Robotics Infrastructure Engineer

Watertown, MAR&D - Software /Full-time /On-siteRobotics Infrastructure Engineer: Systems, Infrastructure & ReliabilityThe CompanyWe believe general-purpose, generally-intelligent robots will be built in our lifetimes. Robots will work in our factories, move our goods, walk on our streets and eventually be in our homes. To build that future, research and deployment must work in lockstep: real-world operation must make the technology better and better technology must make deployment easier. We're looking for the thinkers, builders, and researchers who want to be part of that loop.As an AI robotics company that deploys its inventions directly into the facilities that need them, on state-of-the-art hardware, every line of code written at Tutor has a direct impact on the global, physical economy.Our CultureWe believe that something truly special can happen when talented, motivated people work together; at Tutor, every member of our team is empowered to have real impact in everything that they do. We’re characterized by both technical excellence and next-level collaboration and respect. About the RoleWe build robots that run 24/7 in production environments. We're looking for a hands-on engineer to own the reliability, infrastructure, and developer tooling that keeps our fleet running and our engineering team fast. You'll split your time between robot-side systems work, cloud infrastructure, and building automation that multiplies the team's output.A significant portion of this role involves working with AI coding agents. You'll direct autonomous agents to diagnose CI failures, triage production issues, run automated security and compliance checks, and execute multi-step engineering tasks. Knowing how to scope work for an agent, review its output critically, and build tooling that agents can use effectively is as important as writing the code yourself.What You'll DoOwn robot-side software (Python): Maintain the on-robot codebase that orchestrates arms, cameras, sensors, and I/O. Debug production hardware/software failures and ship fixes fastBuild and maintain infrastructure as code: Manage cloud infrastructure — identity and access management, CI/CD credentials, secrets, container registries, cluster autoscaling — using declarative configuration and reproducible buildsDrive build system and packaging migrations: Own the transition of robot software packaging to reproducible, hermetic build systems. Maintain machine images, dev environments, and deployment pipelinesBuild simulation and testing infrastructure: Develop end-to-end simulation systems that validate robot behavior without physical hardware — camera projection, kinematics, placement validation, fleet-wide calibrationDevelop and operate AI-powered engineering automation: Build autonomous agents that run nightly CI triage, security audits, infrastructure compliance checks, and code quality sweeps. Design the interfaces and instructions that make agents effective at real engineering workImprove observability and health monitoring: Instrument robot software with metrics and structured telemetry. Build alerting that catches problems before humans notice themWork across the stack: Touch frontend, backend, protobuf definitions, deployment tooling, and cloud services as needed. No part of the system is someone else's problemWhat We're Looking For3+ years of Python in a systems context — not web/ML Python, but the kind where you deal with processes, hardware I/O, async, and real-time constraintsStrong Linux systems knowledge: Memory management, device management, systemd, containers, networking, kernel tuningInfrastructure as code experience: Declarative infrastructure and configuration management tools. You've managed IAM, CI runners, secrets, and machine images programmaticallyExperience with real hardware: Robot arms, depth cameras, grippers, force/torque sensors, pneumatics, or similarCI/CD ownership: You've not just used CI — you've owned it. Runner infrastructure, flaky test triage, build caching, GPU-enabled pipelinesComfort with AI coding agents: You've used tools like Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot Workspace, or similar to do real engineering work — not just autocomplete, but directing agents through multi-step debugging, refactoring, and infrastructure tasks. You understand their failure modes and know when to trust vs. verifyStrong debugging instincts: You can go from a vague production symptom to root cause across hardware, OS, network, and application layersBias toward shipping over perfecting: You fix, monitor, iterate. Your commit history has more fix: than feat: and you're proud of thatNice to HaveNixOS or reproducible build system experienceExperience building or operating autonomous engineering agents/botsRobotics simulation (kinematics, camera models, physics)gRPC / Protocol BuffersManaged network infrastructure, VPNs, overlay networksTime-series databases and observability stacksAbout the Work StyleThis is a high-autonomy, high-output role. On a typical day you might direct an AI agent to triage overnight CI failures while you debug a production robot issue, then spend the afternoon migrating a package to a new build system. You'll write a lot of code, but you'll also write a lot of prompts — and the best candidates will see those as the same skill.About Our Roles & TitlesAt Tutor, we believe great engineers and researchers are defined by what they build and the impact they have — not where they sit in an org chart or what title they have. Therefore, everyone in our R&D org holds the title Member of Technical Staff (MoTS). Our job postings use standard titles so you can find us, but if you join Tutor, you'll be a MoTS — with a level that is determined through the interview process.That also means we hire people, not slots. Work at Tutor evolves every quarter, and we set the expectation of flexibility from day one — it's common for people to start on one thing and shift to another based on where the team needs them most. A high technical bar across the board is what makes that flexibility possible: it's what allows people to contribute meaningfully whatever problem they take on.$120,000 - $175,000 a yearTutor offers competitive benefits including fully employer-covered health insurance, a managed 401(k), and regular in-office meals. We host social events and maintain a collaborative, low-ego work culture where people are trusted to take ownership and solve real problems. Tutor is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.