<div><span>At Aigen, our mission is to accelerate the transition to regenerative agriculture—with a pesticide-free, solar powered robotics platform.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span>52% of agricultural land is degraded by current management practices, and toxic chemical pesticides are sprayed and then consumed in the food we eat. Join us to make a real world impact at the confluence of cutting edge robotic technology, agriculture, AI, and climate! With $19M raised to date, we are backed by a suite of investors including </span><a href="https://www.nea.com/">NEA</a><span>, </span><a href="https://www.globalfounderscapital.com/">GFC</a><span>, </span><a href="https://agfunder.com/">AgFunder</a><span>, </span><a href="http://regen.vc/">Regen.vc</a><span>, and </span><a href="https://www.bvp.com/">Bessemer Ventures</a><span>.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>The Role: </b><span>Are you passionate about software development and eager to contribute in a way that will shape systems from early stages?  Join our team and be a driving force in advancing the heart of our robot software stack.  We are on a mission to address challenging real-world problems, and we need creative and dedicated developers like you to help us build our robotics platform.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain the robot software framework. Debug and troubleshoot software and hardware issues, working hand-in-hand with the testing and hardware teams to ensure seamless software integration.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span>The responsibilities will be wide and varied.  The ideal candidate will be a quick learner with the ability to understand complex systems, and have a creative approach to problem solving. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span>Aigen celebrates diversity in all its forms, and is an equal opportunity employer</span></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Coverage: </b><a href="https://www.king5.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/evening/aigen-robots-robot-farming-solar-powered/281-d1be4911-1237-492d-8085-8af0b7196ee4">King5</a><span> | </span><a href="https://www.geekwire.com/2023/with-fresh-funding-agtech-startup-aigen-ramps-up-production-of-solar-powered-farm-robots/">GeekWire</a> <span>| </span><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/90978956/next-big-things-tech-food-agriculture-2023">FastCompany</a><span> | </span><a href="https://www.nea.com/blog/our-investment-in-aigen-how-soil-can-be-a-secret-weapon-in-fighting-climate-crisis">NEA</a><span>  | </span><a href="https://agfundernews.com/aigen-raises-4m-from-nea-agfunder-to-boost-farm-sustainability-solar-robots.html">AgFunder</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Tools / Languages: </b><span>C/C++, Python, JIRA, Confluence</span></div><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Embedded Linux: Design, develop, and maintain robust embedded Linux systems that support our robotics platforms</li><li>Software Engineering: Develop high-quality, modular, and efficient software in Python and C++</li><li>Robotics Systems: Collaborate with the team to develop and harden new features, control algorithms, and optimize our custom ROS-like operating system</li><li>Cloud &amp; App Integration: Develop IoT communication solutions, including AWS IoT integration, to enable seamless connectivity between robots, the cloud, and mobile applications in an intermittent connectivity environment.</li><li>Camera and Imaging Pipelines: Develop camera pipelines and imaging systems which support edge AI applications. Ensuring high quality and low latency for real-time robotics operations.</li><li>Optimize the software stack running on our robots for maximum efficiency and responsiveness.</li><li>Write end-of-line (EOL) testing software and ensure it integrates seamlessly with our deployment systems.</li><li>Contribute to the design and development of our simulation tools, with a focus on Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL) testing systems.</li></ul><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><li>Have shipped and supported a product to production / customers.</li><li>BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Robotics or related fields.</li><li>7+ years of strong C, C++ and Python experience in a Linux development environment, preferably for robotic systems.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            </li><li>Experience troubleshooting and analyzing remotely deployed software systems.</li><li>Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.</li><li>Comfortable with ambiguity and able to navigate through complex and evolving requirements and challenges.</li></ul><h3>Desired Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Experience launching hardware products in a production environment.</li><li>Hands-on experience with robotics controls, transformation graphs, and reference frames, as well as familiarity with ROS or ROS-like environments.</li><li>Solid understanding of data structures, relational databases, and graph structures.</li><li>Experience implementing messaging communication protocols (ex: ZeroMQ, MQTT).</li><li>Experience working with camera pipelines (ex: GStreamer, SHM).</li><li>Experience with AWS IoT or similar cloud-based IoT platforms.</li><li>Experience with sensor fusion, SLAM, navigation, routing, and map creation algorithms.</li><li>Background in agriculture, robotics, or related industries is a plus.</li><li>Prior startup experience.</li><li>Track record of innovative thinking and a willingness to explore unconventional approaches to problem-solving.</li><li>Experience developing compute-constrained applications.</li></ul>