Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Senior Software Engineer role sits at an intersection increasingly common in modern SaaS: platform engineering that directly shapes how product capabilities reach production reliably. While the company operates in robotics, the work described is recognisably SaaS in its dependence on cloud infrastructure, secure connectivity, observability, and automated delivery pipelines, with real operational consequences when systems fail.
For a long-term SaaS career, the value is in owning the mechanics of scale rather than a single application surface. Building CI/CD, multi cloud foundations, fleet telemetry, and developer tooling develops durable platform instincts that translate across B2B SaaS organisations, especially those moving from early deployments to repeatable operations. The emphasis on security, cost efficiency, and incident response also mirrors the responsibilities that define senior infrastructure leadership in subscription businesses.
This is best suited to an experienced engineer who prefers leverage over feature throughput, and who enjoys making other engineers more effective through tooling and standards. It will appeal to someone comfortable with ambiguous platform problems, cross functional collaboration, and accountability for reliability. Interest in automation helps, but the core fit is a SaaS minded infrastructure builder.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Location
New York City, NY
Employment Type
Full time
Compensation
- $170K – $220K • Offers Equity
About Standard Bots
At Standard Bots, we're revolutionizing real-world automation by making robotic systems accessible to everyone. Our platform enables robots to tackle unprecedented challenges through an intuitive instruction interface, bringing the power of software automation to physical spaces.
📍 Location and Benefits
This role is hybrid with 3 days/week onsite in our NYC office, centrally located near Grand Central Station. The office is fully equipped with robots for demos and testing! This specific role will also spend ~4 days/month in our Glen Cove robotics facility.
About the Role
We're seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure & Developer Tooling to lead and scale the core infrastructure and internal tooling that power our robot deployment and development lifecycle. This high-impact role blends distributed systems, DevOps, and developer experience to support mission-critical robotics operations. You’ll serve as the technical lead for infrastructure efforts and will likely lead 1–2 other engineers, with the opportunity to grow into a broader leadership role as the team expands.
You’ll own key initiatives that ensure our robots are securely deployed, monitored, and updated at scale, while also enabling fast and reliable development across the engineering org. This is a unique opportunity to shape the foundational systems of a fast-moving robotics company from the ground up.
In this role, you will:
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Lead Infrastructure Development:
Design and implement scalable infrastructure for robot deployment pipelines
Build and maintain systems for automated robot software updates and provisioning
Develop robust CI/CD pipelines and environment management workflows
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Scale our multi-cloud infrastructure with an emphasis on:
Robot fleet management and telemetry
Secure robot-cloud communication
Cloud resource cost efficiency and availability
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Own Observability and Reliability by implementing and evolving observability systems to:
Monitor robot fleet health, uptime, and usage
Track system performance and deployment success rates
Detect, alert, and diagnose production infrastructure issues automatically
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Lead Developer Tooling Efforts:
Build internal tools to improve developer workflows, testing, and release velocity
Define and promote engineering best practices through tooling, automation, and documentation
Support environment provisioning, local dev experiences, and standardized testing environments
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Drive Security and Compliance:
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Collaborate Across the Organization:
Work closely with software engineers, QA, Solutions, and Assembly Tech teams to understand technical pain points and infrastructure needs
Advocate for engineering efficiency and reliability through process and platform improvements
This role is a strong fit if you:
Have 7+ years of software engineering experience, including leadership in DevOps and infrastructure projects
Have a proven track record with CI/CD systems, distributed systems, and developer tooling
Are experienced with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and Kubernetes
Bring a strong understanding of security best practices in cloud-native environments
Have experience implementing and scaling monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
Are passionate about building platforms that support world-class engineering teams
Have an interest in robotics and automation (robotics experience not required)
Tech Stack
Python
NodeJS / TypeScript
React
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
Postgres
Cloudflare
Compensation and Benefits:
The base salary range for this role is $170,000 to $220,000, depending on experience. Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at Standard Bots. All Full-Time Employees are eligible for Employee Stock Options. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees.
Compensation Range: $170K - $220K
