Principal Enterprise Software Engineer

Position Overview

At Onward Robotics, we are a bold, gritty, and purposeful team on an ambitious mission to revolutionize fulfillment. Our innovative automation technology combines proprietary software with person-to-goods mobile robots to boost efficiency in warehousing, distribution, and e-commerce. As a Principal Enterprise Software Engineer, you will collaborate with system engineers, software architects, and robotic engineers to develop, configure, monitor, and secure our platforms. You will also coach and guide a team of software engineers in designing and maintaining the software that controls our robotic fleet.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain base frameworks, REST APIs, and application logic for managing, configuring, and tasking robot fleets.
• Manage team tasking in Jira to deliver on quarterly goals.
• Develop data models and database creation, maintenance processes, and procedures.
• Collaborate with other software teams to ensure well-defined interfaces and interoperable services.
• Develop code in Python, SQL, and C++.
• Coach and mentor software engineers.
• Design and build robust software delivery mechanisms.
• Collaborate with system engineers, roboticists, and software architects to define requirements and technical solutions.
• Conduct design and code reviews while promoting best practices.
• Support software delivery through robust build, test, and deployment mechanisms (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Troubleshoot issues in deployed systems and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in sprint planning, architecture discussions, and technical reviews.

Required Qualifications

• Solid experience in large-scale distributed system development.
• Proven track record in developing solutions based on detailed requirements.
• Proficiency in Python.
• 10+ years of experience in designing and implementing software.
• Experience with large-scale distributed software systems.
• Fluency in one or more object-oriented programming languages (Python, Java, C++, etc.).
• Experience with FastAPI or similar REST frameworks.
• Experience with OAuth and API Authentication.
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in a startup environment.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Unix / Linux.
• Experience with Rust.
• Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with React.
• Proficiency in software configuration management systems (git, svn, etc.).
• Familiarity with communication protocols (HTTPS, MQTT, AMQP).
• Experience with commercial software deployment and support.