Backend Engineer – Robotics Autonomy (Python/C++)

Pickle Robot Company; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Unlimited vacation

Paid holidays

401(k) with company match

Travel reimbursement

Job summary

Pickle Robot Company in Boston, MA is hiring backend engineers to design and scale systems that support autonomous robotics workflows. You will work on task planning backends, event-driven architectures, and integration with real-world robotics environments.

Ideal candidates have 3–5+ years in backend/distributed systems, strong Python and C++ skills, and familiarity with Kafka/ROS. The role focuses on building reliable, scalable services and collaborating with robotics teams.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of backend or distributed systems experience.
• Strong Python and C++ (or Rust/Go/Java) proficiency.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, concurrency, and distributed design.
• Experience with event-driven systems and messaging frameworks (Kafka, ROS).
• Experience integrating with hardware or real-world robotics environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services supporting task planning and autonomy.
• Develop scalable, reliable, and performant systems using Python (and C++ where needed).
• Contribute to system architecture and service design.
• Build and maintain event-driven systems and messaging architectures.
• Collaborate closely with robotics engineers to integrate backend systems with real-world workflows.
• Improve system performance, reliability, and maintainability across services.
• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions to elevate engineering standards.

Skills

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Python

C++

ROS

Kafka

Tools

Kafka

ROS

Rust

Go

Java

Job description

Pickle Robot Company in Boston, MA is hiring backend engineers to design and scale systems that support autonomous robotics workflows. You will work on task planning backends, event-driven architectures, and integration with real-world robotics environments.

Ideal candidates have 3–5+ years in backend/distributed systems, strong Python and C++ skills, and familiarity with Kafka/ROS. The role focuses on building reliable, scalable services and collaborating with robotics teams.