ABOUT US

Vow is a cultured meat company on a mission to feed billions and create food that’s good for your tastebuds, your health and your planet.
We’re bringing together cutting edge innovations in science, engineering, culinary and design to create new meats that meat lovers can choose selfishly because it’s nutritious and delicious, and we’re doing so in a sustainable way.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline with 3 + years of professional software development OR 5+ years of professional experience in software development in lieu of degree
• 1+ years of experience working on software that interacts with the physical world (manufacturing, robotics, industrial IoT, medical devices, warehouse automation, logistics,)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Python + TypeScript/React: Able to deliver clean, idiomatic code across back-end services and user-facing UIs.
• Distributed, time-sensitive systems design: Experience building and maintaining architectures that coordinate many independent services/devices and stay reliable under real-time constraints.
• Hybrid deployment & operations: deploying and maintaining Linux containerised applications across both cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure) and on-prem environments using Infrastructure-as-Code and automated CI/CD pipelines
• Real-time data familiarity: Comfortable streaming, storing, and visualising live process data and keeping it consistent across services.
• Solid database foundations: Confident with relational/non-relational schemas (e.g. and understands when to introduce messaging, caching, or state machines.
• Design for reliability: Routine use of automated tests, observability hooks, and graceful-failure patterns.
• Product mindset: Translates operator or scientist workflows into intuitive software and iterates rapidly on feedback.
• Cross-functional leadership: Clear communicator who can own projects end-to-end and mentor teammates across engineering domains.

SOFT SKILLS THAT WILL MAKE SOMEONE SUCCESSFUL:

• High ownership and resilience in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• First-principles problem solver who thrives where few precedents exist.
• Genuine passion for highly automated and AI-enabled manufacturing.
• User-centric focus - actively seeks feedback and weighs end-user impact in every decision.
• Pragmatic decision-making that balances perfection with speed and ROI.

WHO WE ARE AND WHY JOIN:

• We are building a diverse, mission-led dream team of “Vowzers.” Our mission is to make food products for everyone. To do that well we need a workforce that’s representative of the people we serve. We celebrate multiple approaches and points of view - so we’re building a culture to match. Be yourself and come as you are.
• Work on cutting-edge technology. We’re bringing together cutting-edge innovations in science, engineering, and food, to recreate the world’s most tantalising and unique culinary experiences. All without compromising on ethics or our planet along the way. Since our inception in 2019, we have held the title of being the first startup to cultivate meat from the cells of an undomesticated animal, been called The Spaceship of the cultured meat industry by Forbes and launched our first product under the brand Forged in some of the hottest restaurants in Singapore.
• Work with and learn from the best. Our team includes some of the world’s top scientists, innovators, operators, and creatives with decades of industry experience. Despite our experiences though, we all strive to build, break, learn, and repeat. We see the impossible as temporary and strive to learn and support our company and fellow Vowzers’ growth as much as possible.
• We’re fully funded and ready to go. We are a growing Aussie biotech start-up backed by Blackbird Ventures, Square Peg Capital, Grok Ventures, Tenacious Ventures, P7 Ventures, Toyota Ventures, and PeakBridge VC.

VOW PERKS AND BENEFITS:

• Everyone is an owner. In addition to competitive base salaries, each and every ‘Vowzer’ owns equity in the company so we can all benefit from our hard work and future success.
• Generous paid parental leave. We offer 8 weeks of paid caregiver leave and an additional 8 weeks paid leave for the birth giver.
• Generous relocation budget & support. Support for interstate or overseas team members and their families.
• Unlimited personal leave. At Vow we recognise that sometimes sh*t happens. We don’t want you to stress about work when you need to deal with an emergency or are struggling with something truly difficult. We offer unlimited personal leave to empower you to truly bring your best self to work every single day.
• Heaps of tasty samples from our culinary centre. Our fantastic “food inventors” on the Vow team are always cooking up new product prototypes, and all Vowzers are given the opportunity to taste, give feedback, and learn from their culinary prowess.
• An awesome converted warehouse “campus” in Alexandria. Complete with a glass-walled lab, 2 factories, shower and towel service, bike rack, free snacks, a culinary centre and plenty of collaboration and chill zones.
• Human and dog friendly office! An inclusive community and culture, in a welcoming office, complete with friendly “Vowzer” dogs!
• A variety of social clubs. We encourage all our Vowzers to build the culture with us and share what you love by creating social clubs across the business. From book clubs to hiking groups, we’re always looking for ways to learn and engage with our team.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for creating software systems that orchestrate the production of cultured meat at our facility in Alexandria. You will iterate on our in-house process control framework and drive the development of our multi-device automation software infrastructure. You will be responsible for improving all aspects of our systems allowing our factory to run 24/7 with minimal operator input or downtime. You will work on full stack systems, from device drivers to user interfaces and importantly take a lead in developing foundational architecture, but you should not be afraid to get your hands dirty.
You will work shoulder to shoulder with operators, other engineers and scientists to turn Vows’ mission into a reality. Outstanding candidates think from first principles, embrace ambiguity, and relish building elegant solutions that move real atoms, not just pixels.