Android Developer

Rugged Robotics is on a mission to empower the construction industry to build better by innovating new approaches to tough problems using automation. We are a fast-paced start-up environment where every employee takes on many roles and wears many hats. To help our customers to build better, we need to build the best team.

The software team at Rugged Robotics is responsible for prototyping, developing, and implementing software solutions that power the automation of our construction layout robots. As an Android Developer working on user interfaces at a start-up, you'll be harnessing your creative and technical skills to build the bridge between our operators, our back-end software, and our robotic hardware.

The Role

• Architect, build, test, and refine new and existing features in a native Android environment to facilitate construction site deployment of robotic systems
• Collaborate with user experience designers, operators, robotics engineers, and sales team to develop a strong hardware-integrated robot control platform
• Implement design mock-ups with a clear attention to detail to provide intuitive, easy-to-use interfaces
• Integrate into a full hardware-software testing strategy to deliver a stable, reliable construction robotics platform

You Are

• Experienced building and scaling graphics-heavy native Android applications to build interactive maps and robot control features 
• Familiar with Websocket-based communications to manage communications between robot and controller
• Self-driven and comfortable owning development of significant features and driving them to success
• Familiar with full development lifecycle of Android Apps from early-stage to release

Great to Have

• Experience with robotics software such as ROS
• Proficiency in test-driven development
• Experience working with CI/CM systems

Perks

• A full-time, competitive salary with equity
• Flexible paid vacation from day one
• Paid parental leave
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401k plan available

Rugged Robotics is headquartered in Houston, TX in the vibrant neighborhood of East Downtown. This role requires close collaboration with teammates, and we value the interactions that come from working together around the robots in the lab.

Interested in Rugged Robotics but don't tick all the boxes? Don't see a role that meets your skills? Reach out, let us know how you think you can contribute to the team, and define your own position.

Rugged Robotics is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value diversity at our company. All qualified candidates will receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, age, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other protected legal status.