Senior Software Engineer, Edge Systems

Gather AI • Pittsburgh, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Gather AI is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Edge Systems for a Pittsburgh-based role focused on owning the software layer between drone and swapper hardware and the rest of the stack. This hands-on position emphasizes shortening the feedback loop between software changes and real hardware. The role involves working across the full robotics software stack, including mobile applications, diagnostics and observability infrastructure, communication between the robotics platform and central compute, OTA update systems, and cloud synchronization. The engineer will be responsible for investigating and resolving production issues that require direct hardware access, turning around fixes with minimal latency.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience shipping and supporting production systems
• Mobile application development experience in Swift (iOS preferred) and/or Kotlin (Android a plus)
• Strong debugging skills across complex, multi-component production systems, with the ability to independently investigate ambiguous failures
• Solid networking fundamentals including REST APIs, TCP/IP, WebSockets or MQTT
• Comfort working directly with hardware during development and debugging, not just in simulation or emulation

Nice To Haves

• Experience with robotics, embedded systems, or hardware-integrated software
• Linux development or debugging experience
• Familiarity with OTA update systems, device management, or cloud synchronization for distributed devices
• CI/CD experience for mobile or embedded applications

Responsibilities

• Own and improve the software stack supporting the drone and swapper platform, including mobile applications, diagnostics, communications, configuration management, and OTA update systems
• Investigate and resolve production issues that require direct hardware access, turning around fixes with minimal latency
• Build and improve logging and diagnostics infrastructure that makes the system observable and easier to debug across mobile, cloud, and robotics layers
• Collaborate daily with Mobile, Autonomy, Backend, and QA teams to ship reliable software across the full system
• Own features end-to-end from investigation through deployment, including support for customer-facing issues in production
• Contribute to the long-term architecture of a unified software platform supporting both drone and swapper systems

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed