Senior Software Engineer, Robot Software

Fox Robotics is at the bleeding edge of warehouse automation, with a focus on autonomous forklifts. As the leader in this space, Fox has clear product market fit and is scaling fast, with plans to rapidly grow from 100 employees to nearly ~160+ this year alone. With this growth, employees have a once-in-a-career opportunity to learn, all while working as part of a mission-driven team focused on making robots that work.

We are seeking a Senior Engineer to be a key author of core software tooling, frameworks, and components in the “middle layer” of the Fox autonomy stack that collectively drive the rapid development and deployment of our state-of-the-art autonomous forklift system.

The mission of the Robot Software team is to design and develop the core robot software infrastructure, tooling, and frameworks that drive the rapid development of the Fox autonomous forklift system, guided by software and testing best practices.

What you’ll do:

• Collaborate across the Fox Robotics organization to understand requirements, lead data-driven design, and implement high-quality software that optimizes the interface between the core robot software, other product systems, and humans.
• Focus on contributing to team responsibilities that include:
  • Middleware infrastructure for the Autonomy system.
  • External interface definitions and interactions that include command and control, visualization, and simulation.
  • Frameworks and tooling to enable software teams to debug, test, and analyze various autonomy algorithms.
  • Creating core software libraries for use across the Fox software organization.
• Promote best practices and foster a culture that emphasizes software engineering excellence and continuous learning.

What you’ll need: 

• 5+ years of experience developing automated or robotic systems using modern C++.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot problems across multiple application environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively and efficiently with software developers and other stakeholders.
• Fluent in programming Python and Bash languages.
• Containerization of developer tools and applications using Docker or similar.
• Experience creating applications and tooling with user experience in mind.
• Experience defining and integrating software pipelines in professional CI/CD environments, like GitLab CI/CD.

Nice to have:  

• Experience with Bazel in a large codebase.
• Experience with robotics simulation tools.
• Experience with standard intra/inter-process communication frameworks (eCAL, DDS, etc.).
• Experience with robotics middleware (ROS2, etc.)
• Google Cloud Platform.
• Familiarity with warehouse or logistics robotics applications.

Benefits and perks:

• A once in a career opportunity to build, alongside colleagues who deeply care (plus robots that aren’t bad, either!)
• Competitive salary and stock options
• Generous healthcare options
• 401k match
• Unlimited PTO
• Other perks that connect us, including lunch on Fridays, team building activities, and more!