Viam helps companies unlock the power of AI, data and automation in the physical world. We provide a single platform for engineers of all disciplines to solve problems together and build solutions that are fast and future-proof. Viam powers solutions across robotics, food and beverage, climate tech, marine, industrial manufacturing, and more. Founded in 2020 by former MongoDB co-founder and CTO Eliot Horowitz, Viam is headquartered in New York City.
Senior Software Engineer (Backend Full Stack) Core Services & Resilience
NYC-based team (Hybrid 3+ days a week in office)
Viam is a full-service engineering platform that allows developers through enterprises the ability to configure and control physical devices in a data driven and intuitive way. Whether you're managing one robot or physical device (sensors, cameras, IoT) in a lab or a fleet of thousands in the field, Viam enables seamless cloud-based control and insights.
The Core Services & Resilience team builds the cloud systems and backend services that allow our users the ability to configure, monitor, and control physical robots or devices, at scale. We are looking for a Senior or Staff Engineer to weigh in on architectural decisions, build business critical features and provide mentorship to more junior engineers. Some past projects include: implementing triggers, adding features to our billing product, splitting out a “macroservice” from our app monolith, implementing a shared background job queue.
Tech Stack: Our work is primarily backend-focused, leveraging Golang, MongoDB, and Linux running in GCP. We also build simple yet meaningful frontend experiences with Svelte and Vue.
Why this role might excite you:
- You'll architect and scale cloud services and distributed systems that serve as the foundation for Viam platform.
- You’ll mentor engineers, give thoughtful code reviews, and help us grow a team that values inclusion and creativity.
- You’ll get to dive deeper and gain exposure to robotics, Internet of Things, and AI.
Some areas you'll help drive forward:
- Shaping our broader application architecture and technical roadmap.
- Propose and implement our application's gRPC API and core product features like scheduling (distributed cron), robot logs, billing, and triggers.
- Building internal tools and services that other teams rely on to ship features faster.
- Supporting user authentication and access management flows for Viam application.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Brings full stack experience with a focus on backend development.
- Has engineered resilient backend systems across cloud services, distributed environments, and modern web architectures.
- Embraces evolving goals and opportunities for creative problem solving.
- Enjoys mentorship and working across teams.
- Thrives in a collaborative environment where there is a strong belief in shared ownership and in-person teamwork.
Benefits:
The starting salary for this role is between $180-220K/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 to you as a candidate. In addition to cash compensation, Viam offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants, health benefits, and more.
- 100% covered medical/dental/vision insurance plans, commuter benefits
- Competitive salary & equity packages (see below)
- Reproductive Health Benefits, including Fertility Benefits and Abortion Access Travel Benefits
- 25 days paid vacation and generous holiday observances
- One Medical Membership
- Citi Bike memberships
- Monthly wellness stipend to be used for a variety of fitness-related items like gym memberships, fitness classes, fitness equipment, apparel, and more
- Free lunch every day that you’re in the office
- Paid parental leave
Values:
- Vision Driven
- Collaborate Openly
- Act Decisively
- Succeed Through Diversity
- Hold Ourselves Accountable
- Lead with Curiosity
Learn more about our values here!
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What We Do
Robotics has the potential to do so much good, but progress has been slowed by complicated hardware and software integrations, long development cycles, and people's fear of tripping over a robot on their way to work.
At Viam, we’re addressing these issues by building a novel robotics platform that relies on standardized building blocks rather than custom code to create, configure and control robots quickly and intuitively. We’re empowering engineers - aspiring and experienced - across industries to solve complicated automation problems with our innovative and developer-friendly software tools.
If you are interested in learning more, apply to one of our many open positions. We are hiring!
