Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Ambi Robotics
$150-190k
+ Equity
Office located in Berkeley, CA
Supply chain automation hardware
Be an early applicant
Supply chain automation hardware
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$150-190k
+ Equity
Office located in Berkeley, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build AI-powered robotics that empower employees to work smarter and safer, increasing the operational resilience for global brands.
Role
Who you are
- Excitement about making a real-world impact for people in the warehouse, putting product function first
- A bias toward action: you prioritize fast development and testing on hardware versus incubating an idea until it is “ready”
- Eagerness to act as a generalist and solve a diverse set of challenging problems that amplify human potential with state-of-the-art robotics
- Enthusiasm for owning all phases of the development process from design to implementation to testing to improvements
- A desire for career growth and ownership of your work
- Proficiency with Python, Linux, and Docker
- Experience with C++ or Rust
- A strong understanding of software engineering development practices (git, CI/CD), finite state machines, multiprocessing/multithreading, and socket programming
- General experience across the robotics software stack, including controls, kinematics, motion planning, and rigid transformations / 3D geometry
- Familiarity with project management and acting as tech lead on projects involving one or more other members
- A BS in a related field with four years of experience in commercial robotics software development OR an MS/PhD in a related field with two years of experience in commercial robotics software development
Desirable
- (BONUS) Experience with APIs, advanced networking, and application software architecture (e.g. Model-View-Controller)
- (BONUS) Familiarity with computer vision, grasp planning, collision checking, and/or machine learning
What the job involves
- We seek a Senior Robotics Software Engineer to develop core robotics libraries and runtime application software for Ambi products
- In this role, you will rapidly develop, test, and deploy software across the robotics software engineering stack for core product functionality to improve warehouse operations
- You will work closely with the Software team and the CTO
- Position title and compensation will be matched to applicant's experience
Our take
The logistics and supply chain industry faces a serious challenge - volumes and varieties of goods to be picked and shipped are continuously increasing, but a staffing shortage means the workforce isn't available to accomplish this. Ambi is one of a number of companies aiming to find a solution, producing AI-powered robots to automate and accelerate logistics and fulfillment processes.
Utilizing the latest advances in robotics and machine learning, Ambi's robots work in tandem with human operators and are trained to handle both rigid and deformable (and therefore fragile or easy-to-drop) items, increasing the throughput per employee to over 1,200 items per hour on average. Ambi is competing with numerous other startups in this space, such as Covariant, Pickle and XYZ Robotics, but the addressable market is huge and untapped, with an estimated size of $30 Billion in 2023.
Having built up a customer base which includes the likes of Pitney Bowes and OSM Worldwide, Ambi has also secured a large amount of funding over several investment rounds. This is being used to continuing deployments of Ambi's robots and to expand the company's headcount, particularly in engineering and customer support. With a growing demand for its technology, Ambi is well poised for future success.
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Insights
13% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2022
$32m
EARLY VC
Jan 2022
$1m
GRANT
Total funding: $65.1m
Company benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k with 5% matching by Ambi
- Unlimited PTO
- Fully remote work
- Access to a full gym at HQ
- Free parking on site at HQ
- Equity ownership
Company values
- Resourcefulness: We work in agile ways to bring the smartest solutions to our partners.
- Experimentation: Hypothesize, test, learn, repeat. The scientific method is a way to reduce decision apprehension in unknown situations. Using it in life allows us to try new things and reach new heights.
- Service: Nothing brings us more reward than solving problems for partners or colleagues, learning, adapting, and helping them be as competitive as they can be.
- Equity: We believe in an environment built for everyone to contribute and be valued. When we embrace difference and diversity, we increase our knowledge base and data points.
Company HQ
Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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Leadership
David Gealy
(VP Hardware)Also Co-Creator of Berkely Open Arms. Was previously a Graduate Student Researcher at UC Berkeley College of Engineering and a Dyno Engineer at North American Repower.
Jeff Mahler
(CTO)Was a Computer Vision Engineer at Occipital. Before that, co-founded Lynx Laboratories.
Matthew Matl
(VP Software)Was previously a Software Engineer for AppNexus and Brewster.
Stephen McKinley
(VP Operations)Previously was Co-Creator of Berkeley Open Arms. Before that was Lead Mechanical Engineer at Quantum Energy Storage Corporation.
Ken Goldberg
(Chief Scientist)Is also a Professor and the Willaiam S. Flloyd Jr. Distinguished Chair in Engineering at UC Berkeley. Before co-founding Ambi Robotics was an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California.
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