ABOUT US: Skip is on a mission to make life joyful through powered movement.
Movement is a powerful way to build physical, mental and social health. Yet it is elusive for the 2 billion people due to age, injury, or disability. We are building products that will restore mobility for millions and enable a new frontier of joyful movement experiences. We want to build a future where a grandparent can easily outrun their grandkids and no one is left behind at the trailhead.
Skip is a 10-person early-stage start-up that spun out of Google X in 2023. With deep cross-disciplinary expertise and key partnerships (e.g. with Arc’teryx) we are uniquely positioned to launch the first commercially successful wearable robotic device, the MO/GO, and transform millions of lives in the coming years.
More information about Skip and MO/GO can be found at www.skipwithjoy.com
THE ROLE:
We are seeking a highly motivated and adaptable individual who will explore the peaks and valleys of all problems that may come up while building a new generation of wearable robots for everyday life.
You’ll work as a senior generalist SWE on our small software team, and in collaboration with our other senior SWE, you'll be responsible for technical leadership of the entire software stack as we build a new consumer robotics platform. We are currently a flat team, but you’ll be expected to coach and mentor Skippers with less experience.
Some of the specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Design our nextgen system architecture, as we go from prototypes -> fleet of 5,000 MO/GOs shipped to customers homes in the next 2 years
- Write high-quality code and tests for both on-device and cloud software components, ensuring high-quality and reliable performance
- Collaborate with EE/firmware engineer to integrate hardware components, sensors, and control systems
- Collaborate with our controls engineer to expand our data pipeline, train and deploy ML models
- Wearing prototypes several hours a week to participate in data collection, test new models and provide feedback
- Contribute to the improvement of software development processes and practices. Engage in code reviews and knowledge sharing to promote a culture of continuous learning.
- Bring joy to the team, participate in embarrassing team events, tolerate KZ’s terrible music choices
Basic Qualifications
- 5-10 years’ experience in professional software engineering
- Excellent coding skills in C++
- Experience with cloud infrastructure like GCP
- Experience with IoT and edge devices
- Competence with Linux, python, and general debugging
- Able to deliver quality work in a fast-paced startup environment
- Ability to relocate to work at the Skip Bay Area office
- Sense of humour, tolerant of Aussie & Canadian spelling
Bonus Points
- Experience with backend app development
- Experience with a UI framework like Dart/Flutter or Angular/TS
- Experience with Rust, robotics or mechatronics (ST/TI firmware, SPI/UART, BLE, etc)
- Experience with machine learning / ML Ops
- Experience in start-up environments
- Personal motivation to improve human movement
- Taylor Swift fan. Good taste in background music :)
What We Do
Skip is on a mission to make life joyful through powered movement.
Movement is a powerful way to build physical, mental and social health. Yet it is elusive for the 2 billion people due to age, injury, or disability. We are building products that will restore mobility for millions and enable a new frontier of joyful movement experiences. We want to build a future where a grandparent can easily outrun their grandkids and no one is left behind at the trailhead.
More information about Skip and MO/GO can be found at www.skipwithjoy.com
Why Work With Us
Skip is a 10-person early-stage start-up that spun out of Google X in 2023. With deep cross-disciplinary expertise and key partnerships (e.g. with Arc’teryx) we are uniquely positioned to launch the first commercially successful wearable robotic device, the MO/GO, and transform millions of lives in the coming years.
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