Senior Enterprise Software Engineer

Onward Robotics•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

As a Senior Enterprise Software Engineer, you will collaborate closely with system engineers, software architects, roboticists, product managers, and UX designers to define requirements and deliver high-quality front-end user interfaces and support back-end APIs for the control, configuration, monitoring, and security of Onward Robotics platforms. As a core member of the engineering team, you will contribute to the design, development, and long-term maintenance of scalable software systems and services that manage and orchestrate Onward’s fleet of robots, ensuring reliability, usability, and operational excellence.

Requirements

Strong focus on front-end development for complex, data-driven applications
TypeScript, React, React Native expertise
Experience integrating UIs with Python-based REST APIs
Experience building management dashboards or operational control interfaces
Understanding of modern UI architecture, state management, and component design
Large scale distributed system development
Development of tasking based on requirements
5+ years of experience designing and implementing front-end UIs and integrating with backend APIs
Extensive experience with React and modern front-end tooling
Proficiency in TypeScript
Experience working with REST APIs (FastAPI or similar)
Experience with OAuth, authentication, and secure API consumption
Familiarity with mobile application development (React Native or similar preferred)
Ability to work flexibly and adapt quickly in a startup environment
Experience working with large-scale distributed software systems
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field

Nice To Haves

Experience with Python backend development
Experience with Unix / Linux development environments
Experience with containerization, Docker, Kubernetes
Experience with shared design systems and component libraries
Experience with real-time or event-driven data (WebSockets, MQTT, etc.)
Experience with software configuration management systems (Git)
Experience with Unix / Linux
Experience with Rust
Experience with various communication protocols (HTTPS, MQTT, AMQP)
Experience with commercial software deployment and support

Responsibilities

Work closely with Enterprise team members, product managers, and UX designers to implement and maintain intuitive, high-quality user interfaces for a robot fleet management web UI and mobile application.
Implement UX designs and maintain front-end architecture and re-usable UI frameworks using TypeScript and React and related technologies.
Develop and integrate Python-based REST APIs supporting robot fleet management, configuration, and tasking.
Ensure consistent visual design, accessibility, and usability across web and mobile platforms.
Contribute to robust build, testing, and deployment pipelines for UI and client-facing applications.
Work with other software teams to ensure interfaces are well defined and services are interoperable
Collaborate with UX designers, Product managers, and Enterprise engineers in an Agile environment to refine user workflows and technical requirements.
Design and implement UI components using TypeScript and React for the Management Web UI and mobile application in clean, efficient code
Integrate front-end applications with Python (FastAPI or similar) REST APIs.
Build responsive, performant interfaces that handle real-time or near-real-time operational data.
Debug and resolve issues across the UI stack, including API integration and state management.
Participate in code reviews and testing to maintain high software quality standards.
Work with other software teams to ensure seamless integration and interoperability of services.
Contribute to sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and cross-functional design discussions.