Software Engineer III, Software Services (Applications)

Job Description

Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we’re pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.

About Agility Robotics

Agility Robotics builds Digit — the first humanoid robot doing real, paid work in warehouses and distribution centers today. Our mission is to build robot partners that augment the human workforce, and Digit is already working alongside people at real customer sites through our Agility Partner Program. Humanoid robotics is one of the most closely watched spaces in tech right now, and very few engineering teams get to write the software that commands and manages a fleet of humanoid robots operating in the real world.

About the Team

You’ll join the Software Services (backend) team, part of the broader Applications & Platform Software Engineering organization building Arc — our cloud application for robot fleet management, robot operations, and fleet data collection. The team spans Senior Staff to SWE III, so you’ll have direct access to experienced engineers as you ramp up: you’ll get an assigned mentor for your first 90 days, and after that you’ll work closely with whichever senior or staff engineer is leading your project.

What You’ll Do

• Build backend APIs and services for Arc, our cloud-based robot fleet management platform.
• Own well-scoped features end-to-end, and contribute to larger ones alongside senior engineers.
• Turn product requirements into technical designs — write design docs, build proof-of-concepts, and ship code.
• Help redesign our system and refactor services as we scale and evolve.
• Work cross-functionally with product, UX, front-end, robot hardware/software, customer solutions, and operations teams.
• Support what you build through its full lifecycle, including a flexible, team-designed on-call rotation (roughly once every 3-4 weeks).

Technical Skills & Requirements

Core Requirements

• BS or MS in computer science or related field or equivalent industry experience.
• At least 4 years of experience in a software engineer role.
• Strong proficiency in Java and Python and Rust or Go. Our backend is mostly in Java and Python right now but we are looking at adopting Rust or Go.
• Experience developing backend cloud systems and associated concepts, frameworks and technologies - application frameworks (Spring Boot), databases (SQL and NoSQL), messaging systems (Kafka, MQTT), APIs (REST, gRPC) and data formats (Json, Protobuf).
• Experience with AWS - DynamoDB, RDS (Postgres), S3, SQS / SNS.
• Experience with SDLC processes, practices, workflows and tools - Github, CI/CD processes, Testing approaches (unit tests, end to end tests), deployments, feature flags, Docker, Kubernetes etc.
• Experience starting with feature requirements and working with them towards end-to-end solutions.
• Experience working in fast paced environments sometimes with changing priorities.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with Robotics.
• Experience with Fleet Management applications and Cloud - Edge communications.

This a hybrid position based out of one of our Salem, Pittsburgh, or Fremont offices.

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This range may change based on geographical location and may be modified in the future.

Anticipated Base Salary Range

$144,000—$225,000 USD

In addition to base pay, our competitive total rewards package consists of the following for full-time employees:

• 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.

• Equity: Company stock options.

• Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.

• Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.

• Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Time Off:

  • Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
  • Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.

• On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.

• Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.

• Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.

• Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.

• Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.

• Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.

All of our roles are U.S.-based. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.

Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.

Agility Robotics does not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiting agencies.  We prioritize direct applicants and encourage all qualified candidates to apply directly through our careers page.  If you are represented by a third party, your application may not be considered.  To ensure full consideration, please apply directly.