Hybrid Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Core

at Agility Robotics

• Job title: Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Core
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $155,000 - $241,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Tech skills: Distributed Systems, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Python, Spark, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Senior Software Engineer architecting core software platform for Agility Robotics. Leading development of critical software modules and scalable telemetry infrastructure for autonomous robots.

Responsibilities

• Drive the implementation of selected middleware solutions to optimize communication and scalability across the core software platform.
• Define, document, review, and enforce process boundaries and API contracts, driving organization-wide alignment.
• Collaborate closely across the robot software and architecture teams to solve complex, cross-functional problems and ensure robust performance on physical robot hardware.
• Own and maintain the large-scale regression pipelines to automatically measure critical autonomous behavior metrics and track key performance indicators (KPIs) across motion planning, navigation, and localization.

Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing multi-process robot architectures and distributed systems. Proficiency with different robotics middleware solutions (e.g., ROS, DDS, custom messaging) and experience with inter-process/inter-machine communication.
• Strong experience developing and maintaining telemetry/metrics pipelines (e.g., using OpenTelemetry/Otel). Proficiency in querying and analyzing large datasets using SQL-like big data tools (e.g., Amazon Athena, Spark SQL) and time-series databases (e.g., Prometheus, InfluxDB).
• Demonstrated expertise in simulation at scale, including techniques like domain randomization and procedural content generation. Hands-on experience transitioning models/behaviors from simulation (e.g., Gazebo, MuJoCo, Isaac Sim) to real-world physical robot hardware.
• Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in robotics/testing (Python, C++).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) for scaling simulation and deployment environments.
• Deep understanding of robotics fundamentals, including kinematics, dynamics, controls, and perception.
• MS or Ph.D. in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.

Benefits

• 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
• Equity: Company stock options.
• Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
• Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
• Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Time Off:
• • Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
• • Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
• On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
• Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
• Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
• Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
• Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
• Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.