Principal Software Engineers

Job Responsibilities The Principal Software Engineer will work with a multidisciplinary team to develop software for robotic applications related to store replenishment and e-commerce order fulfillment. Provide technical leadership on major software projects, guiding system design, development, and delivery. Architect scalable software systems for robotic automation and fulfillment applications using containerization orchestration frameworks like Docker and Kubernetes. Design, implement, and maintain core software components in Python, leveraging proven design patterns and asynchronous/concurrent programming. Integrate and enhance robotic systems for store replenishment and e-commerce operations using ROS (Robot Operating System), and data science libraries like PyTorch, and scikit-learn. Lead and mentor engineers to improve technical skills, productivity, and code quality. Manage technical execution across small cross-functional teams, ensuring project goals and timelines are met. Perform system-level debugging and troubleshooting for live deployments and production environments using ELK for centralized logging and analysis. Collaborate with hardware, controls, and product teams to define, plan, and deliver integrated robotic solutions. Review and enforce software best practices, including design patterns, code reviews, and version control workflows. Drive CI/CD and automation efforts to ensure efficient development, testing, and deployment pipelines. Search for, read, and implement algorithms from engineering books and research papers. Education, Experience and Skills Requirements The employer requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, robotics, mechatronics, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field and at least five (5) years of progressively more responsible robotic software development work experience within the automation industry. OR Alternatively, the employer will accept a master’s degree in computer science, robotics, mechatronics, mechanical engineering, or a closely related field and at least three (3) years of robotic software development work experience within the automation industry. In addition, the employer requires the following: Demonstrated ability with Python for production-grade software development in deployed systems gained through at least three (3) years of work experience; Demonstrated experience architecting and deploying distributed robotic systems utilizing ROS, gRPC, Kafka or similar software gained through at least three (3) years of work experience; Demonstrated ability with technical leadership, including mentoring engineers and managing project execution gained through at least three (3) years of work experience; Demonstrated ability diagnosing, debugging, and resolving complex software and system issues in production robotic environments gained through at least three (3) years of work experience; and Demonstrated ability implementing and enforcing testing best practices, including automated unit, integration, and system testing gained through at least three (3) years of work experience. All years of experience may be gained concurrently. Telecommuting is an option as long as the employee is based in the Bedford, MA region, as the employee must conduct regular visits to company offices in the Bedford, MA region. 5% domestic travel required. Salary range is $160,000 to $190,000 per year. #J-18808-Ljbffr