Serve Robotics

Director of Systems Reliability & Field Resilience

Los Angeles, California, United States

$140,000 – $200,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Mid-level (3 to 4 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Biotechnology, Operations, Software EngineeringIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Job Type: FullTime
  • Salary: $210K - $250K

Serve Robotics is reimagining urban logistics with its personable sidewalk robot. This role focuses on continuously improving the operational reliability of our robotic delivery operations infrastructure, ensuring delivery service quality and efficiency. You will lead a team of SRE, DevOps, and Cloud Infrastructure experts, working cross-functionally to build monitoring, alerting, automation, and resiliency into our platform. The role involves providing leadership, defining solutions, and directly contributing to their development and deployment. You’ll work closely with engineering, product, and operations to prioritize work and support your team in delivering capabilities from concept to production. The Serve Robotics delivery platform encompasses cloud, networking, front-end solutions, and on-robot systems, requiring seamless integration.

Requirements

  • Strong track record of hands-on leadership of small, highly technical software engineering teams.
  • Experience hiring, mentoring, and coaching Sr. level engineers.
  • Building a high-performance, collaborative team.
  • Strong technical generalist skills, comfortable working across all components of a complex system.
  • Experience partnering with domain experts and functional teams to identify issues, perform root cause analysis, and develop solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of experts in SRE, DevOps, and Cloud Infrastructure.
  • Proactively identify, triage, and resolve complex, cross-domain issues impacting delivery service quality/efficiency.
  • Build monitoring, alerting, automation, and resiliency into the delivery platform.
  • Work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and operations to prioritize work.
  • Define, build, and deploy solutions to improve operational reliability.
  • Contribute directly to the development and deployment of solutions.
  • Hire, allocate resources, and support the team to deliver capabilities from concept to production.

Company Information

  • Company: Serve Robotics
  • Mission: To build the future of robotic deliveries, moving deliveries away from congested streets and benefiting local businesses.
  • Team: Agile, diverse, and driven team of tech industry veterans in software, hardware, and design.
  • Focus: Solving real-world problems leveraging robotics, machine learning, and computer vision.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis
Monitoring
Alerting
Automation
Resiliency
Incident Management
Troubleshooting
System Design
Leadership
Team Management
Collaboration
Communication

Serve Robotics

Autonomous delivery robots for food and retail

About Serve Robotics

Serve Robotics is changing the delivery industry with its self-driving robots that provide sustainable and efficient delivery solutions. Instead of using traditional vehicles, these lightweight, autonomous robots deliver small items like food and retail products, reducing carbon emissions and traffic congestion. The company operates on a delivery-as-a-service (DaaS) model, allowing businesses in the food and retail sectors to subscribe and pay based on their delivery needs. Serve Robotics aims to lead in the autonomous delivery market by offering eco-friendly solutions that enhance customer experience.

Redwood City, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2021Year Founded
$51.6MTotal Funding
POST_IPO_EQUITYCompany Stage
Food & Agriculture, Robotics & Automation, Consumer GoodsIndustries
51-200Employees

Risks

Rapid expansion may strain resources and operational capabilities.
Integration of Vebu could divert focus from core delivery services.
Over-reliance on partners like Uber and Nvidia poses potential risks.

Differentiation

Serve Robotics uses zero-emissions rovers for eco-friendly food delivery.
The company offers delivery-as-a-service with a subscription-based revenue model.
Serve Robotics integrates Vebu's Autocado for expanded automation solutions.

Upsides

Recent $80M funding supports expansion to 2,000 robots by end of 2025.
Acquisition of Vebu enhances automation offerings beyond delivery services.
Appointment of Anthony Armenta boosts AI and software capabilities.

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