Unusual Ventures · 1 day ago
Forward Deployed Engineer – Robotics (Roboto Ai)
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expUnusual Ventures is focused on building the software infrastructure for the robotics industry. The Forward Deployed Engineer will work directly with robotics teams to implement solutions, enhance customer workflows, and contribute to product improvements.
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Responsibilities
Work directly with some of the world's leading robotics teams to help them get the most out of Roboto
Gain a unique vantage point across the robotics industry: one week supporting a drone company to implement fleet-wide anomaly detection, the next accelerating data curation for a robotic foundation model
Develop a deep understanding of our customer workflows, helping them implement solutions, and translating insights into continuous product improvements
Create new resources like technical blog posts and walkthroughs to introduce customers to our latest features
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in robotics, software engineering, or data engineering, ideally with high-stakes systems or autonomy stacks
Ability to listen carefully and express technical ideas with confidence and empathy, whether in writing or conversation, to diverse stakeholders
Ability to see the big picture while diving into the details, connecting software, hardware, and operational workflows
Enjoy variety, can pivot between multiple projects, and solve novel problems with creativity and rigor
Love delighting customers by solving their problems, removing roadblocks, and helping them to succeed
Willingness to travel to customer sites to support deployments, collaborate with engineering teams, and gain first-hand insights into their workflows
Preferred
Experience as a consultant, technical program manager or customer success lead, comfortable guiding teams and ensuring solutions deliver real results
Proficiency with ROS/ROS2, PX4, Isaac SDK/Sim, lidar/camera data, autonomy pipelines, motion planning, or other robotics frameworks
Expertise in SQL, Embeddings, Vector Databases, Python, Pandas, Jupyter, Spark, or similar tools for handling large datasets
Familiarity with CI/CD, cloud pipelines, and containerization
Experience building AI pipelines, robotics applications, or open-source developer tools
Benefits
Equity grants in the form of stock options
Company
Unusual Ventures
Unusual Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments in AI, cybersecurity, and fintech startups.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
John Vrionis
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Karen Brewer
Director of Operations
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