Senior Software Engineer

GCS Recruitment; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design backend systems in Python and build device-to-cloud pipelines using AWS IoT Core and MQTT. You will integrate Lambda and S3 to support ML-driven decisions in a scalable edge-to-cloud architecture.

Collaborate with robotics, vision, and software teams to deploy and test solutions. Knowledge of NVIDIA Jetson and edge computing is a plus; Docker, Terraform, CDK, and CI/CD are preferred for modern deployments.

Qualifications

• Strong Python development experience.
• Experience with AWS IoT Core, Lambda, and S3.
• Experience with MQTT and API integrations.
• Experience with event-driven architectures.
• Experience with integration and system testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend systems in Python.
• Develop device-to-cloud pipelines using AWS IoT Core and MQTT.
• Build integrations with AWS services and internal APIs.
• Support system integration, testing, and deployment.
• Collaborate with robotics, vision, and software engineering teams.

Skills

Python

AWS IoT Core

MQTT

API integrations

Event-driven architectures

Integration testing

Tools

NVIDIA Jetson

Docker

Terraform

CDK

CI/CD

AWS Greengrass

Job description

Senior Software Engineer

Locations: Pittsburgh, PA

We're supporting an exciting robotics and automation project developing a vision-based quality control platform for robotic storage systems used at large scale across multiple operational sites.

The platform combines NVIDIA Jetson edge devices, AWS IoT Core, MQTT, Lambda, and S3 to process inspection data and support ML-driven pass/fail decisions. This is a greenfield opportunity to help build and scale the device-to-cloud architecture from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend systems in Python
• Develop device-to-cloud pipelines using AWS IoT Core and MQTT
• Build integrations with AWS services and internal APIs
• Support system integration, testing, and deployment
• Collaborate with robotics, vision, and software engineering teams

Required Skills

• Strong Python development experience
• AWS expertise, including:
  • IoT Core
  • Lambda
  • S3
• MQTT
• API integrations
• Event-driven architectures
• Integration and system testing

Preferred Skills

• AWS IoT Greengrass
• NVIDIA Jetson
• Industrial IoT or Edge Computing
• Computer Vision, ML, or Anomaly Detection
• Docker, Terraform, CDK, or CI/CD

If you're interested in building large-scale IoT and robotics solutions in a fast-moving environment, we'd love to hear from you.