Senior Software Engineer, Dev Experience Austin, Texas

Senior Software Engineer, Dev Experience

Austin, Texas

Fox Robotics is at the bleeding edge of warehouse automation, with a focus on autonomous forklifts. As the leader in this space, Fox has clear product market fit and is scaling fast, with plans to rapidly grow from 100 employees to nearly ~160+ this year alone. With this growth, employees have a once-in-a-career opportunity to learn, all while working as part of a mission-driven team focused on making robots that work .

We are seeking a Senior Developer Experience (DevExperience) Engineer that will collaborate cross-functionally with software engineering teams to develop efficient and effective workflows and tooling across the Fox Robotics software stack to enable the delivery of robust and leading-edge software for autonomous forklifts.

What you’ll do:

• Develop, maintain, and optimize build systems across various software applications.
• Identify inefficiencies and technical debt areas within the software stack and implement solutions to address them.
• Lead the transition from outdated tools and platforms towards contemporary, state-of-the-art solutions.
• Scale the CI/CD pipelines used throughout various projects to take advantage of modern DevOps best practices.
• Refactor CI and application-based Docker images for modularity, efficiency and reusability.
• Build internal Fox developer tooling to enhance developer experience, reduce overhead for new hires, and improve daily efficiency.
• Help foster a culture of software engineering excellence through best practices.

What you’ll need:

• 5+ years of experience in a DevExperience related role (software development, DevOps, etc.).
• Experience with Bazel in a large codebase.
• Fluent in programming Python and Bash languages.
• Containerization of developer tools and applications using Docker or similar.
• Experience defining, developing and integrating software pipelines in professional CI/CD environments in tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Bitbucket Pipelines.
• Strong Git experience including workflow, branching strategies and best practices.
• Modern workflows for releasing semantically versioned libraries, applications, and tooling.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot problems across multiple application environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively and efficiently with software developers and other stakeholders.

Nice to have:

• Professional C++ experience.
• Experience configuring and upgrading custom toolchains.
• Experience with advanced Bazel concepts such as remote cache, remote code execution, profiling, etc.
• GitLab CI/CD templates and/or components.

Benefits and perks:

• A once in a career opportunity to build, alongside colleagues who deeply care (plus robots that aren’t bad, either!)
• Competitive salary and stock options
• Generous healthcare options
• Unlimited PTO
• Other perks that connect us, including lunch on Fridays, team building activities, and more!

More About Fox Robotics

We make robots that work.

We envision a world where robots serve as a human multiplier for dull and dangerous work. The warehousing industry sees more than 52,000 cases of injuries every year in the US. Our first product is an automated trailer unloader (forklift) that quickly demonstrates measurable value to our customers by both improving efficiency while also increasing safety.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.