Nox Metals (YC S25) Is Hiring SWE
Nox Metals, a Y Combinator S25 startup, announced it is hiring full‑time software engineers in Detroit. The company recently closed a $13 million seed round and is building an automated platform to supply metal to American factories. Engineers will develop features across the stack, integrate AI tools, and directly control industrial hardware such as $500 K saws.
- ▪Nox Metals closed a $13 million seed round in June.
- ▪The company is hiring full‑time software engineers to work on‑site in Detroit.
- ▪Engineers will build the quoting, inventory, and factory command platforms and wire software into shop‑floor hardware.
- ▪The tech stack includes Typescript, NestJS, Next.js, React, and Supabase.
- ▪The role emphasizes rapid shipping, AI tooling, and spending time on the factory floor to understand problems.
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| Publication time | Sat, 27 Jun 2026 12:01:03 +0000 |
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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 (YC S25) is the supply chain powering it. We use software and automation to supply metal to American factories faster than the industry thought possible. We closed our $13M seed round in June and are accelerating faster than ever. We are hiring software engineers in Detroit to build the intelligent platform that runs our factories. You will write the software that quotes orders, manages inventory, drives $500K industrial saws, and revolutionizes metals ecommerce. You will ship to production constantly and watch your code move metal on the floor the same day.
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