# Senior Engineering Manager - Crucible at Firestorm

- Company: Firestorm
- What the company does: Firestorm Labs - Democratize the fight with radically-affordable, mission-adaptable power for air, land, and sea. Backed by NEA.
- Company website: https://www.launchfirestorm.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Diego, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $175K to $220K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-16
- Apply: https://jobs.gem.com/firestorm/am9icG9zdDpBqFlKuR-DYrI9e1cF-e5g
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/firestorm-senior-engineering-manager-crucible/

## About the role

Firestorm builds uncrewed aircraft and the manufacturing network that produces them: full-capability plants, deployable xCell edge factories, and forward-deployed sites that stand up production near the point of need. Crucible is the software that runs that network. It plans and executes production across factories that don't look alike, using supply that isn't guaranteed to arrive. It runs in the cloud, inside a factory, and air-gapped in classified environments, with consistent behavior across all three.

## What they're looking for

- 8+ years building and shipping software, including production systems you materially designed or built
- 3+ years leading software engineering teams with a strong track record of delivery
- Strong TypeScript and React, plus experience with at least one backend language
- Strong fundamentals in relational data modeling, APIs, services, and distributed systems
- Experience building full-stack software from problem definition through deployment and operation
- Experience building software around complex operational workflows, physical systems, or real-world constraints