Senior Software Engineer - MLOps & DevOps

RIVR is a Swiss robotics company pioneering Physical AI and robotic solutions to revolutionize last-mile delivery, giving 1 human the power of 1000. Through the combination of artificial neural networks and innovative robot designs with wheels and legs, RIVR aims to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and scalability in last-mile delivery. Founded as Swiss-Mile, the company rebranded to RIVR in 2025 to better reflect its mission of driving the future of intelligent robotics.
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for MLOps & DevOps to join our team. As we are deploying ML models and other software on real robotic hardware, this role involves managing and streamlining both the machine learning and software development lifecycles. You will be responsible for ensuring robust and scalable ML model training and deployment, general infrastructure automation, and continuous integration and delivery pipelines for the robot platform. If you are passionate about robotics and driven to innovate embodied AI, we encourage you to join us in shaping the future of intelligent robotics.

What you’ll be doing

• Design training and data pipelines, implement monitoring solutions and version control, and automate the deployment of ML models into production environments.
• Work closely with AI engineers to streamline model development and deployment processes.
• Design, implement, and maintain continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for software.
• Work closely with software engineers to streamline software development and deployment in simulation environments and on real robotic hardware.
• Implement security best practices across both software and ML pipelines.
• Create and maintain documentation for systems and processes
• Create and implement guidelines and best practices to streamline knowledge sharing.
• Stay updated with industry trends and technologies, continuously improving the systems and processes.
• Build, lead and mentor an exceptional team of software engineers.
• Provide expert guidance to product managers and executives for strategic decision-making.
• Actively shape our coding standards and processes by implementing development guidelines, and tools

What you must have

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field such as Robotics, Engineering, Computer science or a similar discipline.
• A minimum of five years of industry or research experience, with PhD experience applicable.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.
• Familiarity with ML frameworks like PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (Bash, etc.).
• Ability to write production-level code in modern C++.
• Ability to prototype algorithms and train deep neural networks in Python.
• Experience working with Linux systems

Get some bonus points

• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant field such as Robotics, Engineering, Computer Science or a similar discipline.
• Experience in managing an MLOps or DevOps team.
• Familiarity with ROS2.

RIVR is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that values every perspective. If you’re passionate about driving innovation in robotics and creating meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply and bring your unique self to our team.
We believe the best work is done when collaborating and therefore require in-person presence in our office locations.