Chef Robotics · 1 day ago
Staff Software Engineer, Technical Lead
San Francisco, CA
Contract
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $240K/yr
8+ years expChef Robotics is on a mission to accelerate the advent of intelligent machines in the physical world. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership for the core software platform that powers their production robotic systems, working closely with various teams to deliver production-ready robotic systems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Food and BeverageMachine LearningRobotics
Responsibilities
Define and evolve the architecture for on-robot software, including OS configuration, hardware abstraction, middleware, and system services
Lead middleware architecture decisions for real-time robot control, sensor integration, and inter-process communication
Establish patterns for full-stack development, connecting on-robot systems to cloud services and web interfaces
Write production code for high-impact features across the stack: robotics middleware, backend services, and cloud infrastructure
Lead critical technical initiatives, including robotic platform software, cloud data pipelines, and fleet management platform
Build robust deployment, monitoring, and OTA update systems for production robot fleets
Debug the most challenging issues from kernel/driver level through the application layer
Establish engineering standards and processes that balance rigor with startup agility
Champion reliability, observability, and testing practices across embedded and cloud systems
Mentor engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and pairing sessions
Collaborate with Hardware and Autonomy teams on system integration and performance optimization
Build and maintain internal and developer tooling that acts as a force multiplier across the organization
Qualification
Required
8+ years of software engineering with 3+ years in technical leadership roles
Track record delivering production robotic systems, IoT devices, or autonomous systems at scale
Experience designing reliable systems for B2B/enterprise deployments
On-device platform expertise: OS configuration, device drivers, system services, networking stack configuration
Robotics middleware: ROS/ROS2, real-time systems, sensor integration
Infrastructure: Containerization (Docker/K8s), CI/CD pipelines, monitoring/observability
Preferred
Collaborative robots (Universal Robots UR5E or similar cobots)
Over-the-air update systems and remote device management at scale
Background in manufacturing/production environments
Track record at high-growth hardware/robotics startups
Cloud experience: AWS/GCP/Azure
Full-stack development: Backend services (Python/C++), APIs, database design, web interfaces
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
Recent News
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