The Company
At Smallhold, we’re building the resilient farming infrastructure of the future. From advanced distribution and farming hubs to modular, high-output technology-enabled Minifarms, we’re bringing the farm to the people, supplying the freshest organic produce to entire cities on a block-by-block basis.
Since 2017, Smallhold has established itself as the leader in US specialty mushroom production with our products found in top retailers like Whole Foods and Central Market and some of the nation’s most exciting restaurant kitchens, such as Maison Yaki, the Standard Hotels, and Bunker Vietnamese.
Our mushrooms, farms, and team (including an amazing cohort of farmers and our backers at high profile VC investors like AlleyCorp, Almanac, and Exor) have been featured in publications like The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, Bon Appetit, Martha Stewart — to name a few.
What’s next for Smallhold? Our network is growing, and with it, we’re rapidly expanding our infrastructure, building farms in new markets, and bringing specialty mushrooms to more people than ever before. We have big plans for this year and need people like you to help us spread our roots across the country!
The Position
Smallhold is looking for an in-house Senior Software Engineer to aid in developing the new generation of our distributed farms. You’ll be designing firmware, software, and electronics along with supporting the manufacturing process. You’ll be a core member of a team of capable engineers to internationally scale Smallhold’s Distributed Farm, changing the fundamentals of food distribution.
Location: Brooklyn, NY
The Challenge
In this role, you will be responsible for:
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Design and implement robust mushroom growing control systems for lighting, humidity, temperature, and air quality
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Work with software engineers to design efficient, scalable, remote data reporting over 4G networks.
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Help build manufacturing test and remote firmware update systems for large, high reliability, high power products.
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Interface an expanding stream of environmental, growth, and harvesting data with backend databases, user interfaces, and data visualization
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Connect manufacturing data with product lifecycle tracking, over-the-air updates, and fleet management systems
The Qualifications
The ideal candidate will have:
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A Computer Science or Engineering Degree, Information or Networking Technologist Diploma, Certificate or equivalent, an Electronics Engineering Degree or Electronics Technologist Diploma.
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5+ years of full-stack development, using Javascript and Python. Embedded firmware experience a plus.
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5+ years of backend server, database, and IoT fleet management system design and development using Javascript and Python. Design for Test in a manufacturing context experience a plus.
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Strong familiarity with high and low layer communications protocols, APIs, and technologies such as MQTT, TLS, DNS, SSH, etc., and a working knowledge of cellular communication.
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High reliability Linux networking development.
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Experience with QA, unit, and integration testing with a hardware product.
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Ability to assist with the design and validation of scalable and dynamic IoT systems.
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Comfort working in a dynamic environment with a variety of skill levels and personalities.
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Eagerness to learn and undertake new projects with minimal supervision.
Experience with any of the following is an asset that should be highlighted in the cover letter:
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Browser and server-side development using Django.
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Embedded firmware experience, including control and communication systems.
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Hardware product Design for Test and Design for Manufacturing experience.
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Source control principles (Git, SVN).
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UL, CE, and FCC certification.
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Architectural or Agricultural building automation systems.
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RF radio and cellular communication systems and protocols.
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UI or UX design.
To Apply
Email your resume to hiring@smallhold.com with a short intro explaining
who you are and why you’re interested in this role.
