About Our Team
Chef Robotics is on a mission to accelerate the advent of intelligent machines in the physical world. As the rise of LLMs like ChatGPT has shown, AI has the potential to drive immense change. However, we believe AI’s biggest impact will be in the physical world, given industries like manufacturing, food, and transportation represent 90% of global GDP. We're starting with food, with a goal to put an intelligent robot in every commercial kitchen in the world. We have signed multiple multi-year contracts with various large food companies and we are growing fast. We're backed by investors like Kleiner Perkins, Construct, Bloomberg BETA and Promus Ventures. We have a great team, where you will be surrounded by talented engineers and tech leaders from companies like Cruise, Zoox, Google, Verb Surgical, Tesla, Nuro, Vicarious, Amazon Robotics, Strateos, Built Robotics, Facebook, Plenty, Yelp, and Microsoft.
About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform at Chef Robotics, you'll be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the cloud infrastructure and deployment systems that power our robotics platform. You'll focus on provisioning robots for seamless deployment, enabling remote software updates to enhance performance and reliability, and developing cloud infrastructure that supports real-time robotics operations. This role requires expertise in cloud platforms, containerization, and infrastructure automation to ensure scalable and reliable deployment of our robotics systems across customer environments.
Cloud Infrastructure & Deployment
Design and implement cloud infrastructure to support robotics platform deployment and operationsProvision robots for seamless deployment across diverse customer environmentsEnable remote software updates to enhance performance and reliability of deployed systemsImplement containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) for scalable deploymentsManage cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, or Azure platforms
System Reliability & Performance
Improve the performance and reliability of cloud services supporting the Chef systemImplement fault-tolerant design patterns to ensure reliability in production environmentsEstablish performance benchmarks and optimize systems to meet latency requirements for robotics operationsImplement comprehensive logging, monitoring, and alerting for cloud infrastructureCreate diagnostic tools and dashboards for operational visibility
DevOps & Automation
Implement CI/CD practices and infrastructure-as-code principlesDevelop automated deployment pipelines for robotics software and servicesCreate and maintain deployment scripts and configuration management systemsEstablish version control and rollback mechanisms for system updatesDevelop tools for consistent environment provisioning and management
Data Pipeline & Integration
Maintain secure and efficient data pipelines between on-device and cloud servicesImplement systems to support real-time communication between robotics systems and cloud infrastructureDesign cloud architecture that supports telemetry data collection and processingEnsure secure authentication and authorization mechanisms across cloud services
Required Qualifications - Technical Expertise
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience5+ years of professional experience in cloud infrastructure and DevOps rolesExpert knowledge of cloud infrastructure and deployment (AWS, GCP, or Azure)Strong proficiency with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) technologiesExtensive experience with CI/CD practices and infrastructure-as-code principlesExperience with system monitoring, logging, and performance optimizationUnderstanding of secure data pipeline design and implementation
Domain Knowledge
Understanding of infrastructure requirements for robotics or automation systemsExperience with real-time or near-real-time systems and cloud architectureBackground in developing reliable systems with high availability requirementsKnowledge of deployment automation and configuration managementFamiliarity with system performance optimization including latency and scalability
Personal Attributes
Strong problem-solving skills with a systematic approach to infrastructure challengesExcellence in technical communication and documentationProactive mindset in identifying potential issues and implementing solutionsComfort with working in a fast-paced startup environmentPassion for robotics and automation technologyCollaborative approach to cross-functional engineering teams
Desired Qualifications
Experience with robotics hardware deployment and managementKnowledge of ROS (Robot Operating System) or similar frameworksExperience with time-series databases for telemetry dataFamiliarity with message queue systems for distributed systemsBackground in manufacturing, food production, or industrial automationExperience with WebSockets for real-time communicationKnowledge of Redis for caching and distributed system patterns
Key Projects You'll Work On
Provisioning robots for seamless deployment across customer sitesImplementing remote software update systems for deployed robotics fleetsImproving the performance and reliability of cloud services supporting the Chef systemBuilding automated deployment pipelines for robotics softwareDeveloping monitoring and diagnostic tools for distributed robotics operations