment is restricted to U.S. Persons as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15)

Benefits:

- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance: Comprehensive coverage to ensure you and your family stay healthy.
- Generous Paid Time Off: Enjoy flexible, high-trust PTO and sick leave.
- Stock Options: Participate in our success with a generous stock option plan.
- Commuter Benefits (NYC): Save on transportation costs with our commuter benefits program.