Software Engineer, Pickle Robot
Robotics Task Planning
3-5 days a week in office (Cambridge, MA)
Package handling robots
Be an early applicant
Package handling robots
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
3-5 days a week in office (Cambridge, MA)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To create robots that work alongside people in the very messy world of the loading dock, reducing the backbreaking human effort that goes into getting online orders to the door.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires advanced expertise in robotics and machine learning to further elevate the intelligence of our systems
- A seasoned Software Engineer with 3-5 years of experience, preferably within robotics or a closely related field
- A graduate with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in robotics, computer science, or a similar discipline—Master’s degree preferred
- An engineer with a proven track record in developing autonomous robotic systems
- Highly proficient in object oriented programming with Python (or C++), with experience in other relevant languages as a plus
- Experienced in motion and behavioral planning for robots or other autonomous systems, with a deep understanding of these key areas
- Experienced in working with complex algorithms and data pipelines, capable of optimizing for performance and scalability
- Some experience with aggregation and analysis of data, with a good eye for recognizing trends and turning them into actionable responses
- A strong, clear communicator who centers discussion on ideas and experiments
- Willing and able to work from our Cambridge, MA office at least three days per week
What the job involves
- Pickle is seeking a dynamic Software Engineer to join the team who will focus on enhancing the speed and performance of our truck unloading robot
- Research, prototype, and develop functions and algorithms that unlock new capabilities for our autonomous truck unloading robots, allowing them to handle increasingly complex tasks with greater efficiency
- Enhance the existing capabilities of our robots, driving improvements in both speed and reliability to optimize unload performance
- Characterize the system’s performance across a vast quantity of data and use it to inform future work, building better understanding of the system’s current and potential performance
- Collaborate with cross-functional software engineering teams to seamlessly integrate your contributions into broader hardware and software systems
- Play a key role in designing and contributing to the architecture of scalable software systems that support the deployment of multiple robots in diverse and dynamic environments
- Take ownership of key subdomains of the task planning system, providing context and guidance for fellow engineers who are less familiar with those aspects of the system
Our take
Unattractive working conditions have pushed more and more workers out of the logistics sector, with the labor gap only expected to grow in the coming years. Pickle Robot supplies intelligent robots to be employed in high-risk and heavy-lifting positions, to make up the worker shortage and free humans from these undesirable roles.
Pickle Robot was founded in 2018 to tackle an array of warehouse challenges, finding focus in the labor-intensive truck unloading space. Its pioneering industrial robots are built with AI and computer vision alongside advanced sensor technology, allowing them to perform intelligent unloading tasks at speed. This enables people to work quicker and smarter, whilst also avoiding the high risks of injury and fast turnaround associated with the sector.
Pickle Robot has raised significant funding to support go-to-market activities and improve its deployment capabilities. In 2024 it secured orders that represent the first stage of this commercial expansion, and the company also plans to invest in new feature sets in the near future.
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Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Nov 2024
$50m
SERIES B
May 2024
$15m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $102.5m
Company benefits
- Equity stakes
- Health care
- 401k
- Snacks and cold brew
- Beautiful headquarters in the heart of Cambridge, MA
Company values
- A Fun Team
- Solving Really Hard Problems
- Make A Real Difference
Company HQ
Central Square, Cambridge, MA
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Leadership
Andrew Meyer
(CEO)Currrently serves as the Founder of Industry Laband as President of LeafLabs.
Dan Paluska
(Co-Founder & VP of Robotics)Previously CTO of the company.
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