Staff Software Engineer – Fleet Operations

Symbotic; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 204,600; Full time

Job summary

Symbotic in Wilmington, MA (HQ) is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for its Fleet Operations team. You will design and build real-time software that orchestrates fleets of autonomous robots across multiple sites, while mentoring engineers and driving performance improvements.

You will contribute to a scalable, event-driven stack with RabbitMQ/MQTT/gRPC, and work across tasking, structure, and bot control interfaces to ensure reliable, high-performance operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, or related STEM field.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional software development experience.
• At least 1 year of experience in technical leadership or team lead role.
• Proficiency in object-oriented design and programming concepts, with C# preferred.
• Experience with asynchronous or multithreaded programming.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and messaging protocols such as RabbitMQ, MQTT, or gRPC.
• Exposure to robotic-related technologies is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop real-time, high-performance software for fleets of mobile robots.
• Analyze fleet performance and contribute to improvements in key metrics and KPIs.
• Develop high-quality, robust software in a fast-paced environment.
• Mentor junior engineers and lead technical efforts across projects.
• Identify and address root causes of software performance issues.
• Develop and maintain unit and system-level tests for production software.

Skills

C#

Object-oriented design

Asynchronous programming

Multithreading

Event-driven architectures

RabbitMQ

MQTT

gRPC

Robotics exposure

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related STEM

Tools

RabbitMQ

MQTT

gRPC

Job description

Staff Software Engineer - Fleet Operations

USA Wilmington, MA - HQ

Time type: full time

Posted on: July 06, 2026

Job requisition id: R7517

What we need

Symbotic is seeking a talented Staff Software Engineer to join our Fleet Controls team. In this role, you will lead the design and development of high-performance applications that orchestrate fleets of autonomous mobile robots within automated warehouse environments. Your focus will be on building scalable, reliable, and efficient control systems that support increasingly complex operations across multiple deployment sites.

This is a high-impact role ideal for engineers who thrive in dynamic, collaborative environments and are passionate about building real-time systems that power next‑generation robotics.

What we do

The Fleet Controls team is dedicated to innovating and improving the software stack that orchestrates our growing fleet of robots. As a bridge between upstream systems (tasking, structure, inventory, etc.) and downstream systems (path planning and bot control), Fleet Controls ensures seamless communication and coordination. Our mission is to enable scalability and support the increasing complexity of robot operations across multiple sites.

What you’ll do

• Design & Development: Build real‑time, high‑performance software for managing fleets of mobile robots.
• Performance Optimization: Analyze fleet performance and contribute to projects aimed at improving key business metrics, customer requirements, and company KPIs.
• Software Excellence: Develop high‑quality, robust software in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Technical Leadership: Mentor junior engineers and lead technical efforts across projects.
• Issue Resolution: Identify and address root causes of software performance issues.
• Testing: Develop and maintain unit and system‑level tests for production software.

What you’ll need

Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, or a related STEM field.

• Minimum of 5 years of professional software development experience.
• At least 1 year of experience in technical leadership or team lead role.
• Technical Expertise:
• Proficiency in object‑oriented design and programming concepts. C# strongly preferred.
• Experience with asynchronous or multithreaded programming.
• Familiarity with event‑driven architectures, messaging systems, and communication protocols such as RabbitMQ, MQTT, or gRPC.
• Exposure to robotic‑related technologies (e.g., path planning, embedded systems) is a plus.

Our environment

• Up to 10% of travel may be required. Employees must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations.
• The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi‑weekly basis.

The base range for this position in the posted location is $149,000.00 - $204,600.00 however, base pay offered may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. The compensation package includes medical, dental, vision, disability, 401K, PTO and/or other benefits.