Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Lab37; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 158,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) plan

HSA

Paid time off

Time off policies

Job summary

Lab37 Robotics is building cutting-edge kitchen robotics software that spans frontend, backend, cloud, and robot interfaces. The engineer will collaborate with product, culinary, operations, robotics, firmware, and mechanical teams to turn complex operational problems into reliable software for kitchen platforms.

You will help scale release and deployment, learn management, and refine robot interfaces while aligning with delivery partners to sync menus and orders.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering backend REST services in a production environment.
• Strong frontend knowledge with modern JS frameworks and TypeScript.
• Ability to document designs, playbooks, and architecture decisions.
• Excellent collaboration across product, design, ops, robotics, and firmware teams.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of frontend and backend software for configuring, observing, and managing kitchen operations
• Collaborate with culinary and product teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Integrate with delivery service providers to receive orders, provide status updates, and synchronize menus
• Create and integrate with the on-robot control panel interfaces
• Work alongside firmware, mechanical, electrical, and robotics engineers to ensure cohesive system functionality
• Contribute to code reviews and architectural decisions

Skills

Go/C++ backend

Vue3/Svelte

TypeScript

Documentation

Teamwork

Tools

AWS

Docker

Protobuf

Python

Terraform

Git

SQL

Superset

Job description

Who we are

Lab37 Robotics, is a technology company focused on the development and deployment of robots designed specifically for direct-to-customer food production. Our mission is to revolutionize the food industry by creating innovative robotic solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction. We are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver cutting-edge products that meet the evolving needs of our clients.

What you’ll do

You will work across frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure, integrations, and robot-adjacent interfaces. You will partner closely with product, culinary, operations, robotics, firmware and mechanical teams to turn ambiguous operational problems into reliable software.

As we scale up, this team will work closely with our product and robotics software teams to solve exciting problems around release and deployment, configuration, learning management, and refining the robot interface.

Work with a team to both lead and provide feedback on new designs, triage issues, and analyze system performance.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of frontend and backend software for configuring, observing, and managing kitchen operations
• Collaborate with culinary and product teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Integrate with delivery service providers to receive orders, provide status updates, and synchronize menus
• Create and integrate with the on-robot control panel interfaces
• Work alongside firmware, mechanical, electrical, and robotics engineers to ensure cohesive system functionality
• Contribute to code reviews and architectural decisions

What we are looking for

• Proficiency in Go or C++ for writing backend services, particularly REST-based
• Proficiency in Vue3 or Svelte (preferred) and TypeScript for writing frontend web applications
• Familiarity with documentation tools (for example wikis, markdown, docs) and writing design documents and playbooks
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical team members

Desirable Skills

• Prior experience with AWS services, particularly cross-region services, databases, and message queues.
• Experience with Docker, Protobuf, Python, Terraform, and Git.
• Familiarity with remove simulation environments, along with standing up simulated backend services or making use of such services in unit/integration tests (potentially remove)
• Familiarity with SQL, Superset, Jupyter notebooks, and other tools used for analyzing data

Why join us

• Demand for online food delivery is growing really fast! In the last 5 years, just in the US, the overall market has expanded 10X from $10B to $100B, and could expand to $500bn- $1T by 2030.
• Changing the restaurant industry: You’ll be part of a team that helps restaurants succeed in online food delivery.
• Collaborative environment: You will receive support and guidance from experienced colleagues and managers, helping you to learn, grow and achieve your goals, and you’ll work closely with other teams to ensure our customer’s success.

What else you need to know

This role is based in our Pittsburgh office. As a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.

The base salary range for this role is $158,000 - $220,000 per year.

Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.

Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
• Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
• Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
• Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
• Pet insurance discount.
• 401(k).
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Time Off policies:
  • Discretionary vacation days
  • 8 paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick time
  • Paid Bereavement leave
  • Paid Parental Leave

Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion.

Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?

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