Founding Software Engineer

AUTOPILOT; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base Salary

Annual bonus potential

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Flexible PTO

Paid Holiday Days

Travel Reimbursement

Team & Culture Events

Job summary

AUTOPILOT is seeking a skilled engineer to design and build our cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes workloads from the ground up, enabling fleet orchestration for robotics operations.

You will develop scalable backend services and data pipelines that connect software to real-world robotic operations, working in a fast-paced startup environment with modern cloud tools.

Qualifications

• 4+ years shipping production software.
• Deep expertise in GCP and Kubernetes.
• Experience designing scalable distributed systems in fast-paced startups.
• Thrives in ambiguity and rapid development cycles.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the company's cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes workloads from the ground up.
• Develop scalable backend services and data pipelines connecting software to real-world robotics operations.

Skills

GCP

Kubernetes

Distributed Systems

Cloud Architecture

CI/CD

Backend Development

API Design

Three.js

WebGL

Robotics Infrastructure

Fleet Orchestration

Telemetry Ingestion

Python

Software Architecture

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Design and build the company's cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes workloads from the ground up to support robot fleet orchestration. Develop scalable backend services and data pipelines that connect software to real-world physical robotics operations.

Requirements: Requires 4+ years of experience with a proven track record of shipping production software and deep expertise in GCP and Kubernetes. Candidates must have experience designing scalable distributed systems and thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced startup environments.

Key Skills: GCP, Kubernetes, GKE, Distributed Systems, Cloud Architecture, CI/CD, Backend Development, API Design, Three.js, WebGL, Robotics Infrastructure, Fleet Orchestration, Telemetry Ingestion, Python, Software Architecture, Infrastructure as Code

Benefits: Base Salary, Annual bonus potential, Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, 401(k), Flexible PTO, Paid Holiday Days, Travel Reimbursement, Team & Culture Events