Software Engineer (Tooling)

Dexory; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A logistics technology firm in Wallingford is seeking a Software Engineer to build and enhance tools for robot commissioning and servicing. The ideal candidate should have experience with Python or Go and be comfortable working on Linux systems. Responsibilities include improving maintainability and reliability of tools, standardising workflows, and establishing packaging practices. Candidates from robotics, automotive, or related fields are encouraged to apply for this full-time position primarily on-site.

Qualifications

• Experience in robotics, automotive, or similar high-tech environments is a plus.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Go.
• Experience with internal tooling for operational workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own and enhance tools for robot commissioning and servicing.
• Standardise existing tools into a coherent toolchain.
• Build and maintain CLI tooling for robot operations.
• Work with partner teams on web UI tooling.
• Improve packaging and distribution practices.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Reliability

Usability

Debugging/problem-solving skills

Version Control (Git)

Experience with Linux command line

Documentation writing

Tools

Docker

GitHub Releases

Job description

Software Engineer / Tooling / Python / Go / Linux

Location: Wallingford - Oxfordshire

Permanent

At Dexory, we are transforming the warehousing and logistics industry through data intelligence.

We’re currently recruiting for a software engineer to own, build and enhance the tools we use for robot commissioning, validation and servicing.

Offices based in Wallingford, Oxford and due to the nature of working on software within the above areas we require a candidate who is happy being predominantly on site.

Any experience within robotics, automotive, high-tech manufacturing or similar environments would be a big plus.

Experience programming on devices also desirable. Open to candidates coming from development, DevOps, tooling engineering, etc.

Please apply for more information.

Responsibilities / Skills

• As the company has grown our tools have likewise grown organically over time to fit the needs of the teams, this has meant different approaches to how tools are built, maintained and used. This role brings clear ownership and consistent engineering practices to that ecosystem: unifying the toolchain, standardising behaviour and distribution, and improving maintainability so other teams can confidently adopt, extend and enjoy using the tools.
• Unifying and standardising existing tools into a coherent toolchain with consistent UX, behaviour, and quality bars.
• Building and maintaining reliable CLI tooling used on laptops for robot and fleet operations (configuration, access, modification, validation).
• Working with partner teams to deliver web UI tooling where appropriate, ensuring consistent workflows and shared interfaces.
• Establishing and improving packaging and distribution practices (e.g., Docker, GitHub Releases)
• Improving maintainability through testing, CI/CD, versioning, and clear deprecation/migration paths for legacy tools.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, with a focus on reliability, usability, and long-term maintainability.
• Comfortable with Linux based systems and capable of working in the command line.
• Experience building internal tooling for operational workflows (commissioning, deployment, servicing, test/validation, or similar).
• Very good version control experience with Git.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Go, and comfort working across a multi-language codebase (Python/Go/C++).
• Experience distributing and operating internal tools (packaging, dependency management, release workflows), ideally including Docker and GitHub Releases.
• Ability to write clear documentation and specifications so tools can be adopted and used effectively across teams and stakeholders.
• Strong debugging/problem-solving skills across tooling, systems, and hardware-adjacent workflows.