Principal Software Engineer

Exol•Austin, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Symbotic is seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join the incredibly talented team at our recent acquisition, Fox Robotics. This role is a great fit for individuals with excellent Web Development skills with an interest in Robotics. You will build Web Apps that control robots, display what they see in WebGL, and render the large amount of data they produce into real time graphs. The team is responsible for building and maintaining the software layer that enables people to interact with our market leading autonomous forklifts. These user-facing apps are used to operate, monitor, and display real time insights into these robots. The team works to ensure that these highly technical systems are usable, intuitive, and aligned with real world operational needs. Symbotic is an automation technology leader reimagining the supply chain with its end-to-end, AI-powered robotic and software platform. Symbotic reinvents the warehouse as a strategic asset for the world’s largest retail, wholesale, and food & beverage companies. Applying next-gen technology, high-density storage and machine learning to solve today's complex distribution challenges, Symbotic enables companies to move goods with unmatched speed, agility, accuracy and efficiency. As the backbone of commerce the Symbotic platform transforms the flow of goods and the economics of supply chain for its customers.

Requirements

Minimum of 12 years of professional software development experience maintaining and extending production-grade applications.
Strong proficiency in TypeScript and React, with hands-on experience building modern web applications.
Working knowledge of backend technologies (Node.js, Express, NestJS) and real-time communication protocols (WebSockets, MQTT).
Experience troubleshooting, debugging, and resolving issues in distributed, high-availability production environments.
Proven ability to write clean, testable code using modern testing frameworks (Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library).
Familiarity with modern development workflows and tools (Git, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Agile/Scrum).

Nice To Haves

Experience with state management libraries (Jotai), databases (Prisma), and cloud platforms (GCP) is a plus.

Responsibilities

Own feature development end-to-end, from design review through production deployment and monitoring
Build web applications that control robots, visualize sensor data in WebGL, and render telemetry into real-time graphs
Collaborate with Product and Design to refine requirements and align solutions to our component library
Write comprehensive tests and provide constructive code reviews to maintain code quality
Mentor junior engineers through pair programming and technical guidance