Distributed Systems Software Engineer

Boston Dynamics • Waltham, MA

1d • $154,310 - $212,176

About The Position

We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Senior Distributed Systems Engineer to take a pivotal role in scaling Stretch’s Simulation Infrastructure. This is a high-impact opportunity to design and build the next-generation simulation platform for Stretch, in collaboration with other AI, robotics, and systems engineers. You will be joining the project at a critical moment as we prepare to deploy thousands of Stretch robots. As a senior engineer, you will be expected to drive technical strategy, lead complex, cross-functional projects, and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a significant focus on building and deploying distributed systems.
• Deep, hands-on expertise creating and deploying automated testing solutions for large distributed computing environments.
• Expert proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., C++, Python, Go).
• Proven ability to drive technical strategy and architecture for complex, cross-functional projects.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to a diverse audience.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience with distributed systems in one of the following domains: robotics, autonomous vehicles, or machine learning.
• Hands-on experience with at least one major robotics simulator and experience integrating custom physics or sensor models.
• Strong understanding of network protocols and operating system internals.

Responsibilities

• Simulation Strategy & Architecture: Define, architect, and implement the high-fidelity, scalable, and modular simulation infrastructure used across all team projects.
• Tooling and Workflow: Design and build world-class tools and workflows to streamline the creation, execution, and analysis of simulation tests for both classical and learning-based control, perception, and planning algorithms.
• Test and QA Automation: Integrate simulation seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous testing, regression detection, and synthetic data generation.
• Validation and Fidelity: Establish metrics and processes to rigorously validate the realism of the simulation environment against real-world data and hardware performance. Close the sim-to-real gap.
• Performance Optimization: Optimize the performance and stability of the simulation engine for both cloud-based and local execution, ensuring high throughput and minimal iteration time.

Benefits

• Boston Dynamics offers a generous Benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401(k), paid time off and a annual bonus structure.
• Additional details regarding these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer for employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior