Forward Deployed Software Engineer

About the role

Flink Robotics is a startup building autonomous robots for material handling tasks like sorting and unloading. This role involves working with the field team at customer sites to adapt, troubleshoot, and optimize the autonomy stack in real-world environments. The position is ideal for an intern or recent graduate who is passionate about robotics and enjoys solving complex software challenges.

Responsibilities

• Support testing, tuning and debugging of our autonomy stack in the lab and on-site
• Help plan and execute on-site software installations for a smooth customer handover
• Diagnose and fix software issues remotely and on-site
• Feed field data back to engineering to improve our models and unlock new use cases

Required skills

• C++
• Software troubleshooting
• Algorithm implementation
• Physical Reasoning

Nice to have

• Python
• Linux
• Robotics software projects
• German

Qualifications

• Degree in computer science (completed or in progress)
• Swiss/EU citizen, existing Swiss work permit, or a degree from a Swiss university

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Top-tier gear

About the Company

Flink Robotics is a fast-paced startup, out of ETH Zurich's Computational Robotics Lab, building autonomous robots that can handle any item. They are revolutionising material handling, from stacking boxes to sorting parcels and unloading goods.