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Pickle Robot Company

Backend Software Engineer – Robotics Platform

Pickle Robot Company

. Design and build backend services supporting task planning and autonomy systems .

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeCharlestown • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $120,000 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
Distributed SystemsGoJavaKafkaMicroservicesPythonRust

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Design and build backend services supporting task planning and autonomy systems
  • Develop scalable, reliable, and performant systems using Python (and C++ where needed)
  • Contribute to system architecture and service design within the team
  • Build and maintain event-driven systems and messaging-based architectures
  • Collaborate closely with robotics engineers to integrate backend systems with real-world workflows
  • Improve system performance, reliability, and maintainability across services
  • Participate in code reviews and technical discussions to elevate engineering standards

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 3–7 years of experience in backend or distributed systems engineering
  • Strong programming experience in Python
  • Experience with C++ or another strongly typed language (e.g., Rust, Go, Java)
  • Strong understanding of software architecture, concurrency, and distributed system design
  • Experience building or supporting event-driven systems, messaging frameworks, or service-oriented architectures
  • Experience developing systems that interface with hardware, robotics, or real-world operational environments is a plus
  • Nice to have:
  • 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)

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • health, dental, & vision insurance
  • unlimited vacation
  • all federal and state holidays
  • 401K contributions of 5% your salary
  • travel supplies
  • other items to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive

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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonC++RustGoJavasoftware architectureconcurrencydistributed system designevent-driven systemsmessaging frameworks
Soft Skills
collaborationcode reviewstechnical discussions