Mid-Career Software Engineer
CHAOS Industries
$150,000 - $240,000 / year
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Description
CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with omniscient systems purpose-built for today’s realities. Designed and built by top U.S. military veterans and Silicon Valley innovators, CHAOS Industries’ products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats. In a world where technological threats move at unprecedented speed, CHAOS Industries delivers advanced sensing and detection solutions that give the ultimate advantage: time.
CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised $1B in total funding from leading investors including 8VC, Accel, and NEA. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com.
Role Overview:
CHAOS is seeking a highly-skilled and motivated Senior Radar Software Engineer to join our team supporting our R&D and product engineering initially focusing on our next-generation radar products. This is a highly collaborative role which will allow you to work on multiple capabilities within our product offerings. As a member of our engineering team, you also have the opportunity to expand your skillset across our product families.
Responsibilities:
- Research & Development (R&D) and Production software development for our next-generation radar products
- Support system integration of software on hardware (mostly commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware)
- Support deployed software capabilities in the hands of our U.S. and international customers
- Work full-time on-site in our office in Los Angeles (El Segundo), California
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or higher Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related degree
- 10+ years of experience in professional, object-oriented software development
- Extensive/advanced Python experience
- Experience with Agile lifecycle processes including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development Methodologies
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams
- Solid understanding and extensive experience in software development using Linux
- U.S. Person status is required as this position will require the ability to access U.S.-only data systems
Preferred Requirements:
- Development experience in Ground or Airborne Sensors (Radars, EO/IR, EW, etc.)
- Experience designing & implementing radar modes & algorithms, signal processing, target detection, and tracking
- Current or previous DoD security clearance
- Experience with Networks (software and hardware)
- Experience with CUDA
- Experience with Software-Defined Radios (SDRs) (e.g. Ettus)
- Experience with advanced Time Synchronization technologies beyond NTP
- Experience developing near-real-time, embedded SW
- Experience with git
- Experience with Containers (e.g. Docker, Podman, etc.)
- Familiarity with cloud computing and virtualization technologies (e.g. WSL, KVM, Hyper-V, VMware)
- Experience with BIOS, Secure Boot, TPM, Network Boot, PXE
- Experience with HW & SW drive encryption (e.g. LUKS, OPAL, etc)
- Experience with 2D and 3D Visualization ideally in defense use cases (e.g. SIMDIS)
- Experience with DoD & related System/SW Architectures and messaging standards (e.g. OMS, SOSA, Link-16, etc)
- Experience with Modeling & Simulation, including hardware-in-the-loop and software-in-the-loop testbeds (e.g. DIS, VR-Forces, AFSIM)
- Experience with production-level SW development & deployment, including DevOps, DevSecOps, and/or Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) using modern FOSS/COTS toolsets.
- Experience with full lifecycle SW development of high-TRL systems
- Experience with HW/SW I&T and V&V of high-TRL systems
- Experience with additional languages such as C++, Rust, NodeJS, Java, Go, etc.
Why CHAOS?
- Health Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
- Additional benefits: 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay), FSA, HSA, life insurance, and more
- Our Perks: Free daily lunch, ‘No meeting Fridays’, unlimited PTO, casual dress code
- Compensation Components: Competitive base salaries, generous pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and (coming soon!) annual bonuses
- Team Growth: 200 employees and counting across 5 global offices
The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus, equity, and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.
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Benefits
- health insurance
- 401(k)
- paid time off
- stock options
- life insurance
About this role
CHAOS Industries is building next-generation radar systems for defense and commercial applications, and they're looking for a software engineer with substantial experience in production systems to help develop and deploy these capabilities. You'd be working on-site in El Segundo on both R&D and fielded software, integrating code onto commercial hardware and supporting systems already in use by U.S. and international customers. This is a collaborative role within a small engineering team, offering exposure across multiple product lines.
The position requires at least ten years of professional object-oriented development with strong Python and Linux expertise, plus demonstrated competence in Agile practices and test-driven development. If you have background in sensor systems—particularly radar, signal processing, or embedded real-time software—you'll be well-positioned. A current or former DoD clearance is valuable but not required; U.S. Person status is mandatory due to data system access restrictions. The preferred qualifications span a wide range of specialized areas including SDRs, CUDA, containerization, and DoD architecture standards, though the role doesn't demand all of them.
CHAOS has raised $1B in funding from top-tier investors and operates across five global offices with a team of 200. The compensation package includes a base salary of $150,000–$240,000, stock options, full company-paid medical/dental/vision coverage, 401k matching, unlimited PTO, and perks like free daily lunch and no-meeting Fridays. This is a full-time, in-office position in Los Angeles.
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