Robotics Field Deployment Engineer — Warehouse Ops

Destro AI; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Destro AI in the United States seeks a Robotics Forward Deployed Engineer to own the software that runs MothershipOS in live customer warehouses. This role writes and maintains production code and serves as the on-site engineering presence to bring systems up, stabilize operations, or restore full functionality.

You will deploy in customer sites, collaborate with IT and operations, and handle end-to-end production issues, including after-hours incidents, with extensive travel to client sites

Qualifications

• 2 to 6 years of experience in systems engineering, robotics software, backend engineering, infrastructure, or field engineering.
• Comfortable being paged off-hours and traveling on short notice.
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous, high-pressure environments without a fully specified solution.
• Calm under pressure, direct with customers, and demonstrates strong ownership.

Responsibilities

• Write, test, and maintain the software services that run MothershipOS at customer sites, including deployment tooling and diagnostic utilities.
• Deploy and validate Destro's software stack in live warehouses, working directly with customer operations, IT, and engineering teams.
• Own production issues end-to-end during launch and stabilization, including off-hours incidents.
• Build and maintain containerized services (Docker Compose) and work with cloud infrastructure (GCP).

Skills

Python/C++

Docker

Linux

Networking

APIs/WebSockets/MQTT

Git

Tools

Docker

Docker Compose

GCP

Git

Job description

Destro AI in the United States seeks a Robotics Forward Deployed Engineer to own the software that runs MothershipOS in live customer warehouses. This role writes and maintains production code and serves as the on-site engineering presence to bring systems up, stabilize operations, or restore full functionality.

You will deploy in customer sites, collaborate with IT and operations, and handle end-to-end production issues, including after-hours incidents, with extensive travel to client sites