Full-Stack Software Engineer – Robotics Infrastructure (+ Equity) at Early-Stage Robotics Startup

About the Role

Asa Full-Stack Software Engineer for Robotics Infrastructure, you will be an early technical hire responsible for end-to-end product delivery. You’ll design, build, and operate operator dashboards, backend services, AI/ML pipelines, and real-time systems connecting edge devices to cloud intelligence. You’ll set architectural standards, influence engineering culture, and ensure reliability in real-world deployments outside the lab.

What You'll Be Doing

• Build and operate production‑grade full‑stack systems: UI → APIs → data → deployment.
• Develop real‑time distributed systems, including streaming, queues, networking, and WebRTC/WebSockets.
• Own infrastructure deployment and cloud systems (Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD, monitoring, observability).
• Ship features with high reliability, ensuring latency, backpressure, retries, and failure handling are managed.
• Collaborate closely with founders and early engineers to shape architecture, processes, and engineering culture.
• Take ownership of complex problems and communicate clearly under ambiguity.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience building and operating production systems, with end‑to‑end responsibility.
• Expertise in full‑stack development: React frontend, Node.js and/or Python backend.
• Hands‑on experience with infrastructure, cloud deployment, CI/CD, and Kubernetes.
• Experience designing and maintaining real‑time distributed systems.
• Strong ownership mentality, low ego, and clear communication skills.
• Bonus: Robotics familiarity (ROS2, autonomy stacks), productionized AI/ML systems, security‑minded engineering, or experience in critical infrastructure/defence.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary: CHF 100,000 – CHF 120,000 + meaningful equity.
• Work on a high‑impact product that strengthens European security and infrastructure resilience.
• Collaborate with an exceptionally talented team (ex‑Cambridge, UCL, Imperial, TUM, Hensing).
• Best hardware/software for the job.
• On‑site in Zurich, Switzerland.

About the Client

The client is an early‑stage robotics startup building end‑to‑end software for real‑world deployments of autonomous and robotic systems. They focus on reliability, real‑time performance, and security, creating systems that operate outside the lab and in critical European infrastructure. As an early technical hire, you’ll influence architecture, engineering culture, and product direction from day one.

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