Senior Platform Engineer
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Senior Platform Engineer
As a Senior Platform Engineer at Six Robotics youll step into a crucial role within our Factory Team helping to build the foundation of a modern agile and professional software development organization.
Youll be at the heart of shaping and running our selfhosted cloud and services making them a trusted and essential backbone for every software engineer at Six Robotics.
This is a highimpact opportunity where your expertise will directly empower teams drive innovation and enable the rapid delivery of cuttingedge drone autonomy and robotics technology.
Intrigued Read on to learn more about how you can help us build the future.
About Us
At Six Robotics we are pioneering the future of UAV swarm technology. Our software Valkyrie enhances drone capabilities through advanced communication tools perception modules and intelligent decisionmaking. By enabling seamless collaboration between UAVs regardless of platform or mission type were redefining whats possible in the air.
We collaborate with partners like the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) to ensure integration and scalability with existing hardware. Our goal is to maximize UAV efficiency functionality and accessibility across industries.
To power this innovation were building the Six Software Factory: our selfhosted cloud infrastructure test automation systems and developer platform.
As our Senior Platform Engineer you will help lead the way in building scaling and maintaining this platform from the ground up. This is your chance to own critical infrastructure decisions shape engineering culture and directly accelerate robotics and defense software development.
About the Role
At Six Robotics we know that achieving our mission requires more than great engineers it requires an exceptional engineering environment. Thats where you come in.
Youll be building the Six Software Factory the foundational platform our engineering teams rely on to build test and deploy software for realworld robotics systems.
In practice the Factory includes selfhosted infrastructure: servers storage and a wide range of connected hardware for hardwareintheloop (HIL) test automation. Youll work with equipment such as GPUs managed switches fast and slow storage IP radios various types of cameras and gimbals and navigation hardware.
On top of this we run a selfhosted cloud stack in a highavailability setup supporting services tools bots monitoring test job queues CI and CD.
This is not an invisible backoffice role its a force multiplier. Every improvement you make to infrastructure observability or developer experience will translate directly into faster innovation safer releases and higherimpact work across our product teams.
Youll join an established Factory Team that already consists of 34 engineers with full endtoend ownership of our infrastructure and youll help shape its growth as we scale further. From day one youll have the freedom to shape our tools systems and practices. Your mission will be to ensure reliable efficient service (SLA) for fellow developers even during maintenance upgrades expansions or unexpected hardware failures.
What You Will Do
- Architect build and maintain our selfhosted infrastructure: servers GPUs IP networking and HIL setups.
- Operate a selfhosted cloud stack for CI/CD testing developer tools observability and automation workflows.
- Create highly available services that survive hardware failures upgrades and shifting demands without impacting developer velocity.
- Collaborate closely with engineering and product teams to unblock development and improve system reliability.
- Lead infrastructure best practices from provisioning and automation to monitoring and incident response.
Youll Thrive Here If:
You are a handson strategic engineer who thrives in complex systems and gets energy from enabling others to move fast without breaking things.
You likely:
- Know exactly what happens behind the curtain when you click Install Kubernetes cluster button in AWS and can build it yourself from scratch.
- Are a true software engineer at heart with a passion for delivering highquality developer value combined with the capability to solve deep technical challenges.
- Have seen what can go wrong with selfhosted HIL CI systems and are ready to design them the right way.
- Are passionate about building worldclass engineering environments where teams can truly thrive.
- Combine bigpicture strategic thinking with a focus on unlocking practical shortterm wins along the way.
- Are a seasoned Linux user who knows the system inside and out.
- Have efficient and precise technical communication skills.
Its Essential That You:
- Have firsthand experience scaling selfhosted HIL CI systems in a professional setting.
- Have worked handson with baremetalasaservice platforms like Proxmox OpenStack VMware or similar.
- Are comfortable navigating the deeper more complex layers of KVM Docker networking and resource orchestration.
Why Join Us
Be part of a startup where infrastructure and developer experience are top priorities from day one.
- Work in a professional technically excellent environment with modern toolchains and a strong engineering culture.
- Join a company where DevEx is treated as a firstclass engineering concern.
- Help develop cuttingedge UAV technology with realworld applications in the defense sector.
- Enjoy a competitive salary and the potential for equity in the company.
- Benefit from continuous learning opportunities and exposure to the latest advancements in AI embedded systems and robotics through regular internal talks and presentations.
Security Clearance Requirement
All employees at Six Robotics are required to undergo a security clearance due to our close collaboration with the Norwegian Armed Forces. While prior clearance is not necessary the clearance process will be initiated as part of onboarding.
Our Recruitment Process
Screening call with one of our recruiters.
Introduction interview with someone from the team.
Technical case interview with the team.
Final interview.
Reference check.
Offer.
We review applications continuously so dont wait apply now and help us shape the future of UAV technology!
Ready to Code the Future of Autonomous Technology
Join Six Robotics and be at the forefront of innovation in UAV software development.
Apply today by uploading your resume and a brief cover letter explaining your passion for building the best DevEx and QA experience at Six Robotics.
For any inquiries about the position feel free to reach out to
We look forward to hearing from you and hopefully welcoming you to our team of innovators!
Employment Type
Full Time
