Software Engineer - D & F
Company Description
For more than a decade, Island Exterior Fabricators (IEF) has operated as a privately owned practice specializing in the delivery of bespoke, high-performing prefabricated facade systems. Our 50-acre manufacturing campus is headquartered in Calverton, New York, and supported by design and engineering offices in Manhattan, Boston, and Hartford.
Our organization is fully self-sustained, supported by state-of-the-art equipment and facilities that enable us to deliver a high-quality product. Our production capabilities, installation network, and bonding capacity allow Island to complete large-scale, complex projects in a timely, efficient manner.
Job Summary: As a Software Engineer – Design and Fabrication at IEF, you will be accountable for working alongside a team of computational designers building automation and workflow software in BIM, fabrication, and drawing intelligence. Your role is to take that work from prototype to production. The right candidate is a strong software engineer who can read and reason about code written in design environments and is comfortable working in a domain where software output has direct consequences on the shop floor.
Accountabilities:
Advance computational design and fabrication automation software from working prototypes to production-ready deployments
Work with APIs, services, and data flows connecting 3D model and BIM data to fabrication and production systems
Build and maintain MCP servers that connect design and fabrication tooling to Island's agentic infrastructure
Review Design Technology Team output for production readiness including code quality, test coverage, security, and deployment
Contribute to database schema design, query optimization, and data modeling
Support the Software Engineering team's existing applications and infrastructure
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What You Will Work On:
Fabrication automation and BIM workflow software across active projects and new development
APIs and backend services connecting design and fabrication data to production systems
BIM data extraction and transformation across IFC, Revit, Rhino, and Inventor formats
PostgreSQL schemas and data models for computational design and fabrication applications
Cloud services on Microsoft Azure
Minimum Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
3-6 years of building production software
Backend API development, Python or C#/.NET, TypeScript/React
PostgreSQL: schema design, query optimization, data modeling
Experience shipping to a cloud platform (Azure preferred)
CI/CD familiarity
Experience writing unit and integration tests for production software
Comfortable reading and reasoning about code written by domain experts
Clear communicator with non-engineers on technical decisions and tradeoffs
Preferred Qualifications:
· Three.jsor a similar 3D web rendering library, a real advantage on the visual production tracker
· Autodesk Inventor API or iLogic
· Rhino3D/Grasshopper or Rhino.Compute
· Revit API
· openBIM standards: IFC, BCF
· MCP server or agentic workflow development
· Computational geometry, mesh processing, or parametric design environments
· AECO, fabrication, or manufacturing software background
Salary Range: $120,000 - $130,000
Location: Manhattan, NY *Open to All Locations; Hartford CT or Boston MA
Schedule: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 5:00PM - Hybrid
Benefits: 401(k) matching, AD&D insurance, Dental insurance, Family leave, Flexible schedule, Flexible spending account Gym membership, Health insurance, Health savings account, Life insurance, Paid time off, Parental leave, Professional development assistance, Vision insurance.
ADA Requirements: The position requires the ability to sit or stand for extended periods while using a computer, along with sufficient manual dexterity to operate computers, mobile devices, and related IT equipment. The role may occasionally involve lifting or moving equipment weighing up to 25 pounds, as well as bending, crawling, or climbing—such as accessing under desks or server racks. Candidates must possess the ability to concentrate, troubleshoot, and solve problems in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating strong verbal and written communication skills. The role also demands effective task prioritization, management of multiple simultaneous support requests, and a capacity to quickly learn and adapt to evolving technologies and tools.
Island Exterior Fabricators is an equal-opportunity employer. We offer a welcoming and inclusive environment. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.
Notice to Staffing Agencies
Island Exterior Fabricators and its subsidiaries will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Island, including unsolicited resumes sent to an Island mailing address, fax machine or email address, directly to Island employees, or to Island's resume database will be considered Island property. Island will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.