Full Stack Software Engineer Robotics

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 Engineering Team

As part of our Engineering team you will help build and evolve the monitoring stack for industrial robotic systems. We are rethinking how these systems are designed deployed and maintainedand were looking for engineers who challenge the status quo.

Our work sits at the intersection of AI modern robotics and scalable software systems. We aim to make industrial robotics more intelligent reliable and easier to operate.

We are an AI-first development team leveraging cutting-edge tools and practices to move quickly while maintaining strong safety and reliability standards in production environments.

What Youll Do

As a Full Stack Software Engineer you will:

• Design and develop backend infrastructure powering our robotics platform including:
  • System provisioning
  • Data collection pipelines
  • Monitoring and remote troubleshooting
  • AI-driven fleet intelligence
• Collaborate closely with robotics engineers to design robust interfaces between hardware and software systems
• Build software across both edge and cloud environments to enable reliable data ingestion processing and system orchestration
• Provision and manage cloud infrastructure (primarily AWS)
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure system reliability and maintainability
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to team planning and execution

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science (or equivalent practical experience)
• 5 years of experience in full stack software development using Python and modern frontend frameworks (React React Native or similar)
• Experience building and operating complex distributed systems (IoT robotics automotive or similar domains preferred)
• Hands-on experience developing AI-enabled applications or workflows
• Strong understanding of Linux systems
• Experience with AWS (AWS IoT experience is a plus)
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (e.g. Grafana Datadog)
• Experience working with video streaming systems is a plus

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.