Senior Robotics Software Engineer (C++ & Python)

Simbe Robotics•San Francisco Bay Area, CA

11h•$150,000 - $230,000

About The Position

Simbe Robotics is a leading retail robotics company providing in-store intelligence solutions that help retailers optimize operations, improve shelf execution, and deliver valuable data insights. Our autonomous robots and multi-modal data collection systems are transforming how retailers manage inventory and make data-driven decisions. Simbe is looking for a strong Senior Python & C++ engineer. In this role, you will be working with our robot software engineering team on the code that drives our Tally(TM) autonomous robots. You will work on all aspects of the Tally stack including but not limited to navigation, perception, autonomous behaviors, hardware drivers, cloud integration, and infrastructure management. Your primary objective will be to build, maintain, and evolve the Tally software stack to make our robots better, faster, smarter, easier, and bulletproof to failure.

Requirements

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field highly recommended but not required
5-10 years of industry experience
Extremely adept in both C++ and Python programming
Proficient in shell scripting, preferably with Bash and Python
Good understanding of the Robot Operating System (ROS) and core concepts such as nodes, messages, topics, services, parameters, build system, etc.
Understanding of both ROS1 and ROS2 is strongly preferred
Experience writing ROS nodes
Well-versed in source control systems, particularly Git
Experience working with Ubuntu or other Debian-based Linux distributions
Familiarity with modern software development methodologies (e.g. continuous integration/deployment, scrum, automated regression testing)
Experience in packaging and deploying software in production environments

Nice To Haves

Experience with databases, especially redis
Familiarity with Docker containers
Experience with Nvidia Jetson platform
Experience with cloud computing platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure, etc)
Experience managing large numbers of connected IoT devices (e.g. robots, wearables, phones, smart home)

Responsibilities

Maintaining and extending the Tally software stack
Working on and developing new software packages to be shared across Simbe software teams
Improving Tally's autonomy, navigation, perception, and human-robot interaction (HRI) behaviors.
Assist in our ongoing Devops & CI/CD development
Evaluating third-party SW (ROS, etc.) packages for integration into our stack