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Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer

AI summary of the role

This role builds and deploys applications powered by PhysicsX's physics AI models to solve high-complexity engineering problems for customers in aerospace, defense, energy, and other advanced industries.

What you’ll do

  • Build and deploy applications that utilize physics AI models to enable customers to build better, faster, and cheaper.
  • Work directly with customers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers to develop applications that change the way advanced engineering is done.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship physics models to customers and shape UX with designers and front-end engineers.
  • Build and maintain RESTful APIs (FastAPI) and microservices in Python to serve Large Physics Models to end users.

What you’ll bring

  • Track record of solving hard problems across a wide range of engineering disciplines.
  • Solid foundation in software engineering, API design, and deploying applications to production.
  • Proactive, high ownership, and able to solve problems end-to-end.
  • Customer-obsessed and able to work alongside customers to understand their problems and build solutions.

Technologies

FastAPI · Python · Helm · Kubernetes · Terraform · AWS · Azure · RESTful APIs · microservices

About PhysicsX

AI-native simulation software stack that replaces slow numerical physics with deep-learning surrogates for design, manufacturing, and operations in aerospace, automotive, semiconductors, energy, and materials.

Series B · 100–200 people

Source and classification

Production engineering · Evidence for this classification:

their most important problems. As a Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, this takes the form of building and deploying applications that utilize the power of our physics AI models to enable our customers to build better, faster, and cheaper. As a member of the delivery team, you’ll work directly with customers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers to develop applications that change the way advanced engineering is done. We’re looking for someone who can grasp advanced engineering concepts across multiple industries, fundamentally understand the problems that engineers face, and build tools to solve these problems. You'll also have the opportunity to travel to customer sites in North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, for an average of 3-4 weeks per quarter, where you'll collaborate closely with customers to build solutions on-site. Note: This position may require access
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About us PhysicsX is a deep-tech company with roots in numerical physics and Formula One, dedicated to accelerating hardware innovation at the speed of software. We are building an AI-driven simulation software stack for engineering and manufacturing across advanced industries. By enabling high-fidelity, multi-physics simulation through AI inference across the entire engineering lifecycle, PhysicsX unlocks new levels of optimization and automation in design, manufacturing, and operations — empowering engineers to push the boundaries of possibility. Our customers include leading innovators in Aerospace & Defense, Materials, Energy, Semiconductors, and Automotive. Note: We are currently recruiting for multiple positions, however please only apply for the role that best aligns with your skillset and career goals. The Role Your role, first and foremost, is to help our customers solve their most important problems. As a Senior Forward Deployed Software Engineer, this takes the form of building and deploying applications that utilize the power of our physics AI models to enable our customers to build better, faster, and cheaper. As a member of the delivery team, you’ll work directly with customers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers to develop applications that change the way advanced engineering is done. We’re looking for someone who can grasp advanced engineering [... source excerpt omitted ...] epts across multiple industries, fundamentally understand the problems that engineers face, and build tools to solve these problems. You'll also have the opportunity to travel to customer sites in North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, for an average of 3-4 weeks per quarter, where you'll collaborate closely with customers to build solutions on-site. Note: This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Please note that any offer for employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technolog [... source excerpt omitted ...] Engineering or similar is a plus. This role deals with breadth across the full stack, having a solid foundation in software engineering, API design, and deploying applications to production is desired. Proactivity & high ownership: You’ll be responsible for driving impact for our customers, whatever that might look like. We're looking for someone who is a go-getter and is naturally inclined to find problems and solve them end-to-end. You own the responsibility to get things done and will pick up the skills and experience needed to solve novel problems quickly. Solution-focussed:We build tools that customers need, not just the ones they want. So you must be someone who is custome

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