Principal Software Engineer, Robotics

About The Job

Berkshire Grey is a leader in the field of AI and robotics, providing innovative solutions for e-commerce, retail replenishment, and logistics. Our technology automates complex aspects of the warehouse such as pick, pack, and sort operations.

As a Principal Software Team Lead at Berkshire Grey, you will be at the forefront of robotics and AI, helping to lead a small team of talented software engineers in delivering cutting-edge solutions that enhance our customers’ operational efficiency and productivity. Your technical leadership will be pivotal in managing the software team’s performance, tracking progress, and ensuring their work is effectively communicated to stakeholders. You will play a critical role in driving inter-team collaboration, identifying and managing dependencies, and ensuring that the team meets its objectives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and mentor a small team of highly skilled software engineers, understanding their strengths and development areas.


• Quickly digest discussions in cross-functional meeting and identify critical dependencies, ensuring they are tracking, progress, and are addressed.


• Monitor and track dependencies across teams, obtaining support from software leadership as necessary.


• Autonomously remove roadblocks to enable to the team to make progress and keep on track towards the desired outcomes.


• Track team performance, conducting regular reviews, and ensure alignment with project goals.


• Lead sprint planning, ensuring clear communication of priorities, tasks and deadlines, and actively track team progress.


• Represent the work of the team in various forums, ensuring visibility and alignment with broader company objectives.


• Actively work to remove distractions and administrative burdens from your software engineering team, allowing them to focus on maximizing their development time.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field.


• 7+ years of experience in software development with a strong technical background in Robotics.


• 2+ years of technical leadership experience or people management experience.


• 3+ years of Robotics related technical experience.


• Proficient in Python programming language and able to contribute code on a daily basis.


• Familiar with Issue Tracking Systems (Jira), Linux (Ubuntu), and Version Control Systems (Git).


• Experience working in a fast-paced Agile environment.


• Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures, with experience designing and optimizing algorithms for computationally complex robotic applications.


• Expertise in advanced software development techniques, including multithreading, asynchronous programming, messaging systems (e.g., MQTT, ROS2, Kafka), parallel programming, and API development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field.


• 8+ years of experience in software development.


• Experience with robotics and robotic solutions.


• Demonstrated experience mentoring team members.


• Experience with DevOps practices and collaboration with hardware teams.


• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to autonomously resolve risks and challenges.

Location

Bedford, MA (Hybrid)

Department

Software

Employment Type

Fulltime-Regular

Minimum Experience

Experienced

Internal Job Code

HRTC - 34789