Pickle Robot Company

Backend Software Engineer – Human-Robot Interaction

Charlestown, MA · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$120k-$177kDetected 44 days ago

PythonJavaGoRustC++FlaskDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentRESTKafkaMachine LearningSystems EngineeringRobotics

About the role

This role sits at the intersection of software engineering and robotics infrastructure.
At Pickle, your code directly impacts how autonomous robots operate in production warehouses.
The salary range listed here is provided in accordance with Massachusetts law and reflects what we reasonably and in good faith expect to offer for this role.

Experience building or supporting web applications using Flask or REST API
Experience building or supporting event-driven systems, messaging frameworks, or service-oriented architectures
Pickle is looking for a Backend Software Engineer to join our Human-Robot Interaction team, focused on building scalable systems that support task planning and robotic workflows.
You'll work closely with robotics engineers to design and build backend services that power real-world robotic systems on the warehouse floor.
You'll own meaningful pieces of the stack, collaborate across a tight-knit engineering team, and see the results of your work in the real world.

2-5+ years of experience in backend or distributed systems engineering
Experience with C++ or another strongly typed language (e.g., Rust, Go, Java)
Strong understanding of software architecture, concurrency, and distributed system design

Experience working across multiple programming languages
Familiarity with distributed systems or microservices architectures
Exposure to robotics, autonomy, or hardware-integrated systems
Experience with messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, ROS, or similar)
Experience with Human-Robot Interaction
About Pickle Robot Want to get in on the ground floor of a fast-growing, VC-backed robotics company?
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The salary range listed here is provided in accordance with Massachusetts law and reflects what we reasonably and in good faith expect to offer for this role.

We're looking for a strong software engineer who cares deeply about code quality, system design, and performance - someone who can bring solid backend engineering practices into a robotics environment and isn't afraid to get close to the hardware.

This listing is sourced directly from Pickle Robot Company's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.