Senior Software Engineer, Ambi Robotics

Motion Planning

$150-190k

+ Equity ownership

Docker

Python

Linux

C++

Rust

Git

Junior, Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Berkeley, CA

Supply chain automation hardware

Open for applications

Supply chain automation hardware

21-100 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceDeep TechRoboticsSupply ChainMachine LearningSaaS

Open for applications

$150-190k

+ Equity ownership

Docker

Python

Linux

C++

Rust

Git

Junior, Mid and Senior level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Berkeley, CA

21-100 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceDeep TechRoboticsSupply ChainMachine LearningSaaS

Company mission

To build AI-powered robotics that empower employees to work smarter and safer, increasing the operational resilience for global brands.

Job

Company

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

Experience with APIs, advanced networking, and application software architecture (e.g. Model-View-Controller)
Familiarity with computer vision, grasp planning, collision checking, and/or machine learning

What the job involves

We seek a Senior Software Engineer, Motion Planning to develop core robotics libraries and runtime application software for motion planning systems in Ambi products
In this role, you will rapidly develop, test, and deploy software in planning applications across the robotics software engineering stack with the goal of improving warehouse operations. You will work closely with the Software team and the CTO

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 that 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 continue deploying Ambi's robots and expanding its product range. With a growing demand for its technology, Ambi is well poised for future success.

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Insights

Top investors

13% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.6)

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 HQ

Northwest Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Leadership

David Gealy

(Co-Founder & 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

(Co-Founder & CTO)

Was a Computer Vision Engineer at Occipital. Before that, co-founded Lynx Laboratories.

Matthew Matl

(Co-Founder & VP Software)

Was previously a Software Engineer for AppNexus and Brewster.

Stephen McKinley

(Co-Founder & 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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