Staff Software Engineer - Robotics Platform
Job description
Staff software engineer on the robotics platform team, shaping and implementing a scalable, safe, high-performing on-robot platform for autonomous construction machines. The role focuses on designing the communication layer, node orchestration and lifecycle management, and APIs to off-machine systems.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote
- Languages
- English
What you'll do
- Collaborate closely with engineers from other teams to derive requirements and help shape the vision of our robotics platform
- Derive roadmaps towards our vision, incorporating business needs and handling conflicting timelines and requirements
- Design, build and maintain parts of the robotics platform, e.g. health monitoring and machine configuration management; guide junior team members
- Monitor external dependencies and alternatives to assess potential issues or improvements
- Influence, nurture and grow our engineering culture
- Contribute upstream to open source software projects to close gaps in required functionality
- Engage in the robotics scene to stay up to date with ongoing developments and share knowledge in and outside of our company
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in Software Engineering, Robotics Development or similar roles
- Strong Software Engineering skills and solid experience with related tooling (e.g. clangd, cargo, pyrefly)
- Strong programming skills in a systems language like C++ or Rust
- Track record of leading high impact projects across teams
- Experience with middleware (iceoryx2, DDS, AUTOSAR Adaptive) and IDLs (FlatBuffers, Protobuf)
Nice to have
- Python
- Experience working on safety-critical systems and the respective software development processes
- Experience in developing a production grade robotics system
- Track record of open source contributions
- Experience using Rust in a production environment
Your team
Robotics platform team
Builds the software foundation for our robots to enable non stop operation in the harshest environments; ensures all algorithms execute correctly, based on a rock solid communication layer and world class introspection capabilities; provides all the tools to deploy, develop and debug the most powerful robots on earth.
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About Gravis Robotics
Bringing Physical AI to the construction industry, turning heavy construction machines into autonomous robots
Gravis Robotics is a high-growth Series A start-up backed by SoftBank, bringing Physical AI to the construction industry, turning heavy construction machines into autonomous robots. Gravis began as an ETH Zurich spin-out, and our unique combination of learning-based automation and augmented remote control lets one operator safely conduct a fleet of earthmoving machines in a gamified environment. Backed by deep robotics research and now deployed across multiple countries with leading construction and equipment partners, our team is rapidly growing to bring this technology to a trillion-dollar industry.
Key facts
- Robotics for construction
- Series A start-up backed by SoftBank
- Began as an ETH Zurich spin-out
- Deployed across multiple countries with leading construction and equipment partners
- The Gravis RACK is a machine-agnostic retrofit kit that adds autonomy to excavators and wheel loaders from 10 to 100+ tonnes
- RACK includes LiDAR and camera sensing, GNSS RTK, networking hardware and rugged edge compute that works offline
- Paired with the Slate tablet and Copilot software, letting an operator run a machine manually, with AI assistance, or fully autonomously
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