Scythe Robotics is hiring a
Manager, Robotics Software Engineering

Summary

The job is for a Manager of Robotics Software Engineering at Scythe, a startup that builds intelligent, all-electric machines for outdoor care. The role involves leading robot software development, growing and developing a high-performing software team, and maintaining quality coding standards.

Requirements

• Managing software teams with a mix of senior and junior engineers on real-world products
• Representing an engineering team in a company alongside non-engineering teams
• Building great teams through hiring, training, development, and tough conversations
• Proficiency in software development in a variety of languages, ideally some static/compiled (we use C++ and Rust) and dynamic (we script with Python)
• Mathematical concepts such as geometry, linear algebra, graph theory, probability theory, and statistics

Responsibilities

• Lead robot software hiring including the full loop from identifying gaps in our talent, generating job descriptions and interview panels, and guiding informed hiring decisions
• Engage your team by maintaining regular meetings with each team member to ensure they have a reasonable workload and the support they need to be successful
• Play a crucial role in growing and developing a high-performance software team with human-centric leadership that brings out the best in its members and enables individuals to achieve their professional goals
• Encourage learning and enforcement of high-quality coding standards and software team practices

Preferred Qualifications

• Wrote software that ran in real-time on mobile robots (e.g. perception, localization, motion planning/controls)
• Worked with ROS or other middleware systems like DDS or Zenoh
• Built software against relational databases like Postgres and SQLite
• Developed metrics around software practices like the DORA system

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity compensation
• Fully-sponsored medical, vision, and dental insurance, including 75% funded dependent coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan (non-matching today)
• Headquarters in Longmont, CO (near beautiful Boulder, CO.) Enjoy the bounties of nature and open spaces close to home with mountain biking, hiking, skiing and more
• Satellite offices in Austin, TX and Fort Pierce, FL
• Flexible paid time-off and remote work to let you do your best work where and when you want
• Highly collaborative learning culture where personal freedom, growth, and responsibility are valued
• An opportunity to have an incredibly positive impact on the world