Senior Software Engineer, Generalist

About Our Team

Chef Robotics is on a mission to accelerate the advent of intelligent machines in the physical world. As the rise of LLMs like ChatGPT has shown, AI has the potential to drive immense change. However, we believe AI’s biggest impact will be in the physical world, given industries like manufacturing, food, and transportation represent 90% of global GDP. We’re starting with food, with a goal to put an intelligent robot in every commercial kitchen in the world. We have signed multiple multi‑year contracts with various large food companies and we are growing fast. We’re backed by investors like Kleiner Perkins, Construct, Bloomberg BETA and Promus Ventures. We have a great team, where you will be surrounded by talented engineers and tech leaders from companies like Cruise, Zoox, Google, Verb Surgical, Tesla, Nuro, Vicarious, Amazon Robotics, Strateos, Built Robotics, Facebook, Plenty, Yelp, and Microsoft.

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer, Generalist at Chef Robotics, you’ll play a pivotal role in the design, development, and implementation of software systems across our entire robotics platform. You’ll work closely with cross‑functional teams including robotics engineers, hardware engineers, and specialists across the tech stack to ensure seamless integration of software components into our food automation systems. This role requires versatility and deep expertise across multiple technical domains, with the ability to contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle and build comprehensive solutions that power our intelligent food preparation robots.

Cross‑Functional Software Development

• Collaborate with robotics engineers, hardware engineers, and other software engineers across the tech stack to design, develop, and deploy software solutions for food automation robots
• Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance
• Develop robust, scalable, and maintainable software systems that meet the unique challenges of commercial food production environments
• Implement algorithms for perception, manipulation, motion planning, and control to enable autonomous food preparation behavior
• Work across frontend dashboards, backend APIs, and cloud infrastructure to build comprehensive solutions that integrate with robotics hardware and AI systems

Database & Data Pipeline Architecture

Software Performance & Reliability

Technology Integration & Innovation

Required Qualifications – Technical Expertise

Leadership & Domain Knowledge

Personal Attributes

Desired Qualifications

Key Projects You’ll Work On

$150,000 - $240,000 a year

Chef is an early‑stage startup where equity is a major part of the compensation package. As the company secures more capital, we will gradually increase salary and cash compensation. The starting salary will depend on seniority. In addition to salary and early‑stage equity, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, commuter benefits, flexible paid time off (PTO), catered lunch, and 401(k) matching.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizen status, uniform service member and veteran status, marital status, age, pregnancy status, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status.

Multiple studies have found that a higher percentage of women and BIPOC candidates won’t apply if they don’t meet every listed qualification. Chef values candidates of all backgrounds. If you find yourself excited by our mission but you don’t check every box in the description, we encourage you to apply anyway!

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