Robotics Platform Lead Engineer (Automation & AI)

Oracle Corporation

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Oracle Corporation is seeking a Principal Platform Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and integration of software for heterogeneous robotic systems, laboratory instruments, and automated equipment. You will own major platform components from architecture to deployment, collaborating with scientists, hardware engineers, and AI specialists.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding and mentoring, with responsibilities spanning tool development, device adapters, cloud orchestration, and

Qualifications

10+ years of professional software engineering experience in robotics, automation, or software-controlled physical systems.
Strong programming skills in Python and at least one of C++, Java, or Go with production-grade software delivery experience.
Experience integrating and commissioning robotic systems or automated equipment using controllers, sensors, actuators, vendor SDKs, and interfaces.
Practical understanding of robotics hardware, motion control, system states, timing, and hardware/software interactions.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and integrate software for heterogeneous robotic systems, instruments, and automated equipment.
Own major platform components from architecture through deployment and operation.
Build backend services, APIs, SDKs, equipment adapters, data ingestion, workflows, and tooling.