Senior Software Engineer, Motion Planning

Summary

Join Standard Bot's mission to revolutionize real-world automation by developing intuitive robotic arm manipulation and control solutions. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will implement core functionality for our motion planning service, identify and drive high-impact technical projects, advise leadership on technical strategy, and mentor other engineers. This role requires motion planning experience, a strong technical background (5+ years in software engineering, ideally 3+ years with robotic systems), and excellent communication skills. You will work with a diverse team in a dynamic environment, prioritizing simplicity, reliability, and user impact. Standard Bot offers a competitive salary ($170,000-$220,000), employee stock options, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Motion planning experience: You have experience writing motion planning algorithms
• Backend experience : You have covered all parts of driving a project to completion, focusing mainly on backend services
• Experience: You have a strong technical background, including 5+ total years of experience in software engineering, with ideally 3+ of those years working with robotic systems and complex software environments
• Growth + Optimism: You are excited by challenging robotics problems and eager to make sophisticated motion planning accessible to non-experts
• Clarity of Communication: You excel in written and verbal communication and can effectively explain complex robotics concepts to diverse audiences
• Impact Driven: You relentlessly seek user impact and value practical solutions over technical idealism
• Proactive Simplicity: You prioritize simplicity, reliability, and velocity in robotics applications and proactively identify opportunities to improve motion planning systems
• Excelling in Ambitious Environments: You excel in dynamic and ambitious environments, working with a diverse group of individuals and backgrounds

Responsibilities

• Implement core functionality surrounding our motion planning service
• Identify, scope, and drive high impact technical projects in robotic manipulation
• Advise leadership on technical decisions and strategy in robotics
• Mentor and advise other engineers on best practices and motion planning concepts

Preferred Qualifications

• Robotic arm experience preferred, but we are also open to motion planning for autonomous vehicles, etc
• Algorithmic focused experience: Many of our project require diving into deeper into the motion planning algorithm stack, so an algorithmic focused background is preferred
• ROS/Moveit2 Experience: We prefer someone with ROS experience to quickly get up to speed with our motion planning stack
• Full-stack Experience: While this role is mostly backend, many projects do require a frontend component to finish things off

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)