Software Engineer (Demo Infrastructure)

TRACTIAN is transforming the industrial world by empowering frontline maintenance workers with innovative software and hardware solutions. As a Software Engineer (Demo Infrastructure), you will own the technical demo infrastructure, building and maintaining systems that enable effective product demonstrations to customers.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build demo infrastructure: Develop and maintain the software architecture that powers Tractian’s demos, including APIs, data pipelines, and databases
• Simulate real-world data: Build tools, scripts, and APIs that generate realistic scenarios for demo environments
• Ensure reliability: Monitor and optimize demo uptime and performance, ensuring fast recovery and minimal downtime during sales calls, trade shows, and executive presentations
• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work with Engineering, Product, and Sales to ensure the demo stack stays current with production and reflects new product capabilities
• Empower internal teams: Build internal APIs, dashboards, and admin tools that enable AEs and SEs to deploy, reset, and customize demo environments on demand
• Document and version: Maintain detailed documentation, configuration tracking, and version control across all demo assets and infrastructure
• Continuously improve: Analyze usage data, environment performance, and sales feedback to prioritize new features and enhancements

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field — or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Full-stack Engineering, or backend Engineering
• Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript
• Experience building with Node.js and React frameworks
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design best practices
• Experience with SQL databases (e.g., Postgres)
• Experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, ScyllaDB)
• Familiarity with Git/GitHub workflows for branching, merging, and CI/CD pipelines
• Solid understanding of software security fundamentals (encryption, authentication, access control)
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and manage tasks using Jira
• Experience training or enabling technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Proven ability to design repeatable, scalable architectures for globally distributed teams
• Alignment with Tractian's mission and values
• Have built or deployed systems using microservices
• Are comfortable working with data serialization formats like JSON, XML, CSV, or YAML
• Have tinkered with CI/CD automation or infrastructure-as-code
• Enjoy coding in Python, Rust, Go, or C/C++ when the situation calls for it