About the position
At Formic, we’re on a mission to revolutionize American manufacturing and create more abundance in the world. We believe in continuing the American legacy of innovation by making automation accessible to all manufacturers and increasing their factory productivity by 10x. Built upon deep expertise in robotics and manufacturing, our unique full service automation solutions combine the best automation technology, software, and analysis tools for manufacturers with best in class uptime, support, and maintenance services. We are creating a new era of supercharged efficiency and competitiveness for US manufacturers. As the world faces growing pressure from tariffs, rising costs, and labor shortages, Formic is uniquely positioned as the industry leading solution to overcome these challenges. Fueled by our vision for a re-industrialized domestic supply chain, everything we do is aimed at growing “Made in America” products. And we’re growing fast - achieving 7x growth in production hours YoY. Supporting us in our mission, with investments thus far totaling over $60 million, are backers including Lux Capital, Initialized Capital, Blackhorn Ventures, Mitsubishi HC Capital NA, and CEOs and founders of multiple Fortune 50 companies. The Software Team focuses on designing, building and improving industrial robotic systems. They are disrupting how these systems are built, maintained, and operated and looking for engineers who are not afraid to question the status quo within industrial automation and bring AI, modern robotics and software development solutions to industrial robotics while continuing to expand their intelligence to make them more effective as well as easier to operate and maintain.
Responsibilities
- Spend about 50% of the time working on keep up of existing robotic system monitoring
- Assist with provisioning of Monitoring infrastructure on new deployments
- React to issues detected by our automated monitoring infrastructure
- Monitor Grafana dashboards for any anomalies
- Help improve robotic fleet monitoring infrastructure
- Make changes to the monitoring code
- Improve dashboards, setup new triggers, etc
- Make updates to AWS Infrastructure
- Work closely with development team on more complex monitoring features
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent experience/training
- 2+ years of experience in DevOps or IT role with similar responsibilities
- Deep understanding of Linux
- Good understanding of networking
- Knowledge of AWS infrastructure, including CloudFormation or Terraform
Nice-to-haves
- Previous experience or exposure to Robotics or IoT is a big plus
- Knowledge of Python is a plus
Benefits
- Equity in Formic: Own a meaningful stake in a fast-growing Series A startup, backed by leading global investors
- Competitive Commission Structure: Commission plans shared upon onboarding, for commission-eligible roles
- Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage: 99% covered Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans, with 75% coverage for dependents, provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield and Guardian
- Additional Fully Covered Insurance Benefits: FSA & DCFSA, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability through Guardian, all 100% employer-paid
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Fully funded by Formic and provided via Guardian, offering support when you need it most
- Paid Parental Leave: Generous parental leave to support our employees and their growing families
- Company-sponsored 401(k): Invest in your future with our company-backed retirement savings plan
- Home Office Stipend: A one-time allowance for fully remote employees to set up your ideal at-home or on the road work environment
- Monthly Cell-Phone Reimbursement: Monthly stipend toward phone and internet expenses
- Flexible Time-Off: Take the time you need, when you need it, supported by our flexible PTO policy
- Paid Company Holidays: Celebrate important dates with paid time off
