Robotics Senior Software Engineer, Compute Acceleration at Dexterity

Redwood City, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Robotics, Warehouse AutomationIndustries

Requirements

  • BS (6+ years experience) / MS (4+ years experience) / Ph.D. (2+ years experience) in Computer Science or a related discipline or equivalent experience
  • Strong knowledge of modern C++ best practices, multithreading, GPUs, and other specialized accelerators

Responsibilities

  • Build high-throughput and low-latency robot autonomy algorithms, leveraging high-performance software practices, multithreading, and hardware accelerators such as GPUs
  • Build infrastructure to empower developers to easily use high-performance and robust software best practices and to leverage hardware acceleration
  • Rapidly identify key compute bottlenecks in the robot autonomy stack and improve related tooling and infrastructure (tracing, profiling, benchmarking, and metrics reporting, etc.), empower teams to instrument their own software to measure and monitor performance
  • Work closely with teams across the autonomy stack, from robot perception and high-level decision-making to trajectory generation, optimization, and control to remove compute bottlenecks and enable high-performance compute to deliver new capabilities
  • Equip and uplevel software development teams with high-performance best practices through direct collaboration, code reviews and audits, sharing uplevelling resources, and broad communications
  • Experiment with frontier hardware acceleration resources to access capability and practicality for further leveraging and scaling
  • Participate in roadmapping of future robot compute platforms
  • Enable complex robotic systems to scale globally, including deploying software on real robots in production, scaling across robot fleets, and monitoring performance to hit throughput and other KPIs

Skills

C++
Multithreading
GPUs
Hardware Acceleration
Motion Generation
Control Systems
Perception
Robot Autonomy

Dexterity

AI-powered robotic solutions for logistics

About Dexterity

Dexterity.ai develops AI-powered robotic technology aimed at improving logistics and supply chain management, particularly in trailer loading. Their robots autonomously pick and induct parcels into sorting systems at speeds faster than humans. A key feature of their technology is its ability to understand the environment in real-time without needing external data feeds or software integration, making it adaptable for various operations. Dexterity.ai serves a range of clients, from small businesses to large corporations like FedEx, focusing on enhancing operational efficiency, employee safety, and attracting talent through automation. They generate revenue by selling their robotic solutions and providing consultation services for technology integration, with the goal of transforming the logistics industry into a safer and more efficient environment.

Redwood City, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2017Year Founded
$190.8MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Robotics & Automation, Industrial & Manufacturing, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Flexible vacation time
Comprehensive healthcare benefits
Retirement plan
Wellbeing & fitness offerings
Insurance programs
Discounts & perks

Risks

Increased competition from companies using Generative AI could challenge Dexterity's market position.
Rapid AI and robotics evolution may render Dexterity's offerings obsolete without continuous innovation.
New labeling requirements could increase operational costs and complexity for Dexterity.

Differentiation

Dexterity's robots operate without needing data feeds or warehouse software integration.
Their technology offers real-time environmental understanding, enhancing adaptability in logistics settings.
Dexterity's AI-powered robots surpass human capabilities in trailer loading and parcel sorting.

Upsides

Dexterity's collaboration with FedEx showcases successful large-scale logistics automation.
Expansion into EMEA could increase market penetration and business opportunities.
Growing demand for automated labeling solutions boosts Dexterity's market potential.

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