Job Title:
Senior Software Engineer
Department:
Software Engineering
Job Level:
L4
FLSA:
Exempt
Job Summary:
This role is working on our core platform infrastructure that powers all of our robots. Our robotics stack covers a wide range of functionality, from sensors and behavior, to data management, and down to system and hardware level control. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll work to ensure we can sustainably scale, run, monitor, and control this large tech stack as we grow to many products and use-cases. In your day-to-day, you’ll work across teams, mentor engineers, and play a central role in shaping the future of our platform in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.
Responsibilities
- Designing and implementing API’s
- Designing and implementing infrastructure in a multi-tenant distributed system
- Evaluating and debugging a complex robotics systems
- Integrating complex robotics systems into a larger software stack
- Building observability into our core infrastructure
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Minimum Qualifications
- BS/MS in Computer Science or related field
- Strong software engineering background with 4+ years of industry experience
- Ability to break down large features and implement practical solutions
- Curiosity about new technologies and flexibility to dive into parts of a SW stack at different times
- Extensive experience writing and debugging ROS/ROS2
- C++ and Python software engineering experience
- Experience with GNU/Linux systems and system-level resource management
- Effective cross-functional collaboration ability
Preferred Qualifications
- Golang software engineering experience
- Experience with gRPC, Protobuf, and general API development
- Familiarity with Bazel or similar build systems
- Familiarity with ZMQ, MQTT or similar messaging protocols
- Familiarity with Docker or similar containerization platforms
Physical Requirements
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Prolonged periods of sitting/standing at a desk and working on a computer. The employee routinely is required to sit; stand, walk; talk and hear; use hands to keyboard
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to lift 30 lbs.
