Engineering Lead - Robotics

About Rapyuta Robotics

Our Core Purpose: Empowering Lives with Connected Machines.

Based on our core value of empathy we strongly believe that the dirty, dull, and dangerous work should be automated and people should be given an option to take up more intellectually challenging and creative work. We want to enable this automation with machines that are connected and coordinated in a streamlined manner.
Core Purpose (a.k.a. mission) is the organization’s most fundamental reason for being. It reflects our idealistic motivation for doing our work.

Position

The team led by you will work closely with our customers’ engineering teams and enable them to develop next-generation solutions around rapyuta.io, our Cloud Robotics platform. As an Engineering Lead you will manage your project goals, contribute to product strategy, and help develop your team.

You responsibilities

• BÑ–uild and lead a team of 6-10 people
• Work with the Business Development team to understanding customer needs and translate them to engineering requirements
• Lead the solution architecture in collaboration with our Staff and other senior engineers
• Ensure the quality and timeliness of your deliverables - software and documentation
• Develop an in depth understanding of our products and technologies including their values propositions and business models
• Work with Product Managers and other Engineering Leads to identify and develop new product features to meet customer needs

Your qualification

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Robotics, or a similar field of study
• At least 6 years of hands on software development experience
• Expert proficiency in C++ 11 or above
• Experience in leading a team of engineers for at least 2 years
• Strong fundamentals and the drive to learn the intricacies of robotics domain
• Openness to collaborate with the customer's engineering point of contact and the ability to empathize with their needs
• A good command in English and Japanese

Will be a plus

• Comprehensive knowledge in one or more of the following topics such as Robot Navigation, Motion planning, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, etc.
• Experience in designing and implementing production-grade multi-robot systems or other distributed systems
• Experience with cloud computing, web technologies and protocols - HTTP, WebSockets, etc), database technologies - RDBMS and NoSQL
• Exposure to DevOps, TDD, and CI/CD practices
• Participant in robotic competitions, e.g. RoboCup, DARPA Grand Challenge, and/or contributions to open source projects

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Stock options
• Working with exceptionally talented and diverse team
• Bleeding edge technology
• Visa and relocation support