What we needWe are looking for a
Principal Software Engineer to join our Fleet Orchestration team. In this role, you will lead the design and delivery of complex, high-impact systems that are critical to the performance and reliability of our platform.
You will operate as a
technical leader within your team, owning major components, driving architectural decisions, and mentoring other engineers while remaining hands-on.
What we doOur teams build the core platform that powers real-time orchestration, robotics coordination, system intelligence, and operational visibility across our automation solutions.
We solve problems that span distributed systems, physical automation, large-scale data processing, and real-world system behavior-where software directly impacts throughput, safety, and customer operations.
What you'll do- Lead design and implementation of large-scale distributed systems and services.
- Own end-to-end delivery of major features or subsystems from design through production.
- Drive architectural decisions around scalability, resiliency, and system correctness.
- Develop and evolve event-driven, real-time processing systems.
- Analyze and improve system behavior using metrics, observability, and performance profiling.
- Diagnose and resolve complex, cross-system production issues.
- Mentor engineers, provide technical guidance, and elevate engineering quality across the team.
- Partner with cross-functional teams (robotics, controls, infrastructure, product) to deliver integrated solutions.
- Contribute to technical strategy and roadmap planning.
What you'll need- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Minimum of 12 years of professional software development experience.
- Strong experience designing and building distributed systems at scale.
- Deep knowledge of system design, concurrency, and performance optimization.
- Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).
- Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence system design
- Strong debugging skills across complex, multi-service environments.
Nice to have- Experience with robotics, warehouse automation, or hardware-adjacent systems.
- Background in real-time control systems or orchestration platforms.
- Experience with simulation, optimization, or algorithm-heavy systems.
- Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and reliability engineering practices.
Our environment- Up to 10% of travel may be required. Employees must have a valid driver's license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations.
- The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis.
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The base range for this position in the posted location is $180,000.00 - $247,500.00 however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The compensation package includes medical, dental, vision, disability, 401K, PTO and/or other benefits.
