Nominal powers mission-critical engineering with advanced data infrastructure, real-time observability, and analysis tools — all in one collaborative platform. Backed by General Catalyst, Lightspeed and Sequoia.
About the role
As a Software Engineer on the Mission Dev team, you will operate at the intersection of software engineering, customer deployment, and mission-critical government programs. You are not just shipping code — you are embedding with customers, deploying software into high-stakes environments, and owning outcomes from first integration to long-term success. You will bridge Nominal’s platform with real-world government applications across the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, NASA, and other U.S.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, forward-deployed engineering, or a technical role that combined building with customer-facing work
- Experience working with or inside U.S. Government agencies, particularly DoD, and with deploying software on U.S. government networks
- Track record of shipping production software in dynamic or ambiguous environments
- Strong systems thinking — you can understand complex technical ecosystems end-to-end
- Clear communicator, comfortable writing technical documentation and presenting to executive stakeholders
- Willingness to travel up to 50%
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About Nominal
Nominal is building the connected test and operations platform powering the world's most advanced hardware systems, from spacecraft and autonomous vehicles to next-generation defense programs. Our platform gives hardware engineering teams a single place to ingest data, analyze performance, automate test execution, and collaborate across every phase of development, so they can move faster without sacrificing safety or precision. We're a fast-moving team that owns problems end-to-end, works across disciplines, and thrives at the intersection of hardware and software.
We serve top-tier commercial and defense customers, from autonomy leaders like Anduril and Shield AI to next-generation aerospace teams like Hermeus and REGENT, and performance engineering teams like Pratt Miller Motorsports, alongside mission partners within the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force on programs where failure isn’t an option. We’re backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and Lightspeed. Our team draws from SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril, Applied Intuition, and other leading companies, united by a common mission: giving hardware engineers the tools to build the future with speed,...
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