Software Engineer, Scythe Robotics

Backend Web

$130-149.5k

Salary is applicable to Colorado based candidates only and may vary on further locations. + Equity

React

AWS

Docker

Python

Django

GraphQL

Airflow

Azure

Luigi

Apollo

Next.js

Mid and Senior level

Remote from US

Robotics company developing autonomous machines for off-road environments

Job no longer available

Robotics company developing autonomous machines for off-road environments

21-100 employees

B2BEnterpriseSustainabilityManufacturingRobotics

Job no longer available

$130-149.5k

Salary is applicable to Colorado based candidates only and may vary on further locations. + Equity

React

AWS

Docker

Python

Django

GraphQL

Airflow

Azure

Luigi

Apollo

Next.js

Mid and Senior level

Remote from US

21-100 employees

B2BEnterpriseSustainabilityManufacturingRobotics

Company mission

To provide the most advanced and sustainable autonomous technology for maintaining off-road environments safely, effectively, and responsibly.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Professional backend web software development
Django/Django REST Framework and PostgreSQL
Python with experience with data pipelines built to feed web application data sources that have run on Airflow, Dagster, or Luigi
GraphQL, especially Apollo GraphQL
CI/CD pipelines, containerization (e.g., Docker), and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) for deploying and managing web applications
How to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, leveraging interpersonal skills
Front-end development in React/Next.js
Worked with robots and/or robot applications using ROS
Worked on a Data Platform team to move land data in to application databases
Led a small team of Full Stack Web developers
Mentored a team of software engineers, driving technical excellence and fostering a collaborative environment
Worked in a large scale web application deployed on AWS

What the job involves

At Scythe, you’ll work with a team of world-class experts in everything from computer vision to mechanical engineering, pushing the limits of possibility and growing by overcoming hurdles along the way
As a Backend Web Software Engineer at Scythe, you'll play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining our web services that power our customer-facing applications, enabling our customers to get the best from their robot fleets
Scythe's machines are out in the field helping humanity take better care of the world, and the web services you'll build are the backbone of those operations, enabling fleet management, planning, billing, debugging, and all of the other crucial happenings that lead to the success of our mission
You’ll work in concert with teammates from across the company to build a rich understanding of product needs and bring those ideas to life
Your expertise in back-end technologies and how they interact with front-end frameworks will be instrumental in creating robust, scalable, and user-friendly software solutions that will supercharge our customers' robot fleets and help Scythe realize its big mission
Design, develop, and deploy scalable and responsive web applications that enable our customers to manage, track and visualize their robot fleets, using a combination of back-end technologies
Provide technical leadership and guidance to a team of software engineers, driving best practices, code reviews, and mentoring junior team members
Take ownership of feature development ensuring high-quality, tested code, scalability, and performance
Develop and implement comprehensive testing strategies to ensure the reliability and stability of the software, including unit tests, integration tests, and automated testing frameworks
Collaborate with data platform engineers to write, deploy, and maintain data pipelines to surface and land data in to backend application databases
Communicate with front end and mobile engineers to support API needs

Our take

Millions of off-road spaces, from lawns to vast public parks, need regular maintenance. Traditional mowers run on fossil fuels and require human operations, but Scythe is changing the game with intelligent, emissions-free robots. These fully fun electric mowers are designed to follow contours, navigate slopes, and automatically adjust cut patterns to keep grass looking pristine without the environmental cost.

Maintenance businesses can save thousands due to the reduced need for human involvement and the robot's efficient, all-electric motors. Scythe's unique "Robot-as-a-Servce" rental model charges by the acre mowed, offering affordable, sustainable solutions. Plus, its mowers are quieter - reducing noise by 20dB compared to legacy models - so no more complaints when mowing the lawn at 7am on a Sunday.

Commercial landscape contractors have long struggled to meet growing demand for staying sustainable, but Scythe is changing that with its in-demand M.52 mower. After successful funding, the company is scaling up its manufacturing process to meet demand and ensure the future of landscaping is greener, quieter, and more efficient.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Dec 2022

$42m

LATE VC

Jul 2022

$0.4m

GRANT

Total funding: $61.2m

Company benefits

Fully-sponsored medical, vision, and dental insurance, including 75% funded dependent coverage, to keep everyone covered
Flexible (and encouraged!) paid time-off policies to make sure everyone gets the relaxation to do their best work, plus most positions can accommodate remote or work-from-home whenever it makes sense for you

Company HQ

Goss - Grove, Boulder, CO

Leadership

Jack Morrison

(Co-Founder & CEO)

They spent over 3 years at Bowdoin College as a Teaching Assistant, before 2 years as a MITRE Software Systems Engineer. They co-founded Replica Labs in 2014 and served as an Occipital Computer Vision Engineer before leveraging this experience to co-found Scythe Robotics.

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