Senior Software Engineer - Robotics Platform

About the role

Gravis Robotics is a Series A start-up that brings physical AI to the construction industry, turning heavy construction machines into autonomous robots. Its Gravis RACK is a retrofit kit adding autonomy to excavators and wheel loaders, paired with a tablet and Copilot software. The robotics platform team builds the software foundation so robots can operate continuously in harsh environments. As a Senior Robotics Platform Software Engineer, you will help shape and implement a scalable, safe and high-performing platform, gathering requirements, designing the communication layer, node orchestration, lifecycle management and APIs, and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineers from other teams to derive requirements and shape the robotics platform
• Design, build and maintain parts of the platform, such as health monitoring and machine configuration management
• Guide junior team members and influence and grow the engineering culture
• Monitor external dependencies and alternatives, and contribute upstream to open source projects

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering, robotics development or similar roles
• Strong software engineering skills and experience with tooling such as clangd, cargo and pyrefly
• Programming in a systems language such as C++ or Rust; Python is a plus

Required skills

• Middleware: iceoryx2, DDS, AUTOSAR Adaptive
• IDLs: FlatBuffers, Protobuf
• Nice to have: safety-critical systems experience, production-grade robotics systems, open source contributions, production Rust