Lead Engineer, Fleet Management (Full Stack)

Viam helps companies unlock the power of AI, data and automation in the physical world. We provide a single platform for engineers of all disciplines to solve problems together and build solutions that are fast and future-proof. Viam powers solutions across robotics, food and beverage, climate tech, marine, industrial manufacturing, and more. Founded in 2020 by former MongoDB co-founder and CTO Eliot Horowitz, Viam is headquartered in New York City.

The Fleet Management team is responsible for building our web application that enables remote configuration, management, and operation of a fleet of physical devices. Configuring one device manually in a lab is one thing, but the Fleet Management team empowers users to manage a fleet of 1000s+ of machines in the wild. As a Lead Engineer, you will be integral to building high-quality, robust software and creating the future of smart machines/robotics and people management. Tech stack includes Svelte/Typescript, Golang, Linux, and MongoDB.

The features the Fleet Management team is responsible for include:

• Creating a fleet of organizations, locations, and machines
• Providing tools to setup, configure, and connect to an individual machine
• Managing reusable configurations called “fragments” to enable managing device configurations at scale
• Maintaining the registry to create and deploy code to devices, and share it across organizations

Hybrid environment where the expectation is 3+ days a week in office (1900 Broadway New York, NY).

You'll be:

• Leading a team of engineers with expertise in web front-end and back-end technologies
• Focused on people management  - providing actionable feedback, coaching, and mentorship to their team members and delegating project work to keep engineers engaged
• Contributing at a Senior Engineer level for an application for users to manage their devices with a desire to achieve exceptional usability, accessibility, and performance
• Coordinating with product and technical product managers to achieve team goals
• Collaborating with other team leads on new and unique problems in data, AI, and robotics
• Building and testing on physical devices 

We're looking for someone who:

• Has experience leading a team of engineers
• Is comfortable working in backend and frontend programming
• Worked in strongly typed languages and with modern frontend frameworks
• Has an affinity for complex, sophisticated problems and loves solving them with practical solutions
• Has deep experience in the design and implementation of developer interfaces
• Wants to make our users' lives easier by making their work more efficient
• Is excited to approach new technologies and open-ended problems
• Believes in high-quality, tested, and well-documented code
• Has a degree in software engineering or equivalent experience

Benefits:

• 100% covered medical/dental/vision insurance plans, commuter benefits
• Competitive salary & equity packages (see below)
• Reproductive Health Benefits, including Fertility Benefits and Abortion Access Travel Benefits
• 25 days paid vacation and generous holiday observances
• One Medical Membership
• Class Pass & Citi Bike memberships
• Free lunch every day that you’re in the office
• Paid parental leave

The starting salary for this role is between $205,000 - $235,000/year. Your offer will vary based on several 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 the one described in this job description. The updated salary range will be communicated to you as a candidate in these situations. In addition to cash compensation, Viam offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants, health benefits, and more.

Values:

• Vision Driven
• Collaborate Openly
• Act Decisively
• Succeed Through Diversity
• Hold Ourselves Accountable
• Lead with Curiosity

Learn more about our values here!