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Lead Software Engineer - Web Applications

Robust AI is a fast-growing, early-stage startup founded in 2019 by an unsurpassed team of veterans in robotics, AI, and business. We are a collaborative group with a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives, seeking talented individuals who are just as excited about robotics and AI as we are! Help us redefine the very foundation of robotics and build robots that are smart, collaborative, robust, safe, flexible, and genuinely autonomous.


As our Lead Software Engineer for Web Applications, you’ll own the user interfaces that power our robots in the real world.


You'll use modern web technologies to build applications spanning multiple critical surfaces:

Fleet management applications – giving customers and integration engineers the ability to command, configure, and monitor entire fleets.

On-robot interfaces – touch-based UIs hosted directly on the robots, ensuring smooth interactions in the field.

Authoring tools – enabling our world-class roboticists to write and test robot behaviors.


This is a high-impact role where your technical leadership will directly impact how advanced robotic systems come to life. Compensation is $175,000 - $200,000 per year based on experience and skill set.


Core Responsibilities:
  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain robust web applications Lead frontend architectural decisions, ensuring solutions are well-engineered, maintainable, and aligned with long-term technical strategy.
  • Translate requirements and designs into high-quality, production-ready code.
  • Own the end-to-end delivery of frontend features, from technical design to deployment and monitoring.
  • Collaborate effectively with backend engineers, product management, designers, and other stakeholders.
  • Actively participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge.
  • Stay current with frontend best practices and tooling, evaluating and recommending new technologies where appropriate.


Required Qualifications & Skills:
  • Minimum 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong emphasis on front-end development.
  • Experience building and deploying new web applications from scratch.
  • Deep proficiency and extensive hands-on experience with React and its core principles (hooks, context API, etc.).
  • Strong understanding of JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and modern web standards.
  • Experience with UI component libraries and design systems.
  • Experience with state management libraries (e.g., Redux, Zustand, Context API).
  • Familiarity with modern frontend build pipelines and tools (e.g., Webpack, Vite, Babel, npm/yarn).
  • Experience writing and maintaining frontend tests using frameworks like Jest, React Testing Library, or similar.


Nice-to-Have Skills:
  • Experience with server-side rendering (SSR) or static site generation (SSG) frameworks (e.g., Next.js, Remix)
  • Experience with performance monitoring and optimization tools
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with implementing authentication systems


What we offer:
  • Stock options and huge growth potential
  • Strong startup (and fun) culture
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • Flexible vacation and sick leave practices
  • Paid parental leave


$175,000 - $200,000 a year

Robust AI fosters a culture of belonging and a shared commitment to equality and equity.

Having a diverse set of perspectives is key to ensuring AI and robotics serve the needs of all.

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