Hiring: Senior Robotics Platform Engineer (Robotics/Infra) Company: Gather AI Location: Greater Pittsburgh Region Job Posted Time: 2026-09-02 17:58:04 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: ROS2, Zenoh, DDS, Docker, Robotics Platform, Middleware, Observability, Diagnostics, Deployment, Behavior Trees, System Integration, Autonomous Drones, MHEV, Embedded Systems Experience: - Hands-on experience building and operating a working robotics system (drones, autonomous vehicles, or any platform with a meaningful communications layer between nodes) - Deep ROS2 experience including middleware, DDS or Zenoh, logging, and system integration - Production experience with Docker containers in a robotics or embedded context, including container design, service management, and deployment - Strong observability and diagnostics experience — knowing what to log, how to structure it, and how to surface failures across a distributed system Required Skills: - ROS2 communications and middleware layer ownership (Zenoh-based comms, behavior trees, system integration) - Docker container maintenance and evolution for robotics software — lean, reliable, consistently deployable to the field - Diagnostics and observability tooling — from low-level logging through dashboard visibility - Deployment processes for getting software changes out to field hardware reliably and safely - Platform architecture convergence (drone and MHEV platforms into a unified architecture) - Cross-team support across Autonomy team pods Qualifications: - Self-sufficient and proactive — comfortable identifying and driving solutions without waiting to be handed a spec - Real influence over platform evolution: freedom to push for better approaches and responsibility to bring the team along - Nice to have: familiarity with related robotics/embedded tooling and frameworks Compensation: - Not specified in the job posting Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!