Software Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Bedford, Massachusetts, United States; travel to customer or development sites may be required for integration, testing, deployment, and troubleshooting.

Company

hirify.global develops AI-enabled robotic automation solutions for e-commerce, retail replenishment, package handling, and logistics operations, including robotic systems for picking, packing, sorting, and trailer unloading.

What you will do

• Design, implement, test, deploy, monitor, and maintain software for the robotic trailer-unloading product.
• Develop software that controls and coordinates robotic behavior and other physical system functions.
• Translate product, system, and customer requirements into reliable and maintainable software.
• Develop automated tests, simulation workflows, and system-level testing methods.
• Debug issues spanning software, hardware, sensors, controls, and robotic behavior; analyze operational data to improve reliability, quality, and throughput.
• Collaborate with robotics, controls, perception, hardware, systems, test, product, and field engineering teams; support integration, commissioning, deployment, troubleshooting, architecture discussions, reviews, planning, and documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of professional software development experience, or a master’s degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Strong software development expertise in Python and/or C++.
• Experience across the full software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Experience developing software in a fast-paced Agile environment and on Linux, preferably Ubuntu.
• Experience with Git-based version control and issue-tracking systems such as Jira.
• Commitment to delivering well-designed, well-implemented, and thoroughly tested software that meets internal and customer requirements.
• Ability to monitor and maintain deployed software, work effectively in a multidisciplinary engineering team, and independently scope, plan, and implement solutions to ambiguous problems.

Nice to have

• Experience with robotics, industrial automation, or robotic material-handling systems.
• Experience with parallel or distributed software systems.
• Experience with asynchronous or concurrent programming, including Python Asyncio or similar frameworks.
• Experience with messaging and communication technologies such as Kafka, gRPC, or similar systems.
• Experience with software-based simulation tools and techniques.
• Experience with ROS or ROS2.
• Experience integrating software with sensors, actuators, programmable logic controllers, or other industrial hardware.
• Familiarity with warehouse automation, logistics, package handling, or trailer-unloading applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on AI-powered robotic solutions for the supply chain and logistics industry.
• Innovation- and collaboration-focused culture.
• Professional development and growth opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.