Software Engineer (Core)

Vendra is building the AI-native operating system for manufacturing procurement and supply chain. Our goal is simple: build platforms, both external and internal, that allow fewer people to accomplish dramatically more. Think about what Claude Code did for engineers. We are doing that for supply chain (and are well on our way).

You will be part of the core engineering team at Vendra. This is a high-ownership role where you will help shape everything from our architecture across multiple connected platforms to the product experiences our customers rely on every day.

As an SDE here, you will work across the backend, APIs, frontend, and core AI workflows that power our manufacturing marketplace. You will collaborate directly with the founders, move fast, and work closely with customers building some of the most advanced hardware in the world.

We are already working with some of the most ambitious companies in aerospace, defense, robotics, and advanced manufacturing, including teams at Anduril, Mach Industries, Relativity Space, and more. Click here to see some of those names

This is a role for builders who want to work on products that are used by the companies building the future of hardware. We are growing faster than anyone in this space, and the only way to keep up with the demand in front of us is to build faster, think bigger, and raise the bar on what one great engineer can ship.

What You Will Do

Within days

Take ownership of a real production workflow across our marketplace, supplier portal, internal tools, or AI automation systems

Ship improvements used directly by customers, suppliers, or the Vendra team

Work directly with Anish and the founding team to support our newest product lines

Within weeks

Become responsible for one of our core platforms

Suggest, plan, and execute product and engineering improvements

Help us design and build the next product in our stack

Improve backend systems, APIs, internal tools, and AI workflows that directly impact customers

Within months

Help define product and technical vision

Build new platforms and products that support our mission

Develop a deep understanding of supply chain, procurement, and custom part manufacturing

Work with us to automate more of the manufacturing procurement lifecycle from RFQ to supplier matching, quoting, ordering, tracking, and fulfillment using Agentic Workflows

Who You Are

You have 1+ years of experience building and shipping real products

We don't care about your degree; we care about the systems you've put into production. Tell us about those in the message you send over

You understand software engineering principles. You also understand that they could be wrong at this stage. You know when to follow them and when to break past them. Confused? You should be. That’s what makes this fun.

You DO NOT need experience in Supply chain or Hardware. You just need to be a really good engineer

You are a US Person (Greencard works too)

You are strong in at least one part of the stack and excited to work across the rest: frontend, backend, APIs, data systems, infrastructure, and AI workflows

You can take ambiguous product or customer problems and turn them into working software quickly

You are comfortable working directly with founders, customers, and suppliers to understand what needs to be built

You are excited by AI, automation, marketplaces, infrastructure, and the opportunity to transform a massive offline industry

You want a high-ownership role where your work ships fast and matters immediately

You are willing to learn fast. Requirements change, processes change. We iterate at lightspeed and prioritize on a case by case basis.

Our Tech Stack

Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript

Backend: Node.js, Python

AI Stack: OpenAI models, Anthropic models, custom fine-tuned models, agentic workflows

Infrastructure: AWS, Postgres, Redis, S3, MongoDB

Data: Real-time quote intelligence, supplier availability, historical manufacturing performance, customer and supplie