Benefits and culture
Standard Bots offers a competitive annual compensation range of USD 170,000 to USD 210,000, with on-site work in Glen Cove, NY. The benefits package includes Employee Stock Options, paid time off, medical/dental/vision, life insurance, disability insurance, and a 401(k) plan. The role fits a culture that values growth, optimism, clear communication, and impact, while prioritizing simplicity, reliability, and velocity. We seek self-driven, creative engineers who thrive in ambitious environments and enjoy applying their expertise to new, fascinating domains.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement robust backend architectures for robot control and state management
- Build and maintain test infrastructure to ensure system safety and reliability
- Develop firmware for hardware integration of various robotics peripherals (cameras, grippers, sensors)
- Drive technical decisions around system architecture and engineering best practices
- Create reliable APIs and services that enable seamless robot operations
- Implement monitoring, logging, and debugging systems for robot operations
- Mentor other engineers on backend architecture and system design principles
Requirements
- Experience: Strong technical background with 5+ years in complex environments
- Growth + Optimism: Enthusiasm for new domains and challenges, eager to learn context to amplify impact
- Clarity of Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication, supportive of peers
- Impact Driven: Focus on user value and execution over purely theoretical approaches
- Proactive Simplicity: Prioritize simplicity, reliability, and velocity, seeking opportunities to improve current systems
- Excelling in Ambitious Environments: Thrive in dynamic, diverse teams and ambitious settings
Technology and stack
- Embedded: STM32, C / C++, RTOS
- Host & Services: Linux, NodeJS / TypeScript
- Infrastructure & Tooling: Docker, GitHub Actions, CI/CD
Who you are
Background in robotics is not required or favored. We value self-driven, optimistic, and creative engineers who are energized by the domain and eager to apply their expertise to a new and compelling area.
About Standard Bots
Standard Bots aims to lower barriers to real world automation by combining software and hardware capabilities to unlock productivity across new industries. Our robotics, vision, and networking platform underpins the company’s ambitious goals, emphasizing extensibility, simplicity, and reliability. Embedded Systems engineering is central to the company’s mission.
