Boston Dynamics · 6 hours ago
Senior Staff On-Robot Data Infrastructure Software Engineer
Waltham, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expBoston Dynamics is known for building advanced mobile robots, like Spot, Stretch, and Atlas. They are seeking a Senior Staff On-Robot Data Infrastructure Software Engineer to build and extend the core technologies that enable robots to operate reliably in challenging environments.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsSoftware
Responsibilities
Design and build scalable on-robot software and services for data management, logging, and diagnostics
Partner with others to diagnose and resolve on-robot software integration and reliability issues
Innovate by researching and implementing new technologies and tools to improve our real-time data platform, ensuring high performance in resource-constrained environments
Lead with quality by participating in code reviews and upholding best practices, contributing to a robust, shared codebase used across the entire organization
Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to propose and champion changes that extent on-robot data infrastructure capabilities
Upskill and mentor peers and colleagues, fostering a culture of technical excellence and shared learning
Qualification
Required
7+ years of professional experience with production software development
Proven expertise in C++ designing, developing, and optimizing high-performance system software
Demonstrated understanding of file formats for data storage (Parquet, Avro, ORC) and in-memory representation (HDF5, Arrow)
Solid understanding of concurrency and real-time systems for resource-constrained applications
Strong network programming fundamentals, including experience using protobuf, GRPC, and flatbuffer for inter-process communication and network services
A solid grasp of the Linux development environment, including experience with Git version control
Proficiency in Python for rapid prototyping, tool development, and scripting to support robot operations
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
Preferred
Experience with monorepo build systems like Bazel
Familiarity with cloud providers (GCP, AWS, Azure) and their data-related services
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker
Company
Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics is an engineering company that specializes in building dynamic robots and software for human simulation.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$37MKey Investors
SoftBank
2020-12-09Acquired
2019-02-06Series Unknown· $37M
Leadership Team
Robert Playter
Chief Executive Officer
Marc Theermann
Chief Strategy Officer
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