Founding Full Stack Engineer at Stealth Robotics Startup

A portfolio company of the AI2 Incubator

PROBLEM:

Imagine a world in which people build websites or products without Google Analytics, Mixpanel, or Datadog. That would be hard. Yet, for engineers working on modern robotics systems (such as self-driving cars or drones), that’s an analogous reality. These engineers don’t have great tools or instrumentation to properly make sense of the data they capture, or hack together solutions in-house, or struggle to make informed decisions about their robots when things aren’t working correctly (which is often the case as the field of Robotics is still nascent).

OPPORTUNITY:

BCG forecasts that the global robotics market will climb from $25 billion in 2021 to upwards of $260 billion by 2030. McKinsey forecasts that the global shared autonomous-driving market alone will be roughly $1.6 trillion by 2030. By any measure—the robotics industry is going to be huge—with the majority of that growth coming in the next 5-10 years. But what's clear is that the industry doesn’t have the tools to facilitate that growth.

SOLUTION:

We're building a platform to search, understand, and monitor the vast amounts of data produced by autonomous systems. Our platform ingests data from a wide range of devices (such as cameras, lidars, radars, batteries, motors, and more), and then allows engineers to analyze and transform it into actionable insights. It’s AI. It's robotics. It’s autonomous systems. It’s the future. And it’s going to be huge. Join us!

WHO WE ARE:

We are a small but mighty (and growing) group with a mission to help the robotics industry to build smarter/safer robots and bring them to market faster. Our founding team is made up of experts in robotics, engineering, machine learning, computer vision and more. In past lives—we were founding engineers on the Amazon Prime Air team, led autonomy and simulation initiatives at Amazon Robotics, and implemented machine learning solutions from AWS into numerous Fortune 500 companies. We also count the Paul Allen Institute for AI as a cofounder, one of the world’s leading A.I. research institutions.

IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:

  • Design and build novel user interfaces for data analysis
  • Deploy ML models which run at scale with high performance and resource optimizations
  • Build highly scalable, functional and sustainable web applications from 0-1
  • Stay current on new technologies and contribute to open source software
  • Provide training, help and support to other team members
  • Help define and communicate technical and design requirements

TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 2+ years of full-time experience, ideally in a startup environment or building something end-to-end from scratch
  • Web fundamentals of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS; proficient in one frontend framework like React, Angular, Vue
  • Strong Python knowledge
  • Familiarity with cloud technologies: AWS/Azure/GCP
  • Familiarity with popular tools for dev ops, containerization, CI/CD.
  • Working knowledge of ML/deep learning is a plus
  • Working knowledge of open source robotics frameworks such as ROS or PX4 is a plus
  • Experience building and operating distributed systems on the cloud is a plus
  • A strong product-oriented mindset
  • Great communication skills
  • A doer mentality in which you are comfortable working in autonomous environments

BENEFITS AND PERKS:

We’re a stealth startup, being built by some of the best in the world. But it is early days and we are just getting started. While we can’t offer numerous perks just yet (although we do have a game room!), we do have several unique benefits that you can’t really get anywhere else:

  • Personal impact — The opportunity to build something from the ground up, define a new product, and lead a team over time.
  • “Founding” title, employee #1 — You will be our first hire. Employee #001. For the rest of our days, no matter how many thousands of people join after you, you will always have that honor and distinction. Also happens to look great on a resume, too.
  • Early stage equity — Early stage risk comes with early stage equity for you. And none of us (not our founders, nor the Allen Institute for AI) would be here if we didn’t think that our company will create tremendous shareholder value over time.
  • Access to unique learning opportunities — With the Allen Institute for AI as a cofounder, our team gets access to numerous talks by leading AI researchers/paper authors, access to knowledge sharing amongst the community of hundreds of engineers that work for ai2incubator.com companies, and much more.
  • Six-figure salary — We are a pre-seed startup and need to be modest until we raise a big round. We do pay a meaningful salary, but it will probably be less than you would make at FAANG. That said, there’s nothing like the energy and excitement of a startup and the unique benefits and learning opportunities of taking an early risk that we mentioned above. And of course, as we raise more money, you will quickly get raises that will bring you closer to market.
  • Visa support - yes, if needed

About the AI2 Incubator:

The AI2 Incubator helps entrepreneurs come up with ideas, find co-founders, engage pilot customers, refine their product, work with research paper authors to incorporate the latest A.I. techniques into their technology, and raise millions of dollars in venture funding. They have a strategic relationship with the Allen Institute for A.I.—a world-leading research institute with over 200 A.I. PhDs, researchers, engineers, and support staff—allowing them to dive deep into the latest tech and access one of the most talented groups of researchers. 

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