Senior Software Engineer

Our Company

Miso Robotics is transforming the food industry, and making lives better. We've developed an AI-powered kitchen robot named Flippy which automates the most repetitive of kitchen tasks, such as operating a deep fryer. Flippy is fun to watch, but under the hood, he’s powered by a sophisticated AI platform – all driven by  our proprietary deep learning experience and patented technologies.

Miso is a well known first-mover in kitchen automation, AI, and robotics.  The company has raised over $100 million from crowdfunding, which we believe makes it THE most successful crowdfunding story in history.  It has successfully piloted its products with the most prominent global brands in food, and now it’s time for the company to partner with  institutional capital and super-charge the commercialization of what we do.

The challenge of bringing AI and robotics into commercial kitchens requires many disciplines to work together, and the composition of our teams at Miso reflects this multidisciplinary approach. We’re proud to have built a world-class team, and we’re looking for more exceptional people to join us. 

If you believe, like we do, that the future of the kitchen involves artificial intelligence and robots (HINT: It definitely does!), and if you want to count yourself among the handful of amazing people on the leading edge of creating them, then Miso Robotics may be the right place for you!

Our Values

• We live with a TEAM mindset - we win together.  
• We work relentlessly together to solve issues.
• We use polite and direct candor - ego has no place here.   
• We operate with rigor  - superb execution is a core skill.
• We are bought in, each of us is dedicated to the mission.
• Innovation is in our blood - we are intrepid.  
• We think big and we’re here to make an impact. 

Benefits We Offer

• Company equity
• Flexible Vacation 
• Comprehensive benefits 
• 401K plan
• Accelerated growth opportunities
• Free snacks  from our robot chefs

The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and releasing our kitchen automation framework and cloud-connected infrastructure which power Flippy. You will perform hard-core coding, debugging, testing and troubleshooting throughout the development process that you will manage on your team. You will use your expertise in software engineering to own the design, prototype, and commercialization of core software.

Additional Information: The pay range for this position is $140,000 - $170,000 + equity + benefits. Since the company is pre-revenue, we all view our equity as being a key driver of why we choose to work at Miso. Our salary ranges are determined by data from our industry peers, the level of responsibility, job-related skills required, training, education, experience, and the current stage of Miso’s growth. The range posted for this role represents a range that Miso Robotics, in good faith, believes it is willing to pay at the time of this posting.

What You’ll Do

• Take ownership when developing, maintaining, improving, testing and releasing software.
• Create architectural diagrams which demonstrate flow of data through the system.
• Provide guidance and support within the software development organization.
• Design and develop computer software systems that are highly scalable and testable.
• Use best engineering judgment to iterate on code, refactoring repeatedly to improve our software generality and quality.
• Read our code and documentation to understand our existing architecture and practices.
• Reduce algorithmic complexity to improve performance.
• Adhere to and help improve our software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes.
• Create documentation to help identify and clarify architectural functional requirements.
• Participate in design review and provide helpful feedback.
• Create unit tests and system-level tests to verify code functionality.
• Coordinate with hardware engineers and other staff to forecast whether the design will be feasible under cost and time constraints.
• Must be available to work at our office in Pasadena.
• Experience working in a startup environment/fast-growing company is preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• 7+ years experience in developing general software frameworks in C++ and Python.
• Proven track record in delivering commercial software products through complete SDLCs within challenging timelines.
• Experience in full stack programming and event driven architectures.
• Experience developing, testing, and debugging with simulations and complex state machines (e.g., commercial video game development).
• Experience in leading  a small development team.
• Expertise in Linux, CMake, Git, Docker and databases.
• Strong understanding of OOP, algorithms, and data structures, and software design patterns.
• Experience with practices for a SDLC, including agile development, coding standards, versioning, code reviews, and testing.
• Experience with Scrum Master responsibilities.

Preferred  Experience with:

• Experience with the Robot Operating System (ROS)
• Experience with JIRA.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical skills and ability to learn at hyperspeed.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.