Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Viam
Fleet Management
$190-259k
+ Equity
3-5 days a week in office
Full-stack software platform for robotics & AI
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Full-stack software platform for robotics & AI
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$190-259k
+ Equity
3-5 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make building, deploying and managing robots more flexible, affordable and easy to use so that builders can do more with robots while getting them to market faster.
Role
Who you are
- Building production systems in distributed or cloud environments
- Designing APIs and backend services that operate reliably at scale
- Debugging complex distributed systems or production services
- Working across teams to improve shared platform capabilities, developer tooling, or user-facing systems
- Making sound technical tradeoffs as systems and architecture evolve
- Experience with robotics or IoT is not required
What the job involves
- The Fleet Management team builds the control plane for machines running on Viam — the cloud systems and web applications that allow developers to configure devices, deploy software across fleets, and operate machines at scale
- The team owns the lifecycle of machine configuration and software running on those devices, along with the platform infrastructure that supports it — including authentication and permissions, machine logs uploaded from deployed devices, and the usage tracking behind Viam’s billing systems
- Our work sits at the intersection of product engineering and platform infrastructure. Engineers on this team build systems developers interact with directly while also evolving the backend architecture that supports machines operating in the real world
- The stack includes Golang backend services, modern web applications (Svelte / Typescript), MongoDB, and gRPC APIs
- Engineers on this team own systems end-to-end, from architecture and implementation through production operation. As the number of machines and developers using Viam grows, the team is focused on evolving the architecture that allows fleets of machines to be managed reliably at scale
- As a Senior or Staff Engineer, you’ll help raise the engineering bar through architecture discussions, mentorship, and guidance on complex projects
- Designing and building backend services that manage machine configuration and fleet state
- Developing full-stack features across APIs, databases, and web applications used to operate machines
- Building systems that deploy configuration and software updates across fleets of machines
- Evolving authentication and permissions systems used across the Viam platform
- Building infrastructure for storing and retrieving logs uploaded from deployed machines
- Improving the systems that track machine usage and power Viam’s billing platform
- Shaping architecture decisions that help the fleet platform scale as deployments grow
Our take
Viam offers an open-source software platform designed for scalable development in industries like IoT, robotics, industrial automation, and smart homes. Its modular, interoperable platform enables developers to manage hardware solutions across various devices and fleets, streamlining workflows and supporting AI-driven innovation.
Initially focused on robotics, Viam recently rebranded to appeal to a wider range of industries, including food processing and marine automation. By broadening its message, Viam has successfully expanded its market appeal and aligned its platform with the needs of diverse industries.
Alongside this success is substantial funding, which will fuel expansion into enterprise partnerships and product development. With growing interest from industries like industrial automation and conservation, the company is well-positioned for future growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
42% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Mar 2025
$30m
SERIES C
Mar 2024
$45m
SERIES B
Total funding: $117m
Company benefits
- Learning & development education reimbursements
- Training & mentorship opportunities
- 100% of medical, dental, and vision benefits covered
- Flexible work from home and office balance
- 20 weeks gender neutral parental leave
- Personal prosperity and family planning benefits
- Employee resource groups
- Catered lunch in the office
- Commuting benefits
Company HQ
Lincoln Square, New York, NY
Leadership
Eliot Horowitz
(Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded ShopWiki and MongoDB where they served as CTO. They also have experience as a Software Engineer at DoubleClick.
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