Dirac

Location: New York, NY (Full-time, Onsite + Travel)

About Dirac

American manufacturing is burdened by inefficiency, bureaucracy, and outdated processes. At Dirac, we're building a model-based manufacturing platform that connects engineering and production, enabling real-time feedback between design and manufacturing. By automating workflows and capturing critical operational knowledge, we help modern manufacturers move faster, build better, and scale complex systems. We are a mission-driven company of world-class engineers and operators with a culture of high agency, and high autonomy and radical ownership.

Role Overview

A Forward Deployed Software Engineer works at the intersection of product, engineering, and customer deployments to ensure BuildOS succeeds in real-world production environments. In this role, you directly collaborate with customers and internal teams to ship impactful features, build integrations, and rapidly iterate on the product to remove technical blockers and drive adoption. Operating with high autonomy, you focus on high-leverage engineering work, provide fast feedback through code reviews, and act as a force multiplier for the team-delivering solutions that directly impact customer success and revenue.

Responsibilities

• Build integrations between BuildOS and customer systems (PLM, ERP, etc.)
• Identify and fix high-impact issues blocking customer adoption
• Ship deployment-critical features with speed and quality
• Review code and help reduce PR backlog across the engineering team
• Partner with product and core engineering to prioritize high-leverage work
• Support pilots, deployments, and customer technical needs
• Participate in demos and technical discussions as needed

Qualifications

• Strong full-stack software engineering fundamentals
• Ability to write production-quality code in modern languages (e.g. React, TypeScript, Go)
• Experience working in complex systems and codebases
• Ability to quickly understand and debug unfamiliar systems
• Strong communication skills in technical and customer-facing contexts
• High ownership and bias toward action
• Experience with APIs, integrations, and distributed systems
• Familiarity with CAD / PLM / ERP ecosystems
• Experience in high-growth startup environments
• Comfort with AI-assisted development workflows

Compensation:

• $120,000 - $150,000 Base Salary + Equity

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance: Comprehensive coverage to ensure you and your family stay healthy.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Enjoy unlimited, high-trust PTO and sick leave.
• Commuter Benefits: Save on transportation costs with our commuter benefits program.
• Relocation Assistance: We offer financial and logistical support to help you transition to NYC with ease

Location

• This role is based in our New York City office (Empire State Building) and requires consistent travel to customer sites.

Eligibility

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

Equal Opportunity Employer

• Dirac is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, competence, and qualifications and are not influenced by race, color, religion, gender, national origin or ethnicity, veteran status, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status.