Full Stack Software Engineer Monitoring Infrastructure

Who we are:

Formic is on a mission to reshape American manufacturing by making automation accessible to every factory. As labor constraints rise costs increase and global competition intensifies automation is no longer optional for manufacturers that want to stay competitive.

We deliver automation through a Robotics-as-a-Service model that combines industrial robotics proprietary software and full-service support into a single integrated solution. By removing the traditional barriers of cost complexity and risk we enable manufacturers to deploy automation quickly and realize measurable gains in throughput safety and operational efficiency without large upfront capital investment.

Backed by leading investors including Lux Capital Initialized Capital Blackhorn Ventures and Mitsubishi HC Capital North America Formic is scaling rapidly and building the foundation for a new era of high-performance Made in America production.

About the team:

The Software Engineering Team builds and operates the systems that power Formics Robotics-as-a-Service platform. The team develops the monitoring provisioning and data infrastructure that enables real-time visibility across a growing fleet of deployed industrial robotic works to ensure systems are observable resilient and remotely diagnosable at scale. The focus is on building production-grade edge and cloud systems that support reliable data collection remote troubleshooting live video streaming and continuous system improvement. The teams work directly impacts fleet uptime service efficiency and customer outcomes by ensuring Formics monitoring infrastructure is scalable reliable and continuously evolving.

About this role:

As a Full Stack Software Engineer focused on Monitoring Infrastructure you will help design build and scale Formics end-to-end monitoring stack for industrial robotic systems. You will work across edge and cloud environments to enable system provisioning telemetry collection remote diagnostics and real-time fleet visibility. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys distributed systems production reliability and solving real-world problems that directly impact uptime and customer outcomes.

In this role you will:

• Contribute to the design and development of Formics end-to-end monitoring stack
• Build systems that support provisioning data collection and remote troubleshooting
• Work closely with the Robotics team to understand and design monitoring interfaces
• Develop software across edge and cloud environments to enable robust data collection and processing
• Troubleshoot monitoring and data collection issues on deployed systems
• Provision and maintain cloud infrastructure as needed
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure reliability and maintainability
• Participate in Scrum ceremonies and code reviews

What makes you a great fit:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• 5 years of experience building complex distributed systems in domains such as IoT robotics automotive or similar
• Strong proficiency in Python and Django
• Deep understanding of Linux-based systems
• Experience with AWS ideally AWS IoT
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Grafana Datadog or similar
• Experience working with video streaming systems
• Experience with React or other front-end technologies strongly preferred
• Located in or willing to relocate to the Chicago IL (Woodridge) or San Francisco CA (Oakland) areas and able to work in a hybrid environment (3 days per week)

What we look for:

Were building this company from the ground up and every person we hire has an outsized impact on our culture performance and trajectory. While each team member brings unique strengths and perspectives we look for people who align with our Operating Principles and embody them in action. If this sounds like you Formic may be the right place for you!

• Fearless Optimism: You make bold bets and default optimistic. You believe in the mission arent paralyzed by risk and fear inaction more than failure. You see ambiguity as opportunity and bring energy to building what doesnt yet exist.
• Create the Magic: You absorb complexity so customers dont have to. Whether your customer is external or internal you focus on delivering experiences that are clear fast value-added and outcome-driven. You dont say not my job. You make things work.
• Today Not Tomorrow: You have a bias to action. You close the loop. You take extreme ownership. You understand that speed compounds and you dont confuse activity with results.
• Seek Truth: You think from first principles. You value data over ego and strong opinions loosely held. Youre willing to challenge assumptions including your own in pursuit of the best answer.
• Made of Rubber: You are resolute and adaptable. When things break or priorities shift you rebound stronger. You treat setbacks as learning moments and move forward with grit.
• One Formic: You operate without silos. You practice radical helpfulness document clearly and make clean handoffs. You assume positive intent and prioritize team success over individual credit.

Equal Opportunity Employment:

Formic is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race color religion or religious creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status family or parental status disability military or veteran status or any other basis protected by law. All employment decisions are based on a persons merit business needs and role requirements. If you require further accommodations or have questions regarding accessibility of our roles please reach out to.

AI Use:

At Formic fairness and transparency are at the heart of our hiring process. We use AI-powered tools in some interviews to help our teams evaluate candidate responses but all final hiring decisions are made by humans. You can learn more about how AI is used in our recruitment process by reviewing our AI Hiring Disclosure linkedhere.