Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Gecko Robotics
Power
$140-245k
+ Equity
Physical data handler for critical infrastructure inspections
Open for applications
Physical data handler for critical infrastructure inspections
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$140-245k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
Gecko Robotics' mission is to protect and maintain civilization's most critical infrastructure, through machines and platforms.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or relevant experience
- 3+ years of experience in a similar position
- Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools
- Understanding of how technical decisions impact the user of what you’re building
- Proficiency with programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, or similar languages
- Ability to work effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals
- Skill and comfort working in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives and iteration with users
- Demonstrated ability to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision
- Willingness and interest to travel as needed
What the job involves
- Forward Deployed Engineers build our business within the context of a single customer at a time
- They seek out valuable problems that hold our customers back
- The problems we work on are multi-domain, affecting cashflow, production, safety, and the environment
- A Forward Deployed Engineer doesn’t stop at finding problems, but goes on to create solutions and prove their value, owning the process from start to finish
- Forward Deployed Engineers, by solving a specific version of the problem for a specific customer, also help to navigate Gecko’s platforms - Gecko’s tools that scale across customers
- Solve Real Problems: We search for the highest impact problems we can find, we spend a lot of time with our customers to understand their true nature, we come up with new ways, and we don’t quit until we’ve reached impact
- Growth: The problems we work on are hard. No one has yet solved them. We are constantly learning and trying - and that includes learning about ourselves. We are a group who loves to grow - even if it requires hard work to do so
- Technologies We Use:
- Python, Javascript, React
- Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services
Our take
The critical services of energy, government, and other essential sectors depend on reliable infrastructure, and this is ensured through regular inspections. However, collecting the physical data required for infrastructural inspection is impossible without a variety of specialized equipment, and analyzing the produced data is a highly time-consuming process.
Gecko Robotics provides physical data handling for critical infrastructure inspections, leveraging robot-enabled ultrasonics and cloud-based data processing to serve power, oil and gas, pulp and paper, chemical, and government sectors. The company achieves this by pairing human NDT II/III inspectors with data capturing robots, facilitating the deployment of various advanced inspection techniques to meet any regulatory standards.
Whilst the use of robotic automation for infrastructural inspection is nothing new, Gecko Robotics stands out by offering its Toka robotics series, devices that are sufficiently flexible to collect data in many infrastructural scenarios. The company claims that this technology facilitates the collection of 1000 times more information than existing solutions at 10 times the speed.
Since receiving $73 million in Series C funding, Gecko has expanded its mission to "protect today's critical infrastructure and give shape to tomorrow's", taking on lucrative contracts with the US Navy.
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Insights
23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jun 2025
$125m
SERIES D
Dec 2023
$100m
SERIES C
Total funding: $345.5m
Company benefits
- On-site Cafe
- Generous PTO
- On-site Gym
- Professional Development Funds
- Paid Parental Leave
- 100% company paid disability plans & life insurance policy
- 100% company paid option Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401 (k) with company match
Company HQ
Allegheny Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Leadership
Jake Loosararian
(CEO & Co-Founder)Experience as Systems Engineer for RoviSys from 2013 to 2014.
Troy Demmer
(CPO & Co-Founder)Experience as Senior Financial Advisor in Strategic Planning for UPMC from 2010 to 2015.
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