Software Engineer | Data Backend

Gecko Robotics; New York (NY); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401(k) matching

Parental leave

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Mental health support

Professional development

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Gecko Robotics is seeking a Software Engineer to lead the rearchitecture of the Rolodex data platform, enabling scalable context graphs and faster product development. You will shape core cloud infrastructure, expand storage technologies, and improve developer experience with clear APIs and tooling.

The role emphasizes ownership of security, data performance, and cross-team collaboration, with a strong DevOps mindset and ongoing opportunity to influence architecture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software development in a production environment.
• Expertise designing secure, user-friendly APIs for data interaction.
• Strong DevEx focus and ability to coordinate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Rolodex rearchitecture to scale the context graph.
• Design clear ontologies and APIs to support AI agent workflows.
• Own centralized permissioning and secure access models.
• Optimize data performance and query abstractions.

Skills

Backend infrastructure

APIs design

DevEx mindset

Architectural leadership

Cloud services

Data modeling

Communications

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Terraform

GCP

Python

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Software Engineer | Data Backend

Lead the rearchitecture of Gecko's central Rolodex data platform to scale context graphs

Location: New York, New York

Compensation: $200,000 - 250,000 USD / year

About The Role

Gecko Robotics Software Engineer

Gecko Robotics is helping the world's most important organizations ensure the availability, reliability, and sustainability of critical infrastructure. Gecko's complete and connected solutions combine wall-climbing robots, industry-leading sensors, and an AI-powered data platform to provide customers with a unique window into the current and future health of their physical assets. This enables real-time decision making to increase the efficiency and safety of operations, promote mission readiness, and protect the environment and civilization from the effects of infrastructure failure.

As part of the Software Platform team, your mission is to accelerate how Gecko ships world-class products by advancing our foundational cloud infrastructure. We're looking for an ambitious engineer to lead the next evolution of Rolodex, expanding its architecture and capabilities to support Gecko's growing data needs. In this role, you'll shape the future of a core platform that streamlines infrastructure, reduces operational risk, and enables product and pipeline teams to build and ship faster on top of a robust, scalable context graph.

What you will do:

• Drive the Rearchitecture: Lead Rolodex's evolution. Rebuild it for the scale of our context graph, preserving its centralized flexibility while unlocking the full performance of underlying storage technologies (time series, vector, etc.).
• Empower the Graph & Elevate DevEx: Deliver clear ontologies, predictable APIs, and core tooling (SDKs, local dev) that unlock AI agent workflows and eliminate bespoke integrations.
• Secure the Foundation: Own the evolution of our centralized permissioning system, transforming a robust security model into an intuitive, frictionless experience for developers.
• Optimize Data Performance: Design and optimize query abstractions (indexing, SQL/GraphQL) and smart routing for heavy workloads.
• Build Shared Platforms: Establish productized patterns for cross-cutting data needs like schemas, data modeling, chunked uploads, and pipelines.
• Automate Cloud Infrastructure: Share ownership of Gecko's Cloud footprint. Write Terraform, build self-serve tooling, and systematically eliminate engineering toil through automation.

Technologies We Use:

• Backend: Python
• Frontend: React, TypeScript
• Cloud Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
• Developer Tooling: Agentic coding workflows and AI-assisted development tools

We use a broad and evolving technology stack, and this list is not exhaustive. We're tech agnostic in our interview process and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

About You:

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of hands‑on software development experience in a production environment
• Expertise in writing clean, maintainable code, with a focus on backend infrastructure, databases, or developer tooling
• Experience designing secure, user‑friendly APIs that enable intuitive data interaction
• Exceptional communication skills and a passion for Developer Experience (DevEx); you care deeply about how other engineers use the systems you build
• Ability to own and execute long‑lived technical projects, coordinating across teams and contributing to critical architectural decisions
• Open‑mindedness, intellectual curiosity, and strong problem‑solving skills
• Excited to dive into new technologies and embrace strong DevOps practices, treating operational resilience and automation as core engineering challenges
• High self‑motivation and a passion for self‑directed learning
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Preferred Skills:

• Real‑world experience building, maintaining, or scaling central datastores, knowledge graphs, or shared data platforms
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and managing cloud deployments in GCP or AWS
• Familiarity with complex authorization and permissioning systems
• Strong judgment around data modeling, storage formats, access patterns, and developer ergonomics
• Understanding of data pipelines and data processing infrastructure

Who We Are:

At Gecko, our people are our greatest investment. In addition to competitive compensation packages, we offer company equity, 401(k) matching, gender‑neutral parental leave, full medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental health, ongoing professional development, family planning assistance, and flexible paid time off.

Gecko values collaboration, innovation, and partnership, and we believe we do our best work when we're together in person. We're an office‑first culture but understand that sometimes you may need to work from home. Many people are in the office five days a week, others need a bit more flexibility. Ultimately, we care about the outcomes we achieve - and creating a culture of autonomy and trust that enables that impact.

Gecko is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission to protect today's infrastructure and give form to tomorrow's.