Senior Software Engineer

Our mission is to solve the most important and fundamental challenges in AI and Robotics, enabling future generations of intelligent machines that will help us all live better lives.
Our software engineers bring the depth and rigor of industry experience to the Institute, where a solid foundation of engineering is essential for groundbreaking research. If you have a passion for developing technology that advances the capabilities and usefulness of robots, we want you on our team! At our new Cambridge, MA office, we’re building a collaborative and innovative organization, and we’re looking for Senior Software Engineers to help lead the way.

What You'll do:

• Algorithm Development: Design, develop, and optimize high-performance algorithms to enhance robotic systems' capabilities and efficiency
• Leadership & Mentorship: Provide technical leadership, mentoring other engineers, and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team
• Software Quality: Promote code quality and reliability through regular code reviews and the adoption of best practices
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with researchers and other engineering teams to deliver cross-functional features and system capabilities that push the boundaries of robotics
• Hands On Development: Take a hands-on approach to development, building and refining software systems to solve complex problems in robotics.

We're looking for:

• 8+ years of experience delivering high-quality, production-level software
• Proven experience in technical leadership, including mentoring and guiding engineering teams
• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field
• Strong software development skills in modern C++ or Python
• Proficiency with modern software engineering tools and practices at scale including git, issue tracking, and CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills, particularly in complex, real-world environments
• Excellent communication, collaboration and documentation skills

Bonus Points for:

• Experience with Docker, cloud computing, or other distributed systems technologies
• Proficiency in real time systems, perception, navigation, manipulation, data processing, logging, visualization, and physics simulation
• Familiarity with ROS, gRPC, LCM, or other inter-process communication middleware
• Hands-On experience working with robots, control systems, kinematics, or physics simulations
• Experience developing and debugging software on physical hardware systems
• Experience with microcontrollers and low-level programming
• Background in Machine Learning and its application to robotics
• Experience with robotic sensors such as IMUs, cameras, and related technologies
• Experience maintaining and contributing to open-source software repositories
• Experience with build systems either hermetic (Bazel) or non hermetic (Cmake)
• Proficiency with a tensor-based ML framework such as Pytorch, Tensorflow, Jax, etc.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.