--- title: 'Software Engineer (KR) at Gauss Labs' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-kr-gauss-labs-seoul-314d434d6xdp' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-10' --- # Software Engineer (KR) at Gauss Labs - **Company:** Gauss Labs - **Location:** Seoul, South Korea - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-11-02 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-10 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/gausslabs/b4bb4436-5fdd-4dc2-91f1-5b0a16ccab79 ## Job description Gauss Labs is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Software Engineering and AI Platform organization in Seoul. We build ML-based software products for industrial customers, including semiconductor manufacturers. In this role, you will own major software components and services throughout their lifecycle, from design and implementation through release and ongoing operation in production. You will clarify requirements, deliver complex features with minimal oversight, and keep the components you own reliable in production. You will lead technical discussions within the team, contribute to architecture and planning, and mentor junior and mid-level engineers. You will work with Software Engineers, AI Scientists, Product, and customer engagement teams in Seoul, Vancouver, and Palo Alto. We are looking for a hands-on engineer who works independently, reasons from fundamentals, and helps the engineers around them improve. ## Responsibilities - Own the design, implementation, release, and production operation of major software components and services - Clarify requirements with Product, customer engagement, and AI science partners, and drive complex features to release with minimal oversight - Coordinate interfaces and dependencies with partner engineers, communicate risks early, and resolve technical disagreements constructively - Lead design reviews, contribute to architectural decisions, review code, and write technical documentation that other engineers can implement from - Respond to production incidents in customer environments, diagnose root causes, and complete the follow-up work - Improve testing, CI/CD, and release checks to catch defects before deployment - Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through design, debugging, and code review ## Basic Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field - 3+ years of professional software development, building reliable systems - Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and core CS principles (operating systems, concurrency, databases, networking) - Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Python, Java, C/C++, Go, or Rust - Experience delivering complex features and taking end-to-end ownership of major production components or services, from design and implementation through release and operation. - Experience leading technical discussions and mentoring junior or mid-level engineers - English writing and speaking skills sufficient to produce technical documentation, explain design decisions, and participate effectively in technical discussions with engineers. ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience with ML systems in production (for example, MLflow, Ray, Kubeflow) - Experience with event-streaming and data-processing systems (for example, Kafka, Flink, Spark) - Experience building services on large databases (for example, MongoDB, PostgreSQL) - Experience with Kubernetes and container platforms, including on-premises or air-gapped deployment - Experience in semiconductor manufacturing or industrial data - Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or a related field [Interview process] Application review - Phone interview - Virtual onsite interview - VP interview/Core Value interview - CEO interview ## About Gauss Labs ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Gauss Labs revolutionizes manufacturing by building industrial AI solutions that leverage machine-generated data to make factories more intelligent. - **Entity Type**: Private (funded by a single corporate round in 2020) - **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States - **Founded**: 2020 - **Founders**: Mike Young-Han Kim (CEO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Industrial AI, Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence, Software Development - **Target customers**: B2B – primarily large semiconductor manufacturers (e.g., SK hynix) and other advanced manufacturing firms - **Mission or purpose statement**: “We normalize AI. We revolutionize manufacturing.” – Gauss Labs aims to reshape manufacturing through innovative industrial AI systems beyond human capabilities. ## Products & Services - **Panoptes VM (Virtual Metrology)**: An AI-based solution that predicts wafer manufacturing process outcomes, enabling real-time process control and reducing the need for physical measurements. Deployed at SK hynix since 2023. - **Panoptes IM (Image Metrology)**: An end-to-end image metrology solution covering image processing, metrology, and analytics. Helps extract highly precise and repeatable measurements from manufacturing images. - **Manufacturing Data Intelligence (MDI) Solutions**: A broader suite of proprietary AI algorithms that turn machine-generated data into actionable insights for factory optimization. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $55 million (corporate round, led by SK Hynix, September 2020) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: SK Hynix (sole investor and strategic partner), with published research at SPIE AL 2024 on AI-based semiconductor metrology. - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount growth of +2.8% YoY (64 employees as of 2025) - Active job postings in US and Korea (6 open roles) - Deployment of Panoptes VM at SK hynix’s wafer fabrication lines - Patent filings in end-to-end process control and anomaly detection (2024) ## Competitive Advantages - **Deep domain expertise**: Combines cutting-edge AI/ML knowledge with hands-on manufacturing domain knowledge, especially in semiconductor fabrication. - **Proprietary AI algorithms**: Developed in-house for manufacturing data intelligence, validated through real-world deployments at scale. - **Tight partnership with SK hynix**: Access to real-world manufacturing data and a channel for immediate impact, creating a strong moat in the semiconductor AI space. - **Global distributed team**: Offices in Palo Alto (HQ), Seoul, and Vancouver, enabling 24/7 development and close collaboration with Asian manufacturing hubs. ## Strategic Focus - **Current priorities**: Scaling its AI-based virtual metrology and image metrology solutions to additional semiconductor fabs and expanding into other manufacturing verticals. - **Growth direction**: Continued investment in R&D (patents, SPIE publications) and hiring for AI, software engineering, and forward-deployed roles to deepen product capabilities and customer reach. ## Why Work Here - **Culture highlights**: Gauss Labs emphasizes “normalizing AI” and values ownership, fearless experimentation, and collective learning. The company is described as having a balanced and inspiring leadership. - **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: - Palo Alto: Hybrid working environment - Seoul: Hybrid working environment - Vancouver: Full remote working environment - Generous PTO, flexible hours, and remote work options - **Notable perks**: Comprehensive health insurance (medical, vision, dental) for employees and dependents; 401(k) with company matching in the US; group insurance and private health plan in Korea; robust savings plans; career development programs; team-building events. - **Engineering culture**: High proportion of technical staff (38% technical, 14% research), with strong talent drawn from top companies like SK hynix, Samsung, Amazon, and AWS. Employees report a 3.8/5.0 employer rating (Work-Life 4.0, Compensation 4.2, Culture 3.5). ## Sources 1. [gausslabs.ai](https://www.gausslabs.ai/about-us) – About Us page 2. [gausslabs.ai](https://www.gausslabs.ai/career) – Careers page 3. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/gauss-labs-ai) – LinkedIn company page (aggregated data) 4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/gauss-labs) – Built In company profile 5. 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