Senior Software Engineer, System Tooling
Agtonomy
Software Engineering
South San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Nov 15, 2024
About Us
Agtonomy is pioneering advanced automation and AI solutions to transform agriculture and beyond. Initially focused on specialty crops, our TeleFarmer™ platform addresses labor-intensive needs with automation, turning conventional equipment into autonomous machines. By partnering with leading manufacturers like Doosan Bobcat, we integrate smart technology into tractors and other machinery, enhancing safety and efficiency. As we expand into ground maintenance and other industrial applications, our expert team continues to address key challenges with labor shortages, sustainability and profitability across various industries.
About the Role
As a crucial member of our team, you’ll play an essential role in enhancing the efficiency and reliability of our autonomy solutions. You’ll be involved in everything from developing automation scripts and tools to ensuring our software can be deployed over-the-air seamlessly. Your work will also include sensor calibration and developing debugging tools to resolve any cross-functional issues that arise. This is a great opportunity for someone who loves working in Linux environments, enjoys scripting, and has a strong grasp of C++ build systems.
What You'll Do
- Craft scripts to run thousands of hours of simulation and test scenarios faster than real-time, ensuring our software is robust and reliable
- Develop scripts for hardware tests, ensuring everything works as expected under real-world conditions
- Create tools that make updating our autonomy software a breeze, from anywhere in the world
- Design tools to fine-tune factory sensor calibration and diagnostics
- Build debugging and system introspection tools for various software teams
- Maintain efficient build, deploy, and test workflows to streamline our development process
- Help build cloud infrastructure to support our tools and services
What You'll Bring
- You’ve developed command-line tools and scripts that are used in production environments
- You’re comfortable in Linux environments and know your way around Bash scripting
- Toolchains and build systems really get you going
- You know your way around a stack trace and other Linux debugging tools like the back of your hand
- You understand the intricacies of networking and interprocess communication on Linux systems
- A love for containerizing anything and everything
What Makes You a Strong Fit
- You have a passion to contribute to projects that are changing the future of the food supply chain and green technology
- You’ve dabbled on robotics or other self-driving technologies
- You’ve built systems that deploy code remotely to systems more than 1000 miles away
- An appreciation for a good physical system (hardware-in-the-loop) to validate on
- Experience with safety-critical systems and how to architect for certifying against industry standards
Benefits:
• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision for the employee (cost plus partner, children, or
family is additional)
• Commuter Benefits
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 401k Plan
• Stock Options
• Collaborative work environment working alongside passionate mission-driven folks!
Our interview process is generally conducted in five (5) phases:
1. Phone Screen with People Operations (30 minutes)
2. Video Interview with the Hiring Manager (45 minutes)
3. Technical Challenge (1 hour with an Engineer)
4. Panel Interview (Video interviews scheduled with key stakeholders; each interview will be 30 to 45 minutes)
5. Final Interviews (CEO, CFO, VP of Engineering, 30 minutes each)