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Senior Engineer in R&D

Robots have long been the subjects of our dreams, inspiring us to look towards the future. Here at Furhat Robotics, we’re working to create that future today. Do you like working with bleeding edge technology? Do you like pulling different technologies together to redefine the state of the possible? If so, you might be a fit for our team. Today, we’re looking for a senior engineer with a focus on software to join our R&D team.

The mission of our R&D team is to quickly experiment with new technologies, integrating them into our robots, designing new experiences, or creating novel new products. This team isn’t building production software, but rather finding new ways to use our products to create innovative solutions. To be successful, you'll need to be as creative as you are technical. Working with a tight knit team of experts, you'll be picking up new technology and prototyping new, fun, and interesting experiences.

Skills & Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

  • At least seven years of professional, real world experience as a software developer

  • At least three years of experience using Java or Kotlin

  • Reasonable proficiency with dynamic programming languages like Python or JavaScript

  • Strong orientation on finding demonstrable solutions to problems

  • Reasonable proficiency with electrical and mechanical design

  • Reasonable proficiency reading and comparing data sheets for things like sensors, servos, cameras, etc

  • Familiarity with languages other C-type languages, like C, C++ or C#

  • Experience with human interaction design through GUIs, robot interactions, video games, digital characters, avatars, or VR

  • Proficiency with source control systems (specifically git)

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

  • Desire to work in a fast paced environment

Nice to Have Skills

  • Familiarity with neural networks or statistical machine learning

  • Familiarity with chatbots, linguistics, or conversational systems

  • Familiarity working in distributed systems

  • Familiarity working with desktop-type applications, ideally running on Linux

  • Experience working with, building, or developing for robots or automated systems

Great Place to Work

  • Flexible hours

  • Competitive option package

  • Paid vacation & parental leave

  • Monthly workout grants

  • Personal health insurance & life insurance

  • Free beverages, snacks, team ginger shots

  • Choose your own tech gear

  • Located at Södermalm, close to Södra Station

  • Friday breakfast

  • Team building. Game nights, AWs, cook-offs etc.

  • Easily accessible for commuters

  • Work with the coolest technology around

About the company

We are an artificial intelligence and social robotics startup with the vision to make interaction with technology truly human. Founded by four PhDs in social robotics at KTH, we are an ambitious small team of scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs backed by prominent investors. Our product is the most expressive and customizable social robot on the market. It is powered by a state-of-the-art multi-modal conversational platform and a developer suite used by 3rd party developers to build robot applications. We are looking for high-achievers that share our passion and wants to join our ride.


Kim Johansson | Contact Person

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