Chef Robotics · 3 months ago
Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Platform
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$150K/yr - $250K/yr
4+ years expChef Robotics is on a mission to accelerate the advent of intelligent machines in the physical world, starting with food and aiming to put an intelligent robot in every commercial kitchen. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Robotics Platform to scale their fleet of robots by ensuring a stable and performant platform for autonomy software and algorithms, while collaborating with senior engineers to debug, test, and release new features.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Food and BeverageMachine LearningRobotics
Responsibilities
Debug and fix difficult low-level systems software problems, e.g. with drivers, networking, Linux configuration
Lead an upgrade of our autonomy software OS and middleware
Investigate load and networking issues and increase performance of our perception and robotics algorithms
Work with manufacturing to develop processes for provisioning robotic systems at scale
Help integrate new robot hardware, sensors, and cameras, and monitor performance
Contribute to overall software architecture design and standards and test and release processes
Champion engineering excellence, ensuring high-quality, well-structured, and well-tested code
Qualification
Required
BS in computer science, robotics, or equivalent experience
Strong experience and expertise in Linux systems, with at least 4+ years experience building complex software in a Linux environment
Excellent software engineering fundamentals
Experience leading and shipping complex software projects
Understanding of network and time protocols, e.g. TCP, UDP, PTP
Knowledge of build systems and tooling, performance optimization, and memory and network profiling
Preferred
Robotics experience
Experience with the robotics tech stack, e.g. Linux, ROS, OpenCV, CUDA
Experience with full-stack web engineering and infrastructure
Experience in systems engineering or product management
Experience with basic mechatronics and electronics
Experience leading projects or people in a tech lead or similar capacity
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Commuter benefits
Flexible paid time off (PTO)
Catered lunch
401(k) matching
Company
Chef Robotics
Chef Robotics is a robotics and artificial intelligence company serving the food industry.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$65.6MKey Investors
Silicon Valley BankAlumni Ventures
2025-03-31Series A· $20.6M
2025-03-31Debt Financing· $22.5M
2024-01-26Seed
Leadership Team
Ray Martino
Chief Operating Officer
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