Manager, Software Engineering – Storage and Retrieval Strategy

Manager, Software Engineering – Storage and Retrieval Strategy

USA Wilmington, MA - HQ

Time type: full time
Posted on: June 08, 2026
Job requisition : R7256

We are seeking a Manager, Software Engineering – Storage and Retrieval Strategy to lead a high-impact engineering team responsible for designing and implementing core platform services that support Symbotic’s robotic warehouse automation system.

This role owns the day-to-day execution and technical direction for a team responsible for a set of software services that implement core capabilities in the Symbotic system. The Manager is expected to stay close to the technology, guide design and implementation decisions, and ensure the team delivers reliable, scalable software for production environments.

Experience working with enterprise-scale software systems in a production environment is required for this role. This is a hands‑on leadership role focused on shipping high-quality systems, maintaining reliability, and developing engineers.

The Storage and Retrieval Strategy team owns a set of software services that perform core functions of the Symbotic system, including inventory management, optimization, and adherence to various business rules. These capabilities enable the system to operate reliably at scale and are deployed across multiple customer sites that operate in 24/7 warehouse environments.

The team is responsible for analyzing emergent system behavior, diagnosing complex failures, and resolving issues that arise from interactions between software, hardware, and physical processes in real-world environments.

• Lead an engineering team responsible for storage and retrieval scoring, including inventory management and system optimization.
• Own sprint planning, execution, and delivery commitments.
• Break down product and operational requirements into clear technical tasks and milestones.
• Actively review designs and code to ensure quality, consistency, and maintainability.

• Participate and drive progress in system architecture discussions, service boundary definition, and API design.
• Guide design decisions related to new system capabilities, performance optimization, and reliability improvements.
• Lead technical analysis, debugging, and root cause analysis of complex, cross-service issues affecting robotic and automation workflows.
• Promote strong engineering practices around testing, CI/CD, and observability.

• Lead incident response and post-incident root cause analysis for storage and retrieval strategy service related issues.
• Partner with engineering, support, and customer teams to resolve complex, cross-domain issues.
• Drive improvements in monitoring, alerting, and failure recovery.
• Balance rapid field responsiveness with delivering roadmap priorities.

• Partner with Fleet Operations and Task Planning Algorithm teams on system performance enhancements.
• Align on priorities, dependencies, and delivery timelines.
• Provide clear communication around system behavior, limitations, and changes.

• Directly manage and mentor team of software engineers.
• Set clear expectations around ownership, quality, and delivery.
• Support career growth through feedback, coaching, and development planning.
• Foster a culture of accountability, learning, and operational excellence.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required;
  Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years of software engineering experience, including experience leading a software engineering team.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale distributed systems in robotics, automation, logistics, or similarly complex domains.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems architecture, microservices, concurrency, fault tolerance, and high‑availability systems.
• Experience owning production services, including on‑call participation and incident management.
• Ability to make sound technical trade‑offs in complex, operationally constrained environments.
• Clear, pragmatic communicator who works well across disciplines.