Staff Software Engineer, Core Services & Resilience (Backend Full Stack)

Viam is the engineering platform for robotics and automation, empowering developers, startups, and enterprises to build, deploy, and scale—from prototype to production. Our platform makes robotics development accessible to software engineers, removing traditional barriers to building production-grade automation. We're also pioneering surface finishing automation for marine manufacturing, with solutions for robotic sanding that automate critical processes in roles that are physically demanding, safety-critical, and hard to fill. We were founded in 2020 by former MongoDB co-founder and CTO Eliot Horowitz, Viam is headquartered in New York City. Staff Software Engineer, Core Services & Resilience (Backend Full Stack) NYC-based team (Hybrid 3+ days a week in office) Viam is a full-service engineering platform that allows developers through enterprises the ability to configure and control physical devices in a data-driven and intuitive way. Whether you're managing one robot or physical device (sensors, cameras, IoT) in a lab or a fleet of thousands in the field, Viam enables seamless cloud-based control and insights. The Core Services & Resilience team builds the cloud systems and backend services that allow our users the ability to configure, monitor, and control physical robots or devices, at scale. We are looking for a Senior or Staff Engineer to weigh in on architectural decisions, build business critical features and provide mentorship to more junior engineers. Some past projects include: implementing triggers, adding features to our billing product, splitting out a “macroservice” from our app monolith, and implementing a shared background job queue. Tech Stack: Our work is primarily backend-focused, leveraging Golang, MongoDB, and Linux running in GCP. We also build simple yet meaningful frontend experiences with Svelte and Vue. Why this role might excite you: You'll architect and scale cloud services and distributed systems that serve as the foundation for Viam platform. You’ll mentor engineers, give thoughtful code reviews, and help us grow a team that values inclusion and creativity. You’ll get to dive deeper and gain exposure to robotics, Internet of Things, and AI. Some areas you'll help drive forward: Shaping our broader application architecture and technical roadmap. Propose and implement our application's gRPC API and core product features like scheduling (distributed cron), robot logs, billing, and triggers. Building internal tools and services that other teams rely on to ship features faster. Supporting user authentication and access management flows for Viam application. We’re looking for someone who: Brings full stack experience with a focus on backend development. Has engineered resilient backend systems across cloud services, distributed environments, and modern web architectures. Embraces evolving goals and opportunities for creative problem solving. Enjoys mentorship and working across teams. Thrives in a collaborative environment where there is a strong belief in shared ownership and in-person teamwork. The starting salary for this role is between $180-205K/year. Full-time Benefits: Viam’s base salary range for this role is posted above. Your exact offer will vary based on factors, including experience level, skillset, market location, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced, or more senior, than this job description as posted. In these situations, the updated salary range will be communicated to you as a candidate. In addition to cash compensation, Viam offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants, health benefits, and more. 100% covered medical/dental/vision insurance plans, commuter benefits 25 days paid vacation and generous holiday observances Free lunch every day that you’re in the office One Medical Membership Citi Bike memberships Monthly wellness stipend to be used for a variety of fitness-related items like gym memberships, fitness classes, fitness equipment, and more Paid parental leave Reproductive Health Benefits, including Fertility Benefits and Abortion Access Travel Benefits Yearly Learning and Development Budget Values: Vision Driven Collaborate Openly Act Decisively Succeed Through Diversity Hold Ourselves Accountable Lead with Curiosity To all recruitment agencies: Viam does not accept unsolicited agency resumes or calls from recruitment agencies or search firms. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or Viam employees. Viam is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.