Robotics will have a massive positive impact on the world economy and global human productivity over the coming decade. At Foxglove, we're excited for this future, and we're building powerful open source and commercial tools to accelerate it.
We're an experienced team of independent thinkers, with a passion for creating high quality products. We're looking for self-motivated and fast-learning individuals to join our mission.
About the roleFoxglove is the leading data and observability platform for physical AI. Our software is used by thousands of robotics engineers, product managers, and operators, and we're rapidly scaling. Our commercial product helps companies get robots to market faster, by organizing their data and streamlining collaboration.
We're looking for a Staff Software Engineer to help lead and grow our engineering efforts focused on user acquisition, engagement, and retention. This role will involve working closely with product, design, and marketing teams to drive key growth initiatives.
LocationFoxglove is a remote-friendly company, with employees spread across many locations. We maintain Pacific Time hours and hire within ±4 hours of U.S. time zones to ensure effective collaboration.
This role is onsite in our San Francisco office, but we are open to remote for highly experienced candidates with prior experience at a leading robotics or autonomous vehicle company.
Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and optimize features that drive user growth and engagement.
Define and implement technical strategies for testing, experimentation, and data-driven product development.
Collaborate with product managers to identify growth opportunities and translate them into technical requirements.
Mentor and grow engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous iteration.
Contribute to the overall product roadmap and strategy, ensuring growth initiatives align with company goals.
8+ years experience in software engineering roles, with a focus on growth or product engineering.
Experience working in complex web applications (preferably with TypeScript).
Ability to lead and inspire a team, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
Ability to self-motivate and thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.
What We Offer
$300 monthly budget towards commuter benefits or building your personal workspace (remote only)
Competitive equity grant in a Series B company
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Term Life insurance coverage at 100% for employees and 75% for dependents
401(k) matching up to 4%
4 weeks vacation, plus holidays and winter break
All expenses paid company off-sites 2× per year
Impact: Own growth at a fast-growing, high-leverage moment for the company.
Mission: Accelerate the development of the next generation of robotics and embodied AI.
Team: Work with world-class engineers, designers, and researchers passionate about open-source and developer tools.
Ownership: Drive initiatives end-to-end, with high autonomy and visibility.
Top Skills
What We Do
At Foxglove, we’re building powerful tools to accelerate robotics development. We believe that robotics will have a massive impact on our daily lives and the world economy over the coming decade, and that better quality software tooling will significantly accelerate this trend. Our team’s years of experience working in the robotics and self-driving industries means we are uniquely positioned to bring the advanced tools built in-house at larger companies to the increasing number of startups in this space, across a wide range of verticals.
Our first product, Foxglove Studio, is an open source visualization and diagnosis platform, specifically designed for working with robotics and sensor data. It allows you to easily inspect sensor inputs such as images, point clouds, and time series data, via a highly customizable 2D & 3D environment.
