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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** Fab 2 Inc - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Salary:** $105,000.0 - $170,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Data Analysis, Software Applications, Application Performance Management, Computer Vision, UClibc (C Standard Library), Computer Engineering, Serialization, Data Visualization, Linux, Memory Management, Linux on Embedded Systems, Firmware, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Protocol Buffers, Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), Uptime, Scientific Computating, Software Engineering, Scripting, PIC Microcontroller, Real Time Systems, Concurrency, State Machines, Yocto, Information Technology, Low Latency - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/software-engineer-rust-san-francisco-ca--3cdadb05-93e6-45c0-8f3e-2b8fc45f5cb6 ## About the Role * BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience * Strong proficiency in Rust for systems-level Linux applications * Hands-on Python experience in data analysis, computer vision, diagnostics, or scientific computing * Track record shipping Linux application software such as daemons, services, IPC, and real-time or near-real-time systems * Solid operating systems fundamentals, including memory management, performance, and concurrency * Familiarity with gRPC and protobuf, or comparable RPC and serialization frameworks * Experience working across different projects, technical domains, and engineering disciplines Nice-to-have * Background in semiconductors, industrial automation, manufacturing, or other hardware-intensive domains * Familiarity with embedded Linux (Yocto or Buildroot) * Experience with application performance profiling and optimization across CPU, memory, and latency * Interest in applied math, linear algebra, numerical methods, or scientific computing * Familiarity with failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), or similar reliability-focused design practices * Familiarity with microcontroller firmware, Analysis Skills, Application Programming Interface (API), Automation, Calibration, Computer Engineering, Computer Firmware, Computer Science, Computer Software, Computer Vision, Concurrency, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Dental Insurance, Diagnostics Solutions/Software, Electricity, Embedded Linux, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Funding, Hardware Design, Image Processing, Linear Algebra, Linux Operating System, Machine Tool, Machining Operations, Manufacturing Automation, Mathematics, Memory Management, Metrology, Microcontroller, Operating Systems, Performance Management, Process Engineering, Python Programming/Scripting Language, RPC (Remote Procedure Call), Semiconductor Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Simulation, Software Engineering, Startup, Telemetry, Vision Plan ## Description The Tool Software team builds the software that runs fab2's semiconductor fabrication tools. We work across the stack, from microcontroller firmware and real-time control to Linux applications for calibration, diagnostics, simulation, build/release infrastructure, and over-the-air deployment. Our software sits close to the hardware and directly affects tool performance, uptime, process repeatability, and fab throughput. We partner closely with electrical, mechanical, process, and fab teams to bring new equipment online and scale it into production. About the role You will build production Rust software for semiconductor fabrication equipment: the systems that help turn precise software instructions into real physical processes. Your work will integrate with microcontroller-based systems to sequence and control fabrication processes. You will also build the software capabilities behind a modern, software-defined fab, including calibration, diagnostics, telemetry, and tool operation. This is a hands-on systems role for someone who wants their Rust code running close to the hardware, controlling complex equipment, and directly shaping how chips get made. Responsibilities * Design and implement real-time Linux applications for equipment control and process automation * Design and implement finite state machines for tool operation * Develop data acquisition, telemetry, and metrology software, including computer vision and image processing * Implement gRPC services and Protocol Buffer APIs * Build graphical interfaces for operations, diagnostics, and data visualization * Own major features end-to-end alongside hardware and process engineering partners ## Related Videos - [Strange New Worlds: shaping the future of the digital age](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/677-strange-new-worlds-shaping-the-future-of-the-digital-age) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [DevOps at Netflix](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/270-devops-at-netflix) - [Car's are Technology on Wheels - Impact of Software and IT Competence in Automotive](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/780-car-s-are-technology-on-wheels-impact-of-software-and-it-competence-in-automotive) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) - [Leading with Reliability: Applying SRE Principles to Build Stronger Engineering Organizations](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100185-leading-with-reliability-applying-sre-principles-to-build-stronger-engineering-organizations) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [Dev Digest 139 - Soft and hard queries](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/487-dev-digest-139-soft-and-hard-queries) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 138 - Are you secure about this?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/486-dev-digest-138-are-you-secure-about-this)