Rse-3 - Lead Robotics Software Engineer

Key Responsibility #1: Own the architecture and technical direction of core MAG AMR software systems — navigation, SLAM, or state machine — from design through production deployment. Key Responsibility #2: Provide technical leadership across teams — mentoring engineers, driving design reviews, and being the escalation point for the hardest runtime and field issues. Set Technical direction and architecture for the MAG AMR software stack — navigation, SLAM, and state machine design. Lead, mentor, and grow a team of robotics software engineers, including hiring and performance conversations Break down roadmap priorities into workable technical plans and assign ownership across the team Stay hands-on with the hardest problems — algorithm design, tricky bugs, and system-level tradeoffs Coordinate with cross-country teams — hardware, product, and other regional engineering pods — to keep releases moving Keep security and code quality standards enforced through regular reviews and vulnerability assessments Optimize navigation algorithms — improved planning, path tracking, and motion control Run a high bar on code review and engineering practice across the team, not just your own commits Represent the software team in planning and roadmap discussions with leadership Write and maintain clear, thorough documentation of the codebase and development activities Support on-site robot deployments and field testing when required Partner with the product team to keep user documentation accurate and current Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent 5+ years building production robotics software, with strong C++ and Python Deep, hands-on experience with ROS / ROS2, and real ownership of navigation or SLAM systems in the past Comfortable on Ubuntu / Linux development environments Experience leading or informally mentoring other engineers — technical leads count, not just people managers Sharp problem-solving instincts: you identify root causes, not just symptoms Self-starter who runs independently and learns fast on the job Bonus: end-to-end system knowledge spanning mechanical, electrical, and software Benefits: Competitive salary Comprehensive health benefits package Hustle of a young startup – always something to do and something to improve Work with robots in real-life use cases running 24/7 with 99% up time Opportunities for professional development and growth into leadership roles Collaborative and inclusive work environment What Does Success Look Like for This Role Make sure the impact of the role on the team and the company is very visible here 3 months: • You know the MAG AMR codebase, tooling, and CI/CD pipeline well enough to review anyone's work in it • You've built working relationships with your team and understand each person's strengths • Actively contributing to code reviews with useful, constructive feedback • You've shipped or unblocked at least one meaningful fix or feature yourself 6 months: • Your team is shipping navigation, SLAM, or state-machine work you've planned and structured • There's a measurable improvement to navigation or localisation on a live deployment under your direction • You're the first call when something breaks on a deployment, and you resolve it without escalating further • Cross-team collaborator — hardware, software, and product teams rely on your input 12 months: • You're driving architectural decisions for core AMR software components, not just reviewing them • Your team has shipped algorithms that are running reliably in production at scale • Engineers on your team are growing — you've mentored at least one into a more senior role • You're trusted to represent the software team's priorities and tradeoffs in roadmap conversations