Intrinsic is Alphabet’s bet aiming to reimagine the potential of industrial robotics. Our team believes that advances in AI, perception and simulation will redefine what’s possible for industrial robotics in the near future – with software and data at the core.
Our mission is to make industrial robotics intelligent, accessible, and usable for millions more businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers. We are a dynamic team of engineers, roboticists, designers, and technologists who are passionate about unlocking the creative and economic potential of industrial robotics.
Role
As a Platform & Capabilities Backend Software Engineer, you and the team will own the design and implementation of a distributed cloud and on-premises system that enables users across the world to develop new robotics capabilities, share them with the community, and build and deploy real-world automation solutions. Your work will be a hub and central enabler for many other teams, partners, and customers. To be successful, you will need to have an eye for architecture and interface design, be comfortable diving into and working in complex systems, and be excited to expand your experience into new areas of cloud and real-time computing and robotics software and hardware.
How your work moves the mission forward
- Conceive of, design, and build a new way of creating and deploying automation solutions that leverages modern computing technologies.
- Build and support a community of developers that collaborates to create the next generation of robotic capabilities.
- Ground our platform in real-world, end-to-end applications that deploy robotic hardware in an industrial setting.
- Collaborate with a team of experienced professionals in modern software development practices.
- Coordinate software development efforts across cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
Skills you will need to be successful
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field
- A minimum of 5 years of professional working experience coding in C++, Python or GO within team-based development environments, including documentation, unit and integration testing, and version control systems
- Extensive experience with Kubernetes, gRPC, Protobuf, and Bazel
- Self-directed learning of complex systems; eagerness to work and learn outside of current areas of expertise.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to clearly and concisely explain problems and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Skills that will differentiate your candidacy
- Experience with and broad understanding of modern approaches to industrial robotic automation
- Experience with ROS
- Software architecture and interface design
- Security engineering
- Frontend development
The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $214,400 - 227,800 + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter will share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.
At Intrinsic, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at: [email protected].
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What We Do
Intrinsic is a robotics software and AI company at Alphabet. Our mission is to make industrial robotics accessible and usable for millions more businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers. We are a multidisciplinary team of engineers, roboticists, designers, and technologists who are passionate about unlocking the creative and economic potential of industrial robotics.
