Forward Deployed Engineer, Gecko Robotics
$140-245k
+ Equity
AI & robotics for the built world
Open for applications
AI & robotics for the built world
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$140-245k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To diagnose the health of our world's critical infrastructure.
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 robotics inspection is nothing new, Gecko stands out with its Toka series, flexible wall-climbing robots designed to gather far more data, far faster than traditional methods.
Recently the company deepened its partnership with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), signing multi-year agreements to deploy robotics and AI-powered analytics across ADNOC's operations and collaborate on local training programs. Following a $125M funding round, Gecko is also preparing to begin manufacturing robots in the UAE, reflecting both its international growth and its ambition to embed robotics and AI at the core of modern energy infrastructure.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
23% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jun 2025
$125m
SERIES D
Dec 2023
$100m
SERIES C
Total funding: $345.6m
Company HQ
Allegheny Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Leadership
Jake Loosararian
(Co-Founder & CEO)Jake o-founded Gecko Robotics in 2013 and has served as the CEO ever since.
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