Software Engineer, Backend

About the Company

fab2 designs all the hardware and software needed to make chips and manufactures the fabs, tools, and components themselves. Founded by Sam Zeloof and Jim Keller, the team is building a software-defined chip manufacturing process driven by AI and ML orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and development of high-performance backend APIs using Go, Rust, or gRPC
• Break down complex manufacturing challenges into actionable data models
• Integrate web applications with underlying hardware and embedded systems
• Ensure the reliability, observability, and performance of mission-critical manufacturing systems
• Drive long-term system architecture to support evolving fab processes and yield optimization

Requirements

• Demonstrated command of Go, Rust, or gRPC
• Experience delivering complex, business-critical production systems end-to-end
• Deep understanding of concurrency, networking, and databases
• Ability to own systems under real-world constraints including failure recovery and troubleshooting
• Proven track record of technical leadership and follow-through

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with hardware or embedded systems
• Deep database knowledge including Postgres internals and performance tuning
• Interest in networking, security, or distributed systems
• Experience running a homelab or building infrastructure