Senior DevOps Engineer - Robotics Infrastructure

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team at RoboForce, an AI robotics company dedicated to developing Physical AI-powered Robo-Labor for dull, dirty, and dangerous work. This Senior DevOps Engineer remote position will play a crucial role in architecting the next evolution of our robotics infrastructure. You will design and implement a robust, fully containerized development and release ecosystem that compiles complex AI models, packages them securely, and deploys them reliably to fleets operating in dynamic environments.

What You'll Do

• Design and maintain high-performance container environments for robots, ensuring parity across development, simulation, and production deployments.
• Architect sophisticated CI/CD pipelines that integrate automated build tests, simulation-based regression testing, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) validation.
• Define and own the software release lifecycle, building automated systems to package, version, and deploy secure over-the-air (OTA) updates to robot fleets in the field.
• Partner closely with C++ engineers to optimize build times (CMake/Colcon), manage dependencies, and deliver a reliable “one-command” developer setup.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to provide real-time visibility into system health, resource usage, and application performance across deployed robots.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in DevOps, SRE, or build/release engineering.
• Deep mastery of Docker, including multi-stage builds, layer caching strategies, and secure access to hardware resources (GPU, USB, sensors).
• Proven experience designing complex CI/CD systems from scratch, with strong understanding of caching, parallelization, and artifact management for compiled codebases.
• Strong command of Linux systems, including kernel concepts, systems, networking, device drivers, and debugging system-level issues inside containers.
• Familiarity with compiling large-scale C++ projects using CMake or Bazel, with a focus on reliability and developer productivity.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with modern robotics software stacks.
• Experience running headless simulators (Gazebo, MuJoCo, Isaac Sim, Unity) inside CI environments.
• Hands-on experience with NVIDIA Jetson or other embedded GPU systems.

What We Offer

• Competitive stock options/equity programs.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) plan.
• Visa sponsorship and green card support for qualified candidates.
• Lunches and dinners, a fully stocked kitchen, and regular team-building events.