Advanced Software Engineer - Motion Planning

Who we are

With its A.I.-powered robotic technology platform, Symbotic is changing the way consumer goods move through the supply chain. Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high-density, end-to-end system – reinventing warehouse automation for increased efficiency, speed and flexibility.

What we need

We are looking for a Advanced Software Engineer to join our Micro-fulfillment team within our Software Engineering organization. You will play a critical role in maintaining motion planning/execution and tasking services for a state-of-the-art Micro-fulfillment System for grocery supply chain automation. As a Advanced Software Engineer, you will maintain and enhance the motion planning, motion execution, and tasking components for our Micro-fulfillment solution.  Motion planning and motion execution are among the most complicated and critical components of the solution.

What we do

The team play a critical role in developing software services for a state-of-the-art Warehouse Control System for grocery supply chain automation. Working cross functionally the group is responsible for Motion Planning, Execution and Tasking within out Micro-Fulfillment solution.

What you’ll do

• Develop robotic motion planning/execution and tasking solutions for the Micro-fulfillment System.

• Work with the electrical, mechanical, systems, and safety teams to document and detail software requirements.

• Develop and code review modular and well documented software.

• Develop software unit-tests, integration tests, and acceptance tests.

What you’ll need

• Minimum of 5 years' of experience in Core Java development (version 8 or above).

• Experience developing reactive microservices (using Akka, Vertx, RxJava or a similar framework/library) or experience developing event-driven distributed systems using asynchronous actors and messaging.

• Experience with a messaging platform (ActiveMQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka or similar).

• Experience with Docker.

• Experience in robotics and/or automation, especially in area of robotic routing.

• Experience with NoSQL databases and in-memory caches such as Redis or equivalent.

• Understanding of networking (TCP/IP, HTTP, etc.).

• Experience with Unit Testing (using Junit, Mockito or similar).

• Experience working within an Agile environment.

• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related area.

Our environment

About Symbotic

Symbotic is an automation technology leader reimagining the supply chain with its end-to-end, AI-powered robotic and software platform. Symbotic reinvents the warehouse as a strategic asset for the world’s largest retail, wholesale, and food & beverage companies. Applying next-gen technology, high-density storage and machine learning to solve today's complex distribution challenges, Symbotic enables companies to move goods with unmatched speed, agility, accuracy and efficiency. As the backbone of commerce the Symbotic platform transforms the flow of goods and the economics of supply chain for its customers. For more information, visit www.symbotic.com.

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