Lab37
Staff Software Engineer
Los Angeles, CA · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$213k-$269kDetected 5 days ago
TypeScriptPythonVue.jsDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewGitSQLAWSCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesTerraformCI/CDLogisticsRoboticsLeadershipCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- You will work across frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure, integrations, and robot-adjacent interfaces.
- We are looking for someone who remains deeply hands-on while providing technical leadership like shaping architecture, raising engineering quality, mentoring others, and helping the Los Angeles team scale.
Responsibilities
- Own and deliver complex full-stack initiatives spanning user interfaces, backend services, cloud infrastructure, and external integrations.
- Lead technical design and architecture for new capabilities, balancing speed, reliability, maintainability, and operational simplicity.
- Partner directly with product, culinary, and operations teams to understand workflows, clarify requirements, and define pragmatic solutions.
- Build software for configuring, observing, and managing kitchen operations, including order intake, menus, recipes, tasks, alerts, and performance visibility.
- Create and integrate operator-facing and robot-adjacent interfaces used in physical production environments.
- Own projects through rollout and production support, including testing, observability, incident diagnosis, and iterative improvement.
- Set a strong example through design reviews, code reviews, technical documentation, and thoughtful engineering tradeoffs.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical design and execution in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
- As a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate.
Requirements
- 10+ years of strong software engineering experience, including ownership of complex systems or initiatives across multiple components.
- Deep experience in at least one backend language
- Go experience is valuable but not required.
- Vue experience is helpful but not required.
- Experience designing APIs, services, data models, and asynchronous or event-driven workflows.
- Strong product judgment and the ability to translate real operational problems into simple, usable software.
- A track record of improving architecture, reliability, testing, observability, or developer productivity.
- Ability to mentor other engineers and influence technical direction without relying on formal authority.
Nice to have
- AWS services, distributed systems, databases, queues, and cross-region architectures.
- Docker, Kubernetes, Protobuf, Python, Terraform, Git, and continuous delivery systems.
- Simulation environments, mocked or simulated backend services, and integration testing.
- SQL, analytics platforms, operational dashboards, or data-intensive product development.
- Software that interacts with hardware, robotics, logistics, manufacturing, fulfillment, or other physical operations.
- What Makes This Opportunity Different
- Real-world impact: Your software directly affects physical production and daily kitchen operations.
- Technical leadership: Shape architecture, engineering standards, mentorship, and future team growth.
Compensation
- The base salary range for this role is $213,000 - $269,250 per year.
- 8 paid holidays per year
Benefits
- Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package.
- You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus.
- Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl.
- Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
- Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
- Time Off policies:
- Discretionary vacation days
- Paid Bereavement leave
Company info
- Lab37 Robotics, is a technology company focused on the development and deployment of robots designed specifically for direct-to-customer food production.
- Our mission is to revolutionize the food industry by creating innovative robotic solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction.
- We are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver cutting-edge products that meet the evolving needs of our clients.
- What we are looking for
- Changing the restaurant industry: You'll be part of a team that helps restaurants succeed in online food delivery.
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