Senior Software Engineer (Robotics Systems & Infrastructure)

About Spacer Robotics

About the Role

What You’ll Work On

• On-Device Software & Systems
  • Build and optimize software running directly on robotic systems, with an understanding of compute, memory, and real-time constraints
  • Improve reliability, fault tolerance, and system robustness in unstructured environments
• Connectivity & Communication
  • Design and maintain systems for robot communication (robot ↔ cloud ↔ operator)
  • Handle intermittent connectivity, synchronization, and edge cases in real-world deployments
• Observability, Debugging & Tooling
  • Build internal tools and dashboards for monitoring robot health, metrics, and performance
  • Develop logging, diagnostics, and debugging systems for fielded robots
• Fleet Management & Deployment
  • Help design systems for deploying, updating, and managing a fleet of robots at scale
  • Build infrastructure for versioning, rollbacks, and remote updates
• Cloud & Infrastructure
  • Contribute to backend systems supporting robot operations (data pipelines, APIs, services)
  • Work with containerization and infrastructure tools (e.g., Docker) to support deployment and reproducibility
• Full-Stack Contributions
  • Build lightweight frontends or dashboards for internal tools and operational visibility
  • Collaborate across backend and frontend systems to improve developer and operator workflows
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What We’re Looking For

• 4–6+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Experience working in robotics, IoT, or hardware-integrated systems
• Strong programming and scripting skills (Python, C++, or similar)
• Familiarity with Docker or similar containerization and orchestration tools
• Experience building software that runs on-device with awareness of system constraints (compute, memory, latency)
• Experience with distributed systems or cloud infrastructure
• Experience building reliable, production-grade systems (not just prototypes)
• Strong debugging skills across system boundaries (device, network, backend)
• Some experience with full-stack development (APIs, dashboards, internal tools)
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, in-person startup environment

Nice to Have

• Experience managing or deploying fleets of devices or robots
• Experience with real-time systems or edge computing
• Experience building internal tools for operations or observability
• Familiarity with robotics systems (ROS, sensor data, autonomy stacks, etc.)
• Startup or early-stage company experience