Software Engineer - Robotics

We are seeking a Senior Robotics Full Stack Software Engineer to join an innovative robotics startup focused on transforming the automotive service industry. This is a full-time opportunity for an experienced software engineer with strong front-end and back-end development skills and hands-on experience building software for robotics systems. You’ll work with Go, Python, TypeScript, React, APIs, real-time data pipelines, telemetry, and robotics middleware to develop the software that connects autonomous robots, operators, and cloud-based systems.

This is an opportunity to take a senior technical leadership role at a growing startup where your code will directly impact how robots operate in real-world environments. You’ll help build everything from operator-facing applications and fleet monitoring dashboards to the behavior systems that guide robot decision-making. The ideal candidate enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, working across the full stack, and helping a team establish strong engineering practices. You’ll remain hands-on with development while influencing architecture, mentoring other engineers, and helping turn cutting-edge robotics technology into a reliable product deployed in the field.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong full stack development experience across front-end and back-end systems
• Experience developing and deploying software within a robotics company or robotics-focused environment
• Proficiency with Go, Python, TypeScript, or similar programming languages
• Experience building production front-end applications using React or a similar framework
• Experience designing and implementing APIs and software architecture
• Experience with robotics analytics, fleet monitoring, operational metrics, or real-time dashboards
• Experience with messaging and streaming systems, including queues, pub/sub, or WebSockets
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, clean code, SOLID design, and test-driven development
• Experience working with real-time telemetry, monitoring, and observability systems
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across software, hardware, and robotics teams

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience with ROS or ROS2
• Familiarity with robot autonomy frameworks, behavior trees, or state machines
• Experience with BehaviorTree.CPP, py_trees, or similar tools
• Experience with MQTT, OpenTelemetry, or real-time telemetry systems
• Experience visualizing robotics data, telemetry, maps, or spatial information
• Familiarity with robot log analysis, data replay, ROS bags, or structured event logs
• Experience building teleoperation interfaces or remote robot supervision tools
• Experience with low-latency video streaming
• Experience with simulation environments such as MuJoCo or Isaac Sim
• Experience with software-in-the-loop testing
• Experience with edge computing, on-robot services, over-the-air deployments, or fleet orchestration
• Experience mentoring engineers or providing technical leadership
• Contributions to open-source projects

What You Will Be Doing

• Design, develop, and maintain software across the robotics technology stack
• Build and improve front-end applications for fleet monitoring, mission planning, teleoperation, and operational dashboards
• Develop back-end services, APIs, and tooling that connect robot systems, operators, and cloud infrastructure
• Implement and maintain behavior trees and decision-making logic that support robot autonomy
• Develop tools to author, visualize, test, and debug robot behaviors
• Build reliable data pipelines connecting sensors, software processes, and robotics systems
• Identify and resolve concurrency issues, race conditions, deadlocks, and system integration problems
• Develop operational metrics to track robot uptime, mission success, throughput, intervention rates, and fleet health
• Establish engineering standards for testing, CI/CD, monitoring, and observability
• Improve system reliability, debuggability, and performance across deployed robotics platforms
• Collaborate with robotics, hardware, perception, controls, data science, and field operations teams
• Mentor engineers and help establish best practices across the engineering organization
• Evaluate technical risks and architectural trade-offs and communicate recommendations to leadership
• Support software deployment, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of robots operating in real-world environments

Tech Breakdown

• 25% Back-End Development / Go / Python / APIs
• 20% Front-End Development / TypeScript / React
• 20% Robotics Software / Behavior Trees / Autonomy
• 15% Data Pipelines / Messaging / Real-Time Telemetry
• 10% Fleet Monitoring / Analytics / Observability
• 10% Architecture / Testing / CI/CD

Daily Responsibilities

• 60% Hands-On Software Development
• 15% Robotics Integration & Troubleshooting
• 10% System Architecture & Technical Design
• 10% Team Collaboration & Mentorship
• 5% Testing, Documentation & Engineering Standards

The Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Opportunity to join an innovative robotics startup in the automotive technology space
• Significant technical ownership across the robotics software stack
• Hands-on development of products deployed in real-world environments
• Opportunity to influence software architecture and engineering standards
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary robotics, hardware, and software teams
• Opportunity to mentor engineers and grow into broader technical leadership
• Fast-paced environment with opportunities for professional growth

You Will Receive The Following Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k)
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Collaborative Engineering Environment
• Career Growth Opportunities

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Posted By: Shane Tomlinson