Lead Platform Engineer, Robotics & Lab Automation

Oracle; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site offices in London/Reading

Travel to Oxford

Job summary

Oracle seeks a Principal Platform Software Engineer to design, implement, and deploy software for robotics and automated laboratory systems. You will work with scientists, hardware engineers, and AI specialists to translate requirements into reliable platform capabilities, from design to production.

The role is on-site at Oracle's London or Reading offices with frequent travel to Oxford. Expect hands-on coding, integration, testing, and operations support in a fast-paced research environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including hands-on robotics or automation integration.
• Strong programming skills in Python and one or more languages (C++, Java, or Go).
• Experience integrating robotic systems, controllers, sensors, actuators, and vendor SDKs.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate software for heterogeneous robotic systems and automated equipment.
• Own major platform components from architecture through deployment and operation.
• Lead code reviews, design discussions, and document technical decisions.

Skills

Robotics software

Python

C++

Java

Go

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Docker

ROS 2

AI/ML platforms

System integration

Mentoring/leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Robotics/Mechatronics/Electrical Engineering/Control Engineering

Tools

Vendor SDKs

Device communication interfaces

Job description

Oracle seeks a Principal Platform Software Engineer to design, implement, and deploy software for robotics and automated laboratory systems. You will work with scientists, hardware engineers, and AI specialists to translate requirements into reliable platform capabilities, from design to production.

The role is on-site at Oracle's London or Reading offices with frequent travel to Oxford. Expect hands-on coding, integration, testing, and operations support in a fast-paced research environment.