Software Engineer, Applications

About The Job

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

As a Software Engineer, Applications, you will develop and enhance software that powers our cutting-edge robotic solutions. The robotic application development involves high-level logic that controls the systems and ties everything together. You will be solving a variety of robotic problems including software behaviors and systems intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support advanced robotic application software deployed in production environments.


• Design, prototype, implement, test, and maintain software that integrates and enhances robotic capabilities to reliably deliver and perform complex robotic tasks.


• Work closely with hardware engineers, product managers, and other software teams to integrate capabilities into our broader robotic systems.


• Communicate technical progress and collaboratively solve problems.

Minimum Qualifications

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


• 2+ years of experience in software development.


• Proficiency in Python.


• Experience in a fast paced, agile environment.


• Ability to:
  
  
  
  • Collaborate with a team on software projects
  
  
  • Navigate and contribute to large, complex codebases
  
  
  • Participate in code reviews and apply design patterns effectively
  
  
  • Employ MVP mentality, prioritizing functionality and going from simple to complex
  
  


• Proficient in:
  
  
  
  • Python
  
  
  • System design
  
  
  • Asynchronous / Concurrent programming.
  
  
  • Git
  
  
  • Jira
  
  
  • Ubuntu
  
  
  • Code reviews
  
  
  • Design patterns (producer-consumer, modular and configurable, etc.)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to robotics or a keen interest in the robotics field.


• Familiarity with the material handling industry.


• Understanding of parallel/distributed systems.


• Basic data analysis (logging, profiling, statics, pandas)


• Experience with:
  
  
  
  • Documenting code clearly
  
  
  • Using key-value stores (ZooKeeper)
  
  
  • Writing software tests (pytest)
  
  
  • Managing processes and containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
  
  
  • Basic knowledge of robot simulation, visualization
  
  
  • Experience with real sensors, robots
  
  
  • Developing APIs.
  
  
  • Developing RESTful, and/or gRPC services/clients.
  
  
  • Robotic Operation System (ROS2).
  
  
  • NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB).
  
  

Why Berkshire Grey?

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-powered robotic solutions that are transforming the supply chain and logistics industry.


• A culture of innovation and collaboration, with a commitment to professional development and growth.


• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.

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