At Contoro Robotics, we're on a mission to solve labor challenges through advanced robotic solutions. Headquartered in Austin, TX, our fast-growing startup is transforming the supply chain industry with our flagship warehouse automation technology. Our team is made up of top-tier experts in robotics, AI, and logistics, working together to push the boundaries of automation.
We’re looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join us on this journey—helping shape the future of robotics while growing alongside a world-class team. If you're passionate about innovation, problem-solving, and making a real-world impact, we want to hear from you!
Job Description
Title: Senior DevOps Engineer
Intro
Contoro Robotics is an Austin-based startup revolutionizing warehouse automation with AI-powered robotic solutions tackling real industrial challenges. Our mission is to deploy scalable, human-in-the-loop autonomous systems that reliably perform in the field. As our fleet of unloading robots expands, we're looking for a talented DevOps Engineer to help scale and harden our Cloud Platform infrastructure. This role is critical to enabling real-time robot operation, system monitoring, and on-demand AI training infrastructure. You’ll own key components of our web services, networking, and CI/CD systems.
Job Responsibility
Cloud Platform Infrastructure
Lead and maintain three foundational pillars of our infrastructure:
Web Services: AWS-hosted and on-premise deployments
Fleet Network: Secure, scalable data communication with the robots
CI/CD Pipelines: Fast and reliable build/test/deploy automation
System Migration & Deployment
Lead the migration of key services to cloud-based infrastructure (AWS)
Design and maintain secure user access, containerized services, and cloud-native integrations
Fleet & GPU Resource Management
Optimize uptime and performance of GPU clusters for real-time and batch AI model training
Build and scale secure remote-access networking for robot fleet management
Metrics-Driven Optimization
Track and improve KPIs around build speed, service uptime, and deployment cadence
Ensure infrastructure performance stays within defined budget constraints
Best Practices & Collaboration
Promote software development best practices, including automation, versioning, and test coverage
Collaborate closely with software, hardware, and AI teams to integrate infrastructure into the product lifecycle
Qualification/Requirements
Please do not apply if you do not have direct experience designing and building AWS-driven infrastructure from scratch. It is not sufficient to have maintained existing systems.
Experience
5+ years of hands-on experience with AWS, Linux, Terraform, and Python
Prior ownership or leadership of production infrastructure projects
Technical Expertise
Solid knowledge of AWS services (IAM, S3, EC2, ECR, VPC, etc.)
Proficient with Docker, Docker Compose, and Terraform
Experience with messaging and communication protocols (e.g., Kafka, MQTT, WebSockets)
Deep knowledge of scalable data stores (SQL, Redis, Timeseries, etc) and retention policies
Passion for CI/CD workflows and automated testing pipelines
Soft Skills
Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and curiosity
Excellent communication skills—both verbal and written
Ability to work collaboratively across cross-functional teams
Education
Minimum B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent industry experience)
Work Location
Willingness to work on-site at our Austin, TX headquarters
Preferred/Plus
Experience managing GPU clusters or distributed compute environments
Exposure to robot fleet orchestration or IoT deployment strategies
Familiarity with 5G hardware, VPN technologies, and network configuration
Familiarity with cloud-native observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK)
