Job Specifications
About StartProto
StartProto is building the first agentic AI Manufacturing OS—a modern operating system that models how manufacturing works, optimizes every workflow, and deploys AI agents that keep shops running at peak capacity. Our customers build parts for medical devices, aerospace, robotics, and advanced industrial systems, and we help them unlock capacity and innovate faster.
Our mission is simple: give manufacturers the intelligent, modern software they deserve. We’re a lean team of builders solving real production problems at scale. If you want high ownership at a fast-growing pre-Series A company transforming an essential industry, we’d love to meet you.
This role requires adherence to all security and privacy standards. U.S. Citizenship or Green Cardholder status is required for certain regulated activities.
The Opportunity
This is a full-time position in our Atlanta, GA office. As a full-stack engineer, you will collaborate with your teammates, including other engineers, designers, and product managers, to build full end-to-end features. Our teams are data-driven and outcome-focused, built around specific short-term and long-term user goals. This allows our teams to wholly own the success of our customers.
Who You Are
You’re an individual with high attention to detail. You care about the quality of your work because you know how it impacts our customers. You understand what it takes to build a robust and scalable service and can help us work toward such a vision. You know how to collaborate with your team in an iterative fashion to achieve team goals quickly. You understand that sometimes the timeline is the requirement.
Responsibilities Include
Designing, implementing, and maintaining public and private APIs, primarily in Python + FastAPI + MongoDB
Creating and debugging asynchronous and/or streamed responses, especially in AI-related flows
Building front-end components with complex business logic, primarily in React/Typescript + Node
Building and maintaining integrations with other platforms and custom tools
Working directly with customers and the product team to improve users’ daily experience
Collaborating with other talented engineers, designers, and product managers to understand high-level business goals and architect engineering solutions that scale appropriately
Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities
2+ years of experience writing code in an object-oriented language
Experience with a modern web application stack e.g. Python/FastAPI, Node/Express, React/Typescript
Experience with API design, development, and documentation
Solid understanding of MongoDB or other NoSQL databases
Experience using Cloud Providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
Experience building applications with Docker
Experience with CI/CD tooling such as GitLab
Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Bonuses
Demonstrable use of agentic LLMs to interface with customer specific data through tooling and other methodologies
Experience building critical business management software - especially MES, ERP, QMS systems
Experience in manufacturing workflows
Understanding of making web apps secure in regulated environments
StartProto Life
Culture
At StartProto, we operate with intention, urgency, and a commitment to excellence. We value clear thinking, sincere candor, and a bias toward action. Our core values—Technical Excellence, Curiosity & Candor, and Competitive Greatness—guide how we collaborate, solve problems, and build software that makes a real impact. We expect ownership, continuous improvement, and a team-first mindset.
Atlanta Office
Our headquarters is located in Atlanta Tech Village—a vibrant, high-energy startup hub in Buckhead. The office is collaborative, equipped with height-adjustable desks, additional monitors, and the latest Apple hardware. We regularly do team lunches and cross-functional work sessions to stay aligned and connected.
Benefits: We value you and your family. With this in mind, full-time employees are provided:
Health, dental, and vision coverage
Flexible PTO
9 paid holidays
401(k) plan