Nox Metals

Supplying America's Industrial Base

Software Engineer

$90K - $150K0.01% - 0.09%Detroit
Job type
Full-time
Role
Engineering, Full stack
Experience
3+ years
Visa
US citizen/visa only
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Zane Hengsperger
Zane Hengsperger
Founder

About the role

Software Engineer | Nox Metals | Detroit, MI

American factories deserve a supply chain that moves as fast as they do. The next generation of American manufacturing is being built right now. Nox Metals is the supply chain behind it.

Nox Metals is a technology company in Detroit supplying aluminum plate, bar, and rounds to aerospace and defense manufacturers. We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible.

We are building NOX NEST, the AI platform that runs our entire operation. Quoting, nesting optimization, job scheduling, machine integration, customer portal, internal tooling. Our code ships to the factory floor.

You will:

  • Ship features across the full stack
  • Build and improve ML models for cut-time estimation, nesting optimization, and demand intelligence
  • Write software that integrates directly with saws and material handling hardware
  • Work on real-time scheduling and operational systems
  • Help build infrastructure that scales across automated cells
  • Use a large compute budget to solve hard problems
  • Be an idea guy/girl
  • Implement vision systems

You should be:

  • A strong engineer who ships fast and owns what they build
  • Comfortable across the stack from database to UI to cloud infra
  • Experienced with Python, TypeScript, or similar
  • Interested in applied ML and not afraid of messy real-world data
  • Cracked with AI tools and modern development workflows
  • High agency. You take on big problems alone and ask for help when needed
  • Low ego. You do what needs to get done
  • Always suggesting better ways to build
  • Customer obsessed. Your code directly affects whether a factory gets its material on time
  • Not afraid to work outside normal hours when something needs to ship

This role is full time, in person in Detroit.

About Nox Metals

Nox Metals is building the fastest raw metal supplier in America. We start with custom-cut aluminum blocks for CNC machining and use software and automation to cut lead times from days to seconds.

We’re a small, ambitious team based in Detroit. If you want to write code that moves real things, build industrial infrastructure, and solve hard supply chain problems, you'll fit right in.

Nox Metals
Founded:2025
Batch:S25
Team Size:13
Status:
Active
Location:Detroit, MI
Founders
Zane Hengsperger
Zane Hengsperger
Founder