Symbotic

Staff Software Engineer

Symbotic
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3 days ago
Wilmington, MA, USAStaff+

Base Salary

$144k - $211k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop real-time, high-performance software for coordinating autonomous mobile robot fleets.
  • Build scalable control services connecting tasking and inventory systems with path planning and robot control capabilities.
  • Analyze fleet performance and deliver improvements aligned with customer requirements, operational metrics, and company KPIs.
  • Diagnose complex software and system performance issues, identify root causes, and implement reliable long-term solutions.
  • Lead technical design and development efforts, make architectural decisions, and mentor other engineers.
  • Develop maintainable production software using object-oriented design and engineering practices.
  • Create and maintain unit, integration, and system-level tests.

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of related experience or equivalent work experience.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related STEM field.
  • Strong object-oriented design and programming experience, with C# strongly preferred.
  • Experience developing asynchronous, concurrent, or multithreaded applications.
  • Experience with event-driven architectures, distributed systems, messaging technologies, and protocols such as RabbitMQ, MQTT, or gRPC.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership, including leading engineering efforts, making architectural decisions, and mentoring engineers.
  • Preferred experience with robotics, path planning, embedded systems, fleet management, or other real-time control technologies.
  • Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to client locations and company headquarters.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work environment.
  • Up to 10% travel may be required.
  • Business travel expenses are reimbursed according to program guidelines; eligible employees may receive a corporate credit card, although a personal card may be needed during onboarding.
  • Benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k), PTO, and/or other benefits.

Tech Stack

C#gRPCRabbitMQ

Categories

BackendRobotics
Symbotic

About Symbotic

1,001-5,000 employees

Symbotic builds AI-enabled warehouse automation systems that combine high-density storage, autonomous robots, and warehouse execution software for large retailers, wholesalers, and consumer-goods distributors. The company sells and operates end-to-end material-handling platforms, including automated case picking and AS/RS, delivered through system deployments and long-term service agreements. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, Symbotic is a public company on Nasdaq (SYM) and counts Walmart among its customers.

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