Senior Software Engineer (Infrastructure & Developer Tooling)
- Source: Ashby
- Standard Bots
- $170,000 to $220,000 /yr
- On-site
- United States
- Full-Time
- Senior
Job Description
- We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure & Developer Tooling to lead and scale the core infrastructure and internal tooling that power our robot deployment and development lifecycle
- This high-impact role blends distributed systems, DevOps, and developer experience to support mission-critical robotics operations
- You’ll serve as the technical lead for infrastructure efforts and will likely lead 1–2 other engineers, with the opportunity to grow into a broader leadership role as the team expands
- You’ll own key initiatives that ensure our robots are securely deployed, monitored, and updated at scale, while also enabling fast and reliable development across the engineering org
- This is a unique opportunity to shape the foundational systems of a fast-moving robotics company from the ground up
- Lead Infrastructure Development:
- Design and implement scalable infrastructure for robot deployment pipelines
- Build and maintain systems for automated robot software updates and provisioning
- Develop robust CI/CD pipelines and environment management workflows
- Scale our multi-cloud infrastructure with an emphasis on:
- Robot fleet management and telemetry
- Secure robot-cloud communication
- Cloud resource cost efficiency and availability
- Own Observability and Reliability by implementing and evolving observability systems to:
- Monitor robot fleet health, uptime, and usage
- Track system performance and deployment success rates
- Detect, alert, and diagnose production infrastructure issues automatically
- Lead Developer Tooling Efforts:
- Build internal tools to improve developer workflows, testing, and release velocity
- Define and promote engineering best practices through tooling, automation, and documentation
- Support environment provisioning, local dev experiences, and standardized testing environments
- Drive Security and Compliance:
- Design and maintain secure infrastructure systems, including:
- Identity and access management (IAM), authentication, and secrets management
- Network security for robot-cloud interactions
- Incident response and security auditing tools
- Collaborate Across the Organization:
- Work closely with software engineers, QA, Solutions, and Assembly Tech teams to understand technical pain points and infrastructure needs
- Advocate for engineering efficiency and reliability through process and platform improvements
- Tech Stack:
- Python
- NodeJS / TypeScript
- React
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- Postgres
- Cloudflare
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- Life insurance & disability insurance
- 401(k)
- Employee stock options- Are passionate about building platforms that support world-class engineering teams
- Have an interest in robotics and automation (robotics experience not required)
- Are experienced with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and Kubernetes
- Have a proven track record with CI/CD systems, distributed systems, and developer tooling
- Bring a strong understanding of security best practices in cloud-native environments
- Have experience implementing and scaling monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
- Have 7+ years of software engineering experience, including leadership in DevOps and infrastructure projects
Skills
- aws-identity-and-access-management-iam
- Python
- NodeJS
- TypeScript
- microsoft-typescript
- React
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
- PostgreSQL
- cloudflare
- amazon-web-services
- google-cloud-platform
- microsoft-azure
- ashby
