Staff Backend Engineer, Robotics
Job Description
Foxglove is building the future of robotics development tools, focusing on both open source and commercial solutions to accelerate the robotics industry's growth. This Staff Backend Engineer position offers an opportunity to join a small but skilled team working on cutting-edge robotics technology.
The role combines backend engineering expertise with robotics domain knowledge, requiring significant experience in both areas. As a Staff Backend Engineer, you'll be responsible for architecting and maintaining the company's REST API infrastructure, working with TypeScript, Node.js, and React across the full stack. The position demands strong technical skills in Go or Rust, database optimization, and cloud technologies.
The company operates remotely but maintains Pacific Time working hours, with team members primarily in the U.S. and Australia. This specific position requires presence in San Francisco, offering a blend of startup culture with established engineering practices. The compensation package is competitive, including equity in a Series A company, comprehensive medical coverage, and attractive benefits like 401k matching and regular company off-sites.
What makes this role unique is the opportunity to work at the intersection of robotics and developer tools, building solutions that will shape the future of robotics development. The position requires not just technical expertise but also product thinking and customer focus, making it ideal for engineers who want to have a direct impact on the robotics industry's evolution.
The ideal candidate will bring both deep technical knowledge and the ability to understand and solve complex customer problems in the robotics space. This is a chance to join a company that's positioned at the forefront of the robotics revolution, working on tools that will enable the next generation of robotics development.
Responsibilities For Staff Backend Engineer, Robotics
- Take ownership of our REST API, client libraries, and ensure a seamless API-first developer experience
- End-to-end feature ownership, interacting with customers and our community to understand their needs
- Expand your knowledge of the robotics and self-driving industries
- Work alongside an experienced team on a cutting edge product
Requirements For Staff Backend Engineer, Robotics
- 8+ years professional experience in writing high-performance production software
- 3+ years of professional experience in Robotics or Autonomous system
- Significant professional experience using Go or Rust
- Strong experience with a SQL database, query plan optimization, and scaling data workloads
- Experience with one or more cloud object stores and other data storage mechanisms
- Familiarity with SQL-backed REST APIs
- Familiarity with Kubernetes
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, small team environment
- Considers the customer impact when making technical decisions
Benefits For Staff Backend Engineer, Robotics
- Medical insurance coverage at 90% for employees and 75% for dependents
- 401k matching up to 4%
- 4 weeks vacation, plus holidays and winter break
- All expenses paid company off-sites 2x/year
- Competitive equity grant in a Series A company
