Polymath Robotics · 2 months ago
Senior Infrastructure Engineer - San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$170K/yr - $225K/yr
5+ years expPolymath Robotics is creating software that can safely control all of the world's industrial vehicles, and they’re looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join their team. The role involves architecting and scaling the infrastructure that supports the company's autonomous vehicle systems, ensuring reliability and performance across distributed systems.
RoboticsSoftwareSoftware Engineering
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain core infrastructure services powering our robot fleet and backend systems
Define how systems communicate, authenticate, and scale between cloud and edge
Own observability infrastructure (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Loki) — metrics, logging, alerting, uptime
Develop and optimize data storage and querying solutions (PostgreSQL, rosbags/mcap)
Create robust strategies for backup, recovery, and disaster resilience
Develop and optimize binary/artifact stores for rapid delivery to robots
Collaborate with robotics and application teams to ensure infrastructure scales with product growth
Drive architectural decisions for reliability, maintainability, and cost efficiency
Mentor team members in good software and systems engineering practices
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience building and scaling production infrastructure systems
Proven track record with distributed systems, containers (Kubernetes/Podman), and cloud infrastructure
Deep knowledge of Prometheus, PostgreSQL, and data pipeline design
Experience integrating observability and monitoring into CI/CD workflows
Strong coding and automation skills (Python, Go, Bash, or equivalent)
Solid grasp of security, networking, and service interconnect patterns
Self-directed, high-ownership mindset
Preferred
Cover letter is optional, but always appreciated
Benefits
Collaborative Environment: Work alongside fantastic team members on collaborative projects
Hybrid Workplace: Enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model, with engineering based in our SF Mission office three days a week, giving a good balance of maker time and synchronization time.
Open Source Advocacy: We strongly support open-source robotics efforts, allowing your work to be shareable and publishable whenever possible.
Humor & Passion: We might occasionally be a bunch of rosbags, but our passion and humor drive us to accelerate the realization of autonomous vehicles in the industry.
Company
Polymath Robotics
Polymath Robotics is a plug-and-play software designed to automate industrial vehicles that are operating in closed environments.
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2022 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Y Combinator
2024-02-29Series Unknown
2022-06-01Pre Seed
2021-09-14Pre Seed
Leadership Team
Stefan Seltz-Axmacher
CEO & Co-Founder
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