
Software Engineer
Required skills
- full-stack
- scalable cloud infrastructure
- media/video streaming pipelines
- complex rendering systems
- cloud infrastructure
- load balancing
- high-throughput pipelines
- petabyte-scale telemetry streams
- real time
- off-robot systems
Nice to have
- Rust
- C++
- functional programming
- physical hardware
- complex simulations
- autonomous vehicles
Role summary
Watney is seeking a Software Engineer to expand human ambition in the physical world by building and deploying autonomous robotic systems. This role involves end-to-end ownership of the software ecosystem, spanning backend infrastructure, customer platforms, and web frontend interfaces. You will design and develop off-robot systems, including cloud infrastructure, load balancing, and high-throughput pipelines for processing large-scale telemetry streams. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of full-stack experience in scalable cloud infrastructure, media/video streaming, or complex rendering systems, with experience or interest in Rust, C++, or functional programming, and operating software at the intersection of physical hardware or autonomous vehicles.
Our Mission
Expand human ambition in the physical world.
Critical infrastructure is constrained by labor shortages, hazardous working conditions, and operational complexity. Watney builds and deploys autonomous robotic systems that increase the speed and capacity of buildout, starting with data centers.
About the Role
At Watney, full stack engineers own our software ecosystem end-to-end, meaning you will regularly cross the boundary between high-throughput backend infrastructure, enterprise customer platforms, and highly interactive web frontend interfaces. As we rapidly scale production deployments and robotics capabilities, you will work on the design and development of our off-robot systems.
What You’ll Do
Core Platforms: Drive end-to-end development for video-heavy annotation platforms, VR teleoperation interfaces, and secure customer portals.
Off-Robot Systems: Build cloud infrastructure, load balancing, and high-throughput pipelines to ingest and process petabyte-scale telemetry streams in real time.
You May Be a Good Fit If You:
Have 2+ years of full-stack experience contributing to scalable cloud infrastructure, media/video streaming pipelines, or complex rendering systems.
Experience with or interest in Rust, or have strong C++/functional programming fundamentals.
Have experience operating software at the intersection of physical hardware, complex simulations, or autonomous vehicles.
We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive team. At Watney Robotics, we welcome people of all backgrounds and identities, and we make hiring decisions based on skills, experience, and potential. If you’re passionate about robotics but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply!
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