Lead Software Engineer

Xometry (NASDAQ: XMTR) powers the industries of today and tomorrow by connecting the people with big ideas to the manufacturers who can bring them to life. Xometry’s digital marketplace gives manufacturers the critical resources they need to grow their business while also making it easy for buyers at Fortune 1000 companies to tap into global manufacturing capacity.

We are looking for an experienced Staff-level Backend Engineer with strong Python coding expertise to join our software engineering organization. You’ll be working as part of a skilled, collaborative team to evolve our instant-quote product and the technology platform behind it. You want to be part of a small, intensely skilled team, who feel total ownership of their work, and can’t imagine a day without learning & coding. You will play a crucial role in the Xometry platform and everything you do will matter. This is a 1-year contract.

Responsibilities:

• You will be responsible for designing, coding, testing, and releasing software
• Reading, writing, and reviewing code written in HTML, Typescript/Javascript/React, Python, and Rust.
• Close collaboration with other engineers and product managers to become a valued member of an autonomous, cross-functional team
• Operational responsibility for the services that are owned by your team, including deploying services into an AWS and kubernetes environment and taking part in an on-call rotation
• Work in an environment that supports your individual growth
  
  

Qualifications:

• Required: 10+ years of experience in a fast-paced technical, problem-solving environment as a software developer
• Required: Strong English speaking and writing skills, including the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with diverse audiences.
• Required: Demonstrable understanding of software engineering fundamentals
• Required: Knowledge of HTML, CSS, DOM web programming.
• Required: Knowledge and demonstrated experience in at least two of Python, Rust and React
• Desired: Experience with build and testing technologies using one or more of the following Git/Github actions, GitLab.
• Required: Experience with software engineering principles related to security, scalability, asynchronous programming and transactions
• Desired: Demonstrated knowledge of principles of service-oriented architectures and ability to lead efforts in defining and implementing a service strategy
• Desired: Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases with understanding of Normalization/Denormalization, Constraints, Transactions, Replication, and Sharding
• Required: attention to detail, good work ethic, ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, and good communication skills
  
  

Here at Xometry we believe in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to welcoming, respecting, and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all.

Xometry is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

For US based roles: Xometry participates in E-Verify and after a job offer is accepted, will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.