Senior Platform Engineer

Agzen; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AgZen is a fast-growing precision agriculture company based in Somerville, MA, developing RealCoverage to improve spray efficiency and reduce chemical use. You’ll join a multidisciplinary team spanning hardware, software, and agronomic science to retrofit sprayers with smart tech and real-time insights, enabling farmers and partners to optimize chemical usage globally.

The role sits in the infrastructure team in Somerville, MA, with in-person work required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Proven skills architecting, implementing, and managing internal tools and platforms.
• Proficiency with Go, especially concurrent or distributed systems.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (Terraform, AWS, Docker) and bare-metal Linux.
• Familiarity with TypeScript (React and React Router).
• Willingness to learn new tools and take ownership of real-world problems.
• Alignment with our mission — sustainability and impact in agriculture.

Responsibilities

• Scale a growing network of computer vision systems embedded on sprayers around the world.
• Ship internal tools for manufacturing, maintenance, monitoring, development, and science.
• Work across the full stack, architecting the backbone of a system that connects firmware, ML systems, and user interfaces.
• Collaborate on features sparked by teammates, leadership, and customer needs; see work used in real time.
• Test your work in a hardware-equipped lab simulating real-world conditions.
• Push the limits of edge computing to power a user-friendly agriculture tech system.

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

TypeScript

React

Ownership

Problem solving

Sustainability awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Docker

Bare-metal Linux

Job description

We're a small team doing big things — using cutting-edge physics and real-time sensing to change how the world sprays crops.

Why AgZen

A place to do your best work

Real-World Impact

Our technology is in fields today, helping farmers spray smarter and use fewer chemicals. The work you do here has a measurable effect on sustainability and profitability across millions of acres.

Hard Problems, Fast Pace

Born out of MIT research, AgZen sits at the intersection of hardware, software, and agronomic science. If you thrive on tackling genuinely novel challenges and shipping quickly, you'll fit right in.

You won't be a cog in a machine here. Every person on the team has direct influence over the product and the company's direction — and we want to keep it that way as we grow.

We're Hiring

Open Positions

Location

Employment Type

Full time

Department

About AgZen:

AgZen is a fast-growing precision agriculture company headquartered in Somerville, MA, built on MIT research and focused on one problem: making crop spraying more efficient. Our flagship product, RealCoverage, is the world's first system that measures and controls droplet coverage at the leaf level, giving growers real-time visibility into spray performance and cutting chemical and water use by up to 50% without sacrificing yield.

We are a small, technically deep team working at the intersection of fluid mechanics, computer vision, AI, and real agricultural environments. If you want to build technology with measurable impact on how the world grows food, this is the place to do it.

About the Role:

At AgZen, you’ll be joining a multidisciplinary engineering team that includes hardware, electrical, and software engineers working together to transform traditional agricultural practices. Our mission centers on retrofitting existing sprayers with advanced technology that enables smarter pesticide use through data collection and real-time insights.

As part of the infrastructure team, you’ll help design, build, and maintain the tools behind our computer vision systems deployed directly onto sprayers at farms around the world. You’ll directly enable our field teams, dealers, manufacturers, and our perception and application teams, all in pursuit of helping farmers and business partners better understand and optimize chemical usage in agriculture.

This role is located in Somerville, MA (Boston area) with work required to be in-person.

What You’ll Do

• Scale a growing network of computer vision systems embedded on sprayers around the world.
• Ship internal tools supporting manufacturing, maintenance, monitoring, development, and science.
• Work across the full stack, architecting the backbone of a system that connects firmware, machine learning systems, and user interfaces.
• Collaborate on features sparked by teammates, company leadership, and real customer needs - then watch your work get used in the field in real time over live satellite connections.
• Test your work in a hardware‑equipped lab that simulates real-world conditions — no waiting on others to see results.
• Push the limits of what’s possible with edge computing, powering the most user‑friendly system in modern agriculture tech.

What We're Looking For

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Proven skills architecting, implementing, and managing internal tools and platforms.
• Proficiency with Go strongly desired, especially concurrent or distributed systems.
• Experience with both cloud infrastructure (Terraform, AWS, Docker) and bare‑metal Linux systems.
• Familiarity with TypeScript (React and React Router).
• Willingness to learn new tools, dive into unfamiliar systems, and take ownership of real‑world problems.
• Alignment with our mission — we value teammates who care about sustainability and want to make a real impact in agriculture and the environment.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to make an immediate and visible impact in a fast‑growing company
• Early‑employee equity
• 401(k) with employer matching at 6 months of employment
• 6 weeks of PTO on day one
• 12 paid holidays
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance

The salary range for this position is $130,000 - $160,000 depending on skills and qualifications evaluated on a per candidate basis.