Job Description

Responsibilities:

Design and build backend services supporting task planning and autonomy

Develop scalable, reliable, and performant systems using Python (and C++ where needed)

Contribute to system architecture and service design within the team

Build and maintain event-driven systems and messaging-based architectures

Collaborate closely with robotics engineers to integrate backend systems with real-world workflows

Improve system performance, reliability, and maintainability across services

Participate in code reviews and technical discussions to elevate engineering standards

Skills & Experience:

3-5+ years of experience in backend or distributed systems engineering

Strong programming experience in Python

Experience with C++ or another strongly typed language (e.g., Rust, Go, Java)

Strong understanding of software architecture, concurrency, and distributed system design

Experience building or supporting event-driven systems, messaging frameworks, or service-oriented architectures

Experience developing systems that interface with hardware, robotics, or real-world operational environments is a plus

Nice to have:

Experience working across multiple programming languages

Familiarity with distributed systems or microservices architectures

Exposure to robotics, autonomy, or hardware-integrated systems

Experience with messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, ROS, or similar)

Backend Software Engineer – Autonomy - Pickle Robot

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