Design, develop, and optimize high-performance, distributed software systems in Erlang. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build scalable solutions for warehouse automation, robotics, and real-time decision-making systems. Develop critical product features and solve complex system-level challenges.
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Technical Skills Required
Benefits & Perks
Job Description
This position is located in Redwood City, CA. You must relocate to this location if you don't live in the area. Relocation Assistance is available.
🎯 Why This Role Matters
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be a key contributor to the design, development, and optimization of high-performance, distributed software systems that power our next-generation robotic and automation platforms. We are specifically looking for engineers with hands-on Erlang experience, who can help us build robust, fault-tolerant systems at scale.
You will work in close collaboration with product managers, system architects, and cross-functional engineering teams to build solutions that are critical to warehouse automation, robotics orchestration, and real-time decision-making systems.
🧠How You'll Contribute
- Design and implement core modules in Erlang to build scalable, distributed systems.
- Lead development of critical product features and solve complex system-level challenges.
- Collaborate with architects to define low-level design and contribute to the technical roadmap.
- Refactor and optimize existing algorithms and services for improved performance and reliability.
- Review code, provide technical mentorship, and promote best coding practices within the team.
- Use simulations and testing to validate system behavior and performance at scale.
🧬 What Makes You a Great Fit
- 3+ years of professional software development experience with strong problem-solving skills.
- Hands-on experience in Erlang preferred and a strong understanding of its concurrency model (processes, message passing, supervision trees).
- or heavy experience with any of the following programming languages: Erlang, Elixir, Gleam, Pony, Akka (Scala), Haskell
- Exposure to building and maintaining distributed, high-availability systems.
- Experience with microservices architecture and REST-based APIs.
- Solid knowledge of RDBMS/SQL and experience working with databases in production environments.
- Understanding of software design principles, object-oriented programming, and system design patterns.
- Familiarity with version control systems (Git or similar).
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field from a reputed institute.
- Strong analytical and debugging skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Clear, concise communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
- Work within a distributed systems environment — candidates must have prior experience in distributed or high-throughput operational systems (e.g., warehousing, e-commerce, distribution hubs, Amazon-style fulfillment environments).
Nice to Have
- Background in real-time systems, telecom-grade architectures, or robotic platforms.
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
🎉 Perks & Benefits
- Comprehensive health and dental insurance
- Retirement plans like a 401K
- Time off benefits such as paid time off and maternity/paternity leave.
- They also offer work-life balance support through flexible hours and hybrid work options, alongside professional growth opportunities in the form of training programs and job training.