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Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform San FranciscoEngineering – Software /Full Time /On-Site APPLY FOR THIS JOB Chef Robotics is accelerating the deployment of intelligent machines in the physical world, starting with food production—a sector facing the largest labor shortage in the U.S., with 1.14M unfilled jobs today and 3.1M projected by 2030. These roles cannot be offshored, making robotics essential to keeping production onshore and strengthening America’s manufacturing base. Backed by investors like Kleiner Perkins, Construct, Bloomberg Beta, and Promus Ventures, and supported by a world-class team from companies such as Cruise, Zoox, Google, Tesla, and Amazon Robotics, Chef is rapidly scaling with multiple multi-year contracts and a mission to put an intelligent robot in every commercial kitchen. About the Role As a Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform at Chef Robotics, you'll be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the cloud infrastructure and deployment systems that power our robotics platform. You'll focus on provisioning robots for seamless deployment, enabling remote software updates to enhance performance and reliability, and developing cloud infrastructure that supports real-time robotics operations. This role requires expertise in cloud platforms, containerization, and infrastructure automation to ensure scalable and reliable deployment of our robotics systems across customer environments. Cloud Infrastructure & Deployment Design and implement cloud infrastructure to support robotics platform deployment and operations Provision robots for seamless deployment across diverse customer environments Enable remote software updates to enhance performance and reliability of deployed systems Implement containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) for scalable deployments Manage cloud infrastructure across AWS, GCP, or Azure platforms System Reliability & Performance Improve the performance and reliability of cloud services supporting the Chef system Implement fault-tolerant design patterns to ensure reliability in production environments Establish performance benchmarks and optimize systems to meet latency requirements for robotics operations Implement comprehensive logging, monitoring, and alerting for cloud infrastructure Create diagnostic tools and dashboards for operational visibility DevOps & Automation Implement CI/CD practices and infrastructure-as-code principles Develop automated deployment pipelines for robotics software and services Create and maintain deployment scripts and configuration management systems Establish version control and rollback mechanisms for system updates Develop tools for consistent environment provisioning and management Data Pipeline & Integration Maintain secure and efficient data pipelines between on-device and cloud services Implement systems to support real-time communication between robotics systems and cloud infrastructure Design cloud architecture that supports telemetry data collection and processing Ensure secure authentication and authorization mechanisms across cloud services Required Qualifications - Technical Expertise Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience 5+ years of professional experience in cloud infrastructure and DevOps roles Expert knowledge of cloud infrastructure and deployment (AWS, GCP, or Azure) Strong proficiency with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) technologies Extensive experience with CI/CD practices and infrastructure-as-code principles Experience with system monitoring, logging, and performance optimization Understanding of secure data pipeline design and implementation Domain Knowledge Understanding of infrastructure requirements for robotics or automation systems Experience with real-time or near-real-time systems and cloud architecture Background in developing reliable systems with high availability requirements Knowledge of deployment auto ... (truncated, view full listing at source)