Production Engineer II Barn Owl Precision Agriculture

Fremont Economic Development Corporation; Florence (CO); On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Hands-on innovation opportunities

Mission-driven work

Job summary

Fremont Economic Development Corporation is hiring a Production Engineer II to enhance their ANT platform systems. This role involves backend services, infrastructure, and real-time systems in an innovative agricultural startup. The successful candidate should have over 4 years of software engineering experience, particularly in Python and cloud infrastructure. The position offers a full-time role with compensation between $105k and $135k, plus equity options, and remote work is considered for exceptional candidates.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience building production systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience building backend services and APIs.
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS) and containerized systems (Docker).
• Ability to design and maintain software systems that span multiple components or environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services and APIs that support robot operations and data flow.
• Develop and maintain systems for communication between robot, cloud, and user‑facing tools.
• Improve performance and scalability of core backend systems.
• Identify and resolve reliability issues across services and infrastructure.

Skills

Python

Production systems

Cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS)

Containerized systems (Docker)

Logging and monitoring

Tools

ROS2

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Location: Florence, CO or Denver/Boulder. Remote considered for exceptional candidates. Job Type: Full-Time Compensation: $105k-135k + meaningful equity participation

About Barn Owl Precision Ag (BOPA)

At BOPA, we’re building the future of autonomy for small and mid‑sized farms. Our compact, intelligent robots (ANTs) perform precision agricultural tasks like weeding, planting, and nutrient management – helping farmers cut labor costs, reduce chemical use, and increase sustainability.

We are a Seed‑stage startup with a nimble, farmer‑focused team. Our goal is to design robust, scalable robotics systems that can be deployed across the globe.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Production Engineer II to help build and stabilize the systems powering our ANT platform across cloud and on‑ANT environments. This is a hands‑on role spanning backend services, infrastructure, and on‑ANT runtime. You’ll work across APIs, deployment pipelines, and ROS2‑based systems; improving how we deploy, monitor, and debug systems across the fleet. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working across boundaries, is comfortable with ambiguity, and takes pride in building reliable, production‑ready systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services and APIs that support robot operations and data flow
• Develop and maintain systems for communication between robot, cloud, and user‑facing tools
• Ensure reliable capture, storage, and access of data across the platform
• Improve performance and scalability of core backend systems

Infrastructure & Reliability

• Build and improve deployment pipelines across cloud and ANT systems (CI/CD, OTA)
• Implement logging, monitoring, and alerting to improve system visibility and uptime
• Identify and resolve reliability issues across services and infrastructure
• Improve system resilience, fault tolerance, and recovery mechanisms

ANT Runtime Systems

• Develop and maintain services running on the ANT, including ROS2‑based components
• Improve stability and performance of ANT systems under real‑world conditions
• Support communication between ANT components and external systems
• Debug and resolve runtime issues observed in lab and field environments

Success Metrics (First 12‑18 Months)

• Systems run reliably in production with reduced crashes and downtime
• Logging, monitoring, and alerting provide clear visibility into system health
• Deployments are consistent, repeatable, and low‑friction across cloud and robot
• Issues are quickly identified and resolved with minimal impact to field operations
• Data from ANT runtime is reliably captured and available for downstream use

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience building production systems
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience building backend services and APIs
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS) and containerized systems (Docker)
• Experience improving system reliability through logging, monitoring, and debugging
• Ability to design and maintain software systems that span multiple components or environments
• Comfortable working across backend, infrastructure, and runtime systems in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments

Bonus Points

• Experience with ROS2 or working with software systems on robots or edge devices
• Familiarity with distributed systems and service‑to‑service communication
• Experience building or operating CI/CD pipelines and deployment workflows
• Exposure to observability tooling (logging, metrics, tracing)
• Experience working with real‑world, field‑deployed systems (e.g. robotics, IoT, or similar)

Our Culture

At BOPA, we value practical impact, humility, and the speed of iteration. We test everything in the field, learn fast, and build with farmers. We believe diverse perspectives lead to better designs, and we’re committed to fostering inclusion and collaboration.

Why Join Us

Mission‑Driven Work: Build robots that transform farming and rural economies
Real‑World Impact: See your engineering work deployed in active farm operations
Hands‑On Innovation: Work directly on full‑stack robotics systems
Fast Learning Curve: Collaborate across hardware, software, and autonomy to expand your technical range, skills and experience
Equity & Growth: Share in the company’s success at scale

**Disclaimer: The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee, time to time; the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.