Senior Software Engineer, Backend Generalist

Summary

Join Standard Bot, a company focused on simplifying real-world automation, as a Senior Backend Engineer. You will play a key role in designing and implementing robust backend systems for our robotics platform. This involves building critical infrastructure for safe and reliable robot operations, integrating hardware, and developing high-performance APIs. The ideal candidate possesses 5-10 years of experience in complex environments and a passion for tackling new challenges. You'll be working with a cutting-edge tech stack, including C++, TypeScript, and various robotics tools. The role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing field.

Requirements

• Have a strong technical background, including 5-10 years of experience working in complex environments
• Be excited by new domains and challenges, and eager to pick up new context to accelerate your impact
• Excel in written and verbal communication and enjoy leveraging your skills to support your peers
• Relentlessly seek user impact and value execution over technical idealism
• Prioritize simplicity, reliability, and velocity and proactively identify opportunities to improve proposed implementations or incumbent systems
• Excel in dynamic and ambitious environments, working with a diverse group of individuals and backgrounds
• Have C++ experience

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robust backend architectures for robot control and state management
• Build and maintain test infrastructure to ensure system safety and reliability
• Develop hardware integration systems for various robotics peripherals (cameras, grippers, sensors)
• Drive technical decisions around system architecture and engineering best practices
• Create reliable APIs and services that enable seamless robot operations
• Implement monitoring, logging, and debugging systems for robot operations
• Mentor other engineers on backend architecture and system design principles

Preferred Qualifications

Be open to doing approximately 15% front-end work and 85% back-end work, with flexibility to sway more towards one or the other, depending on current projects and team needs

Benefits

• Salary range of $190,000 to $220,000, depending on experience
• Employee Stock Options
• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)