Software Engineer, SDK/NetCode

Viam's products are built by engineers, for engineers. We want to build a platform we would want to use ourselves. As a member of the SDK/NetCode team, you will be responsible for the developer experience for building and controlling robots with the goal of making robotics programming language agnostic. In addition to defining the public RDK (Robot Development Kit) API for developers and implementing a variety of language-specific SDKs, this team also owns the communication infrastructure to enable secure and reliable communication (e.g. gRPC, WebRTC, authn/authz) between clients and the RDK. 

You'll be:

• Building software, primarily in Golang, to make robotics more accessible
• Working on the first set of products that will define the nature of our platform
• Building out and updating language-specific SDKs 
• Laying the foundation of our open source libraries
• Collaborating with other teams such as the Motion Planning and Computer Vision teams

We're looking for engineers who:

• Has a degree in software engineering or equivalent experience
• Are experienced using languages such as Golang, Python, Rust, C/C++ or Java
• Have an interest in crafting software for developers and roboticist around the world
• Desire to solve sophisticated problems with novel and practical solutions
• Want to make our user's lives easier through making their work more efficient
• Get excited to approach new technologies and open-ended problems
• Believe in high-quality, tested, and well-documented code

Benefits:

• 100% covered medical/dental/vision insurance plans, commuter benefits
• Competitive salary & equity packages 
• Reproductive Health Benefits including Fertility Benefits and Abortion Access Travel Benefits
• 25 days paid vacation and generous holiday observances
• One Medical Membership
• Class Pass & Citi Bike memberships
• Free lunch everyday that you’re in the office
• Paid parental leave

The starting salary for this role is between $121,000 - $257,000/year. Your exact offer will vary based on a number of factors including experience level, skillset, market location, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced, or more senior, than this job description as posted. In these situations, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate. In addition to cash compensation, Viam offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants, health benefits, and more.

Values:

• Vision Driven
• Collaborate Openly
• Act Decisively
• Succeed Through Diversity
• Hold Ourselves Accountable
• Lead with Curiosity

 Learn more about our values here!