VP Software Infrastructure

Summary

Join Agility Robotics as VP, Software Infrastructure, reporting to the CTO. Own and drive forward core software systems, platforms, and developer tools for robotic platforms, IoT accessories, and AI/MLOps. Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to define and execute the infrastructure technology roadmap. Mentor and develop high-performing AI, Robotics, and Cloud Engineering departments. Lead implementation of company-wide software development strategy and robot and cloud CI/CD. Manage platforms towards software best practices and compliance. Lead teams developing and maintaining OS and software distribution platforms. Collaborate on integrating and updating robot core software to improve reliability and performance.

Requirements

• Master’s or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 5+ years of experience delivering production robotics systems, ideally with real-world deployment at scale
• 15+ years of experience in robotics software, including at least 5 years in engineering leadership roles
• Deep expertise in multi-language software build systems (e.g. bazel, cmake, ament/colcon) as well as language-specific tools (e.g. npm, uv), for packaging and distribution
• Expertise in AI/ML platform development, including training, debugging, and practical real-world improvement for perception and controls models
• Experience building, deploying, and maintaining edge AI/ML models in production
• Expertise in both embedded and enterprise SDLC principles and best practices
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, Kubernetes
• Familiarity with industry-standard tools for software build/release in enterprise environments
• Deep expertise with Robotics, IIoT, or similar distributed device environments in production settings
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Excited about building in a greenfield environment
• Excited about working with robotics
• Experience hiring both full time, part time, and contract employees
• Authorization to work in the USA

Responsibilities

• Mentor and develop high-performing AI, Robotics, and Cloud Engineering departments
• Work with a hybrid (onsite and remote) team and departments
• Support and exemplify our service culture of collaboration and continuous improvement
• Collaborate with executive leadership to define the technical roadmap for the software infrastructure teams to operationalize company objectives
• Define and lead implementation of company-wide software development strategy
• Lead the implementation of robot and cloud CI/CD for scalable deployments to robot fleets at multiple customer locations
• Manage the robot and cloud platform towards software best practices and compliance with industry standards and regulations
• Lead teams that develop and maintain the OS and software distribution platforms for our cutting-edge robot and cloud ecosystem
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate and update robot core software and dependencies, to improve the reliability and performance of our robotic platform

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in greenfield application development
• Experience working with security technologies including firewalls, SIEMs, and encryption
• Prior leadership in building and maintaining safety-critical or real-time embedded software systems
• Knowledge of data privacy and security compliance, especially w.r.t. SOC2, GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST CSF 2.0

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
• Time Off: 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