Staff Software Engineer, Data APIs & Robotics Platforms

Intuitive; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 190,300 - 223,900; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to build services and APIs that support our robotic platforms and mission-critical operations, including file and event ingestion, real-time data processing, and APIs for critical business operations. The candidate will ensure high quality, automation, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities include leading architecture, designing secure APIs, implementing tests, and driving CI/CD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering for data-intensive services and APIs.
• Strong experience building data-intensive services and APIs in Java, Go, Python.
• Experience with REST/GRPC APIs, databases, and cloud-based deployments.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and development of services and APIs for robotic fleet data ingestion and processing.
• Design APIs exposing high-value system data in secure, scalable, maintainable ways.
• Define interfaces, data contracts, and backward-compatible integrations.
• Implement unit, integration, and end-to-end tests within CI pipelines.
• Drive CI/CD, observability, and operational practices for frequent, reliable releases.
• Collaborate with security and quality teams to meet compliance and operational requirements.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers on architecture and best practices.

Skills

Java

Go

Python

APIs

REST

GRPC

Data ingestion

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Airflow

CI/CD

Testing

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

NoSQL

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in computer science or related field

Minimum of 8 years relevant experience in software engineering related to data-intensive services and APIs

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Airflow

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

AWS

Job description

Intuitive is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to build services and APIs that support our robotic platforms and mission-critical operations, including file and event ingestion, real-time data processing, and APIs for critical business operations. The candidate will ensure high quality, automation, and operational excellence.

Responsibilities include leading architecture, designing secure APIs, implementing tests, and driving CI/CD.