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Agility Robotics · 1 month ago

Staff Software Engineer, Internal Services

Salem, OR

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Agility Robotics is a pioneer in robotics, known for their robot Digit, which is designed to work alongside people. The Staff Software Engineer will focus on developing internal platforms and enhancing the developer experience by architecting tools and services that improve engineering productivity.

Industrial EngineeringMechanical EngineeringRobotics

Work & Life Balance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Define the long-term vision for internal tooling, services, and developer experience, ensuring alignment with company goals and engineering best practices

Deliver a roadmap for a company-wide CLI framework, shared tooling, and platform services (e.g., routing, IAM), enabling consistent, secure, and extensible workflows across engineering teams

Partner with platform, security, application, and robotics engineers to understand needs and translate infrastructure complexity into intuitive workflows

Design and implement a CLI harness and plugin framework that teams can extend for their own use cases (e.g., onboarding, secrets, robot access)

Build self-service abstractions for infrastructure and networking (e.g., simplifying Terraform configs into easy-to-use APIs or commands)

Design and maintain shared services like routing, IAM, and internal API gateways that support reliability and scale

Establish standards for tooling ergonomics, security, and reliability

Create libraries, SDKs, and automation frameworks to unify workflows across teams

Drive adoption of internal tools by treating engineers as your "customers" and iterating based on feedback

Mentor engineers and influence the broader developer platform roadmap

Champion best practices in developer experience and internal platform design

Qualification

Developer-facing toolsGo programmingPython programmingFramework designInfrastructure toolingIdentityAccess managementCollaboration skillsCommunication skillsMentorship

Required

8+ years of software engineering experience, with a demonstrated track record of building developer-facing tools (CLIs, SDKs, APIs, automation frameworks)

Strong programming skills in Go, Python, or similar languages

Experience designing frameworks or extensible systems

Ability to gather requirements, communicate trade-offs, and drive adoption of internal solutions

Strong collaboration skills and ability to influence without authority across multiple engineering domains

Preferred

Familiarity with infrastructure tooling (Terraform, Kubernetes) or networking concepts (DNS, VPCs, routing)

Experience with identity and access management (IAM) systems or security-focused platform services

Experience with developer onboarding, productivity tooling, or security workflows

Background in developer platforms or internal DX initiatives

Experience building microservices for IoT or connected devices, particularly where security, reliability, and real-time constraints are important

Contributions to open source developer tools

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. + 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.