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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer - Lift Controls - **Company:** Symbotic LLC - **Location:** Wilmington, MA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $149,000.0 - $204,600.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Microsoft Windows, Agile Methodology, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Profiling, Computer Programming, Data Stores, Software Debugging, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Systems, Fault Tolerance, Linux System Administration, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Software Architecture, RabbitMQ, Redis, Software Engineering, Multithreading, Real Time Systems, .NET Core, System Availability, Event Driven Architecture, Integration Tests, Information Technology, Performance Monitor, Microservices - **Published:** July 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=96538a254ab68afc ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline required. * Minimum of 8 years of professional software development experience using C#, C++, or Java. * Strong experience building distributed, real-time, or event-driven systems. * Experience designing supervisory control layers for industrial automation, robotics, or material handling systems preferred. * Familiarity with PLC-integrated systems and hardware-adjacent software architectures is a strong plus. * Strong hands-on problem solver with excellent software design and implementation skills. * Experience with asynchronous and multithreaded programming models. Nice to have * Development experience across both Windows and Linux environments. * Proficiency in cross-platform .NET Core development. * Working knowledge of Redis in-memory data stores. * Familiarity with RabbitMQ or similar messaging systems. * Solid understanding of microservices architectures and common design patterns., * Up to 10% travel may be required. Employees must have a valid driver's license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations. ## Description We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Platform Services team. In this role, you will design and develop core supervisory control software responsible for coordinating lift subsystems within our large-scale warehouse automation environments. You will work at the intersection of distributed systems and physical automation, building high-level control logic that governs lift scheduling, item sortation, fault recovery, and system-wide orchestration. This role requires strong real-time systems thinking, comfort with hardware-adjacent software, and the ability to debug complex interactions across software and electromechanical components. We are seeking engineers who thrive in a creative, collaborative, and agile development environment and who are passionate about building resilient, high-availability systems that operate safely and reliably in production environments. What we do We are a talented team of roboticists and software engineers responsible for delivering intelligent supervisory software that orchestrates carton and tote movement within the Symbotic system. This is a critical subsystem and is deployed at scale across multiple customer sites that operate in 24/7 warehouse environments. The team is responsible for analyzing emergent system behavior, diagnosing complex failures, and resolving issues that arise from interactions between software, hardware, and physical processes in real-world environments. What you'll do * Design and develop high-level supervisory control systems for lift subsystems within automated warehouse environments. * Implement real-time distributed software responsible for lift dispatching, traffic coordination, prioritization, and throughput optimization. * Build fault-tolerant control logic to manage degraded modes, fault isolation, and safe recovery of lift operations. * Develop software that interfaces with PLC-controlled lift hardware via well-defined messaging and service boundaries. * Analyze distributed automation systems using performance monitoring, profiling, and debugging tools to identify latency, bottlenecks, and failure patterns. * Support system bring-up, integration testing, and on-site validation of lift supervisory control functionality. * Contribute to architecture decisions involving scalability, high availability, and operational resiliency. * Collaborate cross-functionally with controls engineers, robotics teams, hardware engineers, and field support teams. ## Related Videos - [Functions Triggers using Azure Event Grids in Azure Blob Storage](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/47-functions-triggers-using-azure-event-grids-in-azure-blob-storage) - [Beyond Kafka & RabbitMQ: Why NATS is the Future of Microservices Messaging](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1646-beyond-kafka-rabbitmq-why-nats-is-the-future-of-microservices-messaging) - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [Developing ASP.NET Core Microservices with Dapr: A practical guide](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1528-developing-asp-net-core-microservices-with-dapr-a-practical-guide) - [This Is Not Your Father's .NET](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/967-this-is-not-your-father-s-net) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard)