Boston Dynamics · 8 hours ago
ML Platform Software Developer
Waltham, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$132K/yr - $181K/yr
7+ years expBoston Dynamics is dedicated to creating robots that enrich people's lives. They are looking for a talented Developer to join their Central Software Machine Learning Platform team, responsible for developing front-ends for web applications, optimizing backend systems, and building secure APIs.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsSoftware
Responsibilities
Schema Design: Design and maintain normalized database schemas, write efficient stored procedures and queries, and triggers
API Development: Build APIs that serve as the communication layer between the database and the client
Performance: Optimize database performance through indexing and query analysis
Security: Implement secure authentication and authorization flows (e.g., using JWTs/HMAC signatures) to ensure data privacy and integrity
Front-End: Develop responsive, application front-ends using [for e.g. using React / Vue.js /Angular, or others] for complex datasets
Manage application state effectively to handle asynchronous data fetching and caching
Data Binding: Create forms and inputs that validate user data on the client side before submitting to the database
Qualification
Required
7+ years of professional experience in production software development, excellent problem-solving abilities, and strong communication skills
Expert-level proficiency in maintaining and optimizing databases. Expertise in writing queries and understanding complex joins, views, and data types
Strong writing, debugging, and deploying applications written in Python
3+ years experience with modern JavaScript frameworks ([React / Vue.js]) and TypeScript
Proven experience designing commonly used API schemas
Proficient with Git and collaborative development workflows (e.g., Pull Requests, Code Reviews)
Ability to visualize how a change in the database schema ripples through the API & affects the UI
Ability to translate complex data constraints into clear requirements for non-technical stakeholders
Able to independently take a feature from 'database idea' to 'deployed frontend.'
Preferred
Deep understanding of API security standards (OAuth2, HMAC, etc.)
Experience with ORMs like SQLAlchemy and Alembic migrations
Experience with data visualization libraries (e.g., D3.js, Chart.js, Recharts)
CI/CD: maintain deployment pipelines for automated testing and release
Benefits
Medical
Dental vision
401(k)
Paid time off
Annual bonus structure
Company
Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics is an engineering company that specializes in building dynamic robots and software for human simulation.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$37MKey Investors
SoftBank
2020-12-09Acquired
2019-02-06Series Unknown· $37M
Leadership Team
Robert Playter
Chief Executive Officer
Marc Theermann
Chief Strategy Officer
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