Software Engineer | Data Platform

Gecko Robotics is helping the worlds most important organizations ensure the availability reliability and sustainability of critical infrastructure. Geckos complete and connected solutions combine wall-climbing robots industry-leading sensors and an AI-powered data platform to provide customerswith a unique window into the current and future health of their physical assets. This enables real-time decision making to increase the efficiency and safety of operations promote mission readiness and protect the environment and civilization from the effects of infrastructure failure.

Role at a Glance

Gecko is building the unified knowledge system industrial facilities have always lacked: a continuously evolving facility context graph that connects every dimension of asset intelligence. At the center of this system is Rolodex our central data platform and the flexible technical backbone powering the company.

As part of the Software Platform team your mission is to accelerate how Gecko ships world-class products by advancing our foundational cloud infrastructure. Were looking for an ambitious engineer to lead the next evolution of Rolodex expanding its architecture and capabilities to support Geckos growing data this role youll shape the future of a core platform that streamlines infrastructure reduces operational risk and enables product and pipeline teams to build and ship faster on top of a robust scalable context graph.

What you will do

• Drive the Rearchitecture: Lead Rolodexs evolution. Rebuild it for the scale of our context graph preserving its centralized flexibility while unlocking the full performance of underlying storage technologies (time series vector etc.).

• Empower the Graph & Elevate DevEx: Deliver clear ontologies predictable APIs and core tooling (SDKs local dev) that unlock AI agent workflows and eliminate bespoke integrations.

• Secure the Foundation: Own the evolution of our centralized permissioning system transforming a robust security model into an intuitive frictionless experience for developers.

• Optimize Data Performance: Design and optimize query abstractions (indexing SQL/GraphQL) and smart routing for heavy workloads.

• Build Shared Platforms: Establish productized patterns for cross-cutting data needs like schemas data modeling chunked uploads and pipelines.

• Automate Cloud Infrastructure: Share ownership of Geckos Cloud footprint. Write Terraform build self-serve tooling and systematically eliminate engineering toil through automation.

Technologies We Use

• Backend: Python

• Frontend: React TypeScript

• Cloud Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform

• Developer Tooling: Agentic coding workflows and AI-assisted development tools

We use a broad and evolving technology stack and this list is not exhaustive. Were tech agnostic in our interview process and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

About You

Required Skills

• 5 years of hands-on software development experience in a production environment

• Expertise in writing clean maintainable code with a focus on backend infrastructure databases or developer tooling

• Experience designing secure user-friendly APIs that enable intuitive data interaction

• Exceptional communication skills and a passion for Developer Experience (DevEx); you care deeply about how other engineers use the systems you build

• Ability to own and execute long-lived technical projects coordinating across teams and contributing to critical architectural decisions

• Open-mindedness intellectual curiosity and strong problem-solving skills

• Excited to dive into new technologies and embrace strong DevOps practices treating operational resilience and automation as core engineering challenges

• High self-motivation and a passion for self-directed learning

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a closely related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Preferred Skills

• Real-world experience building maintaining or scaling central datastores knowledge graphs or shared data platforms

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform) and managing cloud deployments in GCP or AWS

• Familiarity with complex authorization and permissioning systems

• Strong judgment around data modeling storage formats access patterns and developer ergonomics

• Understanding of data pipelines and data processing infrastructure

At Gecko our people are our greatest addition to competitive compensation packages we offer company equity 401(k) matching gender-neutral parental leave full medical dental and vision insurance mental health ongoing professional development family planning assistance and flexible paid time off.

Gecko values collaboration innovation and partnership and we believe we do our best work when were together in person. Were an office-first culture but understand that sometimes you may need to work from home. Many people are in the office five days a week others need a bit moreflexibility. Ultimately we care about the outcomes we achieve - and creating a culture of autonomy and trust that enables that impact.

Gecko is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission to protect todays infrastructure and give form to tomorrows. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national origin disability uniform service veteran status age or any other protected characteristic per federal state or local law. If you are passionate about what you do and want to use your talents to support our critical mission wed love to hear from you.

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