Robotics DevOps Engineer

Formic; Montreal; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering automation company is seeking a RobotOps (DevOps) Engineer in Montreal. You will enhance monitoring infrastructure for industrial robotic systems ensuring high availability and smooth integrations. Ideal candidates hold a CS degree and have extensive DevOps experience, particularly with physical hardware and AWS. Join a dynamic team dedicated to revolutionizing manufacturing and automation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a DevOps and/or IT role.
• Experience working with physical hardware.
• Willing to work in-person in Montreal, QC.

Responsibilities

• Define and build Monitoring infrastructure.
• Create and implement monitoring tools and metrics.
• Monitor existing systems and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

DevOps experience

Linux expertise

Physical hardware experience

AWS knowledge

Network understanding

Python knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

Terraform

Job description

Who We Are:

At Formic, we’re on a mission to revolutionize American manufacturing and create more abundance in the world. We believe in continuing the American legacy of innovation by making automation accessible to all manufacturers and increasing their factory productivity by 10x.

Built upon deep expertise in robotics and manufacturing, our unique full service automation solutions combine the best automation technology, software, and analysis tools for manufacturers with best in class uptime, support, and maintenance services. We are creating a new era of supercharged efficiency and competitiveness for US manufacturers.

As the world faces growing pressure from tariffs, rising costs, and labor shortages, Formic is uniquely positioned as the industry leading solution to overcome these challenges. Fueled by our vision for a re-industrialized domestic supply chain, everything we do is aimed at growing “Made in America” products. And we’re growing fast - achieving 7x growth in production hours YoY.

Supporting us in our mission, with investments thus far totaling over $60 million, are backers including Lux Capital, Initialized Capital, Blackhorn Ventures, Mitsubishi HC Capital NA, and CEOs and founders of multiple Fortune 50 companies.

As a member of our Engineering Team, you’ll play a key role in the design, development, and continuous enhancement of cutting-edge industrial robotic systems. We're reimagining how these systems are built, deployed, and maintained—challenging long-held conventions in industrial automation. We’re looking for engineers who thrive on innovation and aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo. The ideal candidate is passionate about integrating AI, modern robotics, and advanced software to create smarter, more efficient, and user-friendly systems—constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in automation.

As RobotOps (DevOps) Engineer, you will:

• Help define and build our Monitoring infrastructure, enabling us to scale our growing number of devices and deployments in the field
• Create a strategy and implement tools, processes, and metrics to drive Formic monitoring structure toward 99.999% availability
• Partner with customer IT teams to create tools to ensure smooth integration of our systems with customer networks
• Monitor existing systems and resolve issues as necessary
• Support provisioning of Monitoring infrastructure on new deployments
• Respond to issues detected by our automated monitoring infrastructure
• Monitor Grafana dashboards for any anomalies

What makes you a great fit:

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or equivalent experience and training
• 5+ years of experience in DevOps and/or IT role with similar responsibilities
• Experience working with physical hardware is required (e.g. IT or DevOps support of cameras, television, automotive products, etc.)
• Experience partnering with external IT departments and customers
• Deep understanding of Linux
• Solid understanding of physical networking
• Knowledge of AWS infrastructure, including CloudFormation or Terraform
• Previous experience or exposure to Robotics or IoT is a big plus
• Knowledge of Python is a plus
• Willing to work in-person as needed in the Montreal, QC area
• Willing and able to attend an in-person interview as part of the search process in Montreal

What we look for:

We’re building a company from the ground up, so every single person we hire has a massive impact on our team, culture, and ability to accomplish our mission. While each individual brings their own unique skills and perspectives to Formic, we look for people who share our vision and act in alignment with our Operating Principles. If this sounds like you, Formic could be the place for you!

• Fearless Optimism: You share our ambitious vision of what we can accomplish. You’re aware of the challenges we will face as a startup doing new things in an old space, but you’re energized by the incredible opportunity we have to drive change for our customers, and for the manufacturing industry at large.
• Factories First: You have a strong customer focus, no matter who your customer is. You seek to make things easier and better for our customers, even if it makes your job a little harder.
• Today, Not Tomorrow: There are always plenty of projects to tackle in a startup, but you prioritize, take accountability for work, and have a bias toward action.
• Be Right Often: You don’t do things just because that’s how they’ve always been done. You keep looking for ways to improve, seek out feedback along the way, and back your decisions up with data.
• Made of Rubber: Just like rubber, when you fall you bounce back up. You know there’s going to be a lot of challenge and change in our work ahead but you are adaptable, resilient, and ready to thrive through it all.
• Good Baton Passes: You work with a desire to make things easier and better for your team members. You use empathy to understand the needs and goals of others and support each other so Formic can be successful together.

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 person’s merit, business needs, and role requirements. If you require further accommodations or have questions regarding accessibility of our roles, please reach out to [e-mail].