Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure

Overview

Our client is a low-cost, swarm robotics company for industry and defense. They see a world of ubiquitous low-cost robots transforming almost all aspects of society, but we see an urgent need in the defense industry. They focus on building swarms of robots that incorporate a low-cost BOM, an autonomous stack optimized for off the shelf components, and a global planner that enables swarm capabilities for groups of robots to accomplish sophisticated tasks.

Their first product is a defense application building Unmanned Ground Vehicles (UGVs), collectively termed – Attritable, Networked, Tactical Swarm (ANTS).

The Founders have decades of experience in self-driving cars and trucks, humanoids, and UAVs with experience from NASA, JPL, Cruise, Embark, McKinsey, Amazon, and the CIA.

Our client is on the forefront of deploying unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) swarms for defense applications and is seeking a highly skilled Software Infrastructure Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining the software infrastructure that supports our unmanned ground vehicles.

The ideal candidate will specialize in ROS2, network architecture, configuration management, performance, and software deployment, and will develop the “plumbing” to ensure efficient, reliable operation of large-scale robotic swarms controlled by multiple end-users.

The selected candidate will have the opportunity to build a modern robotics stack from the ground up.

• ROS2 Development:
  Experience architecting and implementing robust ROS2 nodes to facilitate communication between core robot subsystems.
• Network Engineering:
  Experience designing and implementing network architectures suitable for scaling large robotic swarms, and optimizing on-bot network topologies to support multiple control interfaces and data streams.
• Configuration Management:
  Experience using tools such as Docker and Ansible for effective robot configuration management, ensuring consistent environments across development, testing, and production stages.
• Fault Management:
  Experience designing and implementing real-time fault detection and management, enhancing system reliability and performance under various operational conditions.
• Logging and Monitoring:
  Experience implementing comprehensive logging systems to record system performance and critical events, as well as monitoring tools to proactively address potential issues.
• Deployment and Maintenance:
  Experience with processes and tooling for software deployment and product updates.
• Comfortable working in the high‑paced, fluid environment of a tech startup.
• Excited to contribute to the defense of the United States and its allies.
• Able to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance.
• Ability to work onsite in Phoenix, AZ.

• Experience with unmanned ground vehicles or robotic swarms.
• Experience developing within the ATAK (Android Tactical Assault Kit) ecosystem.
• Strong background in Linux administration and Linux scripting languages.
• Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Proven track record of managing software deployments in a robotic context.

Competitive salary: $150,000 – $160,000.

Equity grant.

Full health benefits.