Senior Application Software Engineer

Job Description

The Role:

Were looking for a Senior Application Software Engineer to lead the design and development of operator-facing UI/UX and fleet management applications for Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) deployed in production manufacturing environments.

About the Organization: The Robotics Software team is pioneering the next generation of autonomous robotic systems focusing on autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and intelligent robotic platforms. We develop full-stack robotics capabilitiesfrom perception and planning to control and system integrationbringing innovative real-world autonomous solutions to the future of the work.

What Youll Do:

• Lead UI/UX design & implementation for AMR operator consoles and fleet tools.

• Build interactive map visualizations mission planning UIs and diagnostics dashboards.

• Design teleoperation and recovery workflows with safety interlocks.

• Develop health monitoring & observability UIs.

• Ship production-grade software: versioning change control incident response.

• Integrate with robot middleware (ROS 2/DDS) and factory systems.

• Provide hands-on support for live production systems including debugging distributed software and resolving critical incidents to minimize factory downtime.

• Champion performance reliability and accessibility.

• Collaborate cross-functionally and mentor others.

Your Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Robotics Engineering or a related field

• 5 years software engineering with 2 years UI/HRI for industrial/robotics

• UI/Frontend Technologies:Mastery ofJavaScript/TypeScriptand modern frameworks likeReactorAngularto build responsive data-heavy web interfaces.

• Hands onLinuxDocker(for containerized deployments) andGitfor version control

• Ability to represent factory operations in engineering reviews translating complex technical KPIs into actionable insights for both leadership and floor technicians.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge:

• 610 years of hands-on experience in high-performance web/mobile applications with at least 5 years specifically in robotics or complex autonomous systems

• Experience delivering production software in manufacturing/logistics.

• Mastery of modern web frameworks (React/Angular) combined with deep knowledge of industrial SCADA platforms like Ignition Siemens WinCC or Rockwell FactoryTalk.

• Familiarity with 3D visualization libraries (e.g. WebGL) and simulation environments likeNVIDIA Isaac Sim

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