--- title: 'Backend Software Engineer at Kerrigan Robotics' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/backend-software-engineer-kerrigan-robotics-santa-clara-g8nb7aabjqrg' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-05' --- # Backend Software Engineer at Kerrigan Robotics - **Company:** Kerrigan Robotics - **Location:** Santa Clara, CA - **Compensation:** $140k–$205k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-05-05 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05 - **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/kerrigan-robotics/am9icG9zdDrMV-RPZa4zEs_LuA4QVEh5 ## Job description ## The Role We are looking for a Generalist Backend Engineer who thrives on building scalable, resilient distributed systems. In this role, you won’t just be “writing APIs”; you will be building the backbone of an automation platform that manages high-stakes robotics workloads. You are a pragmatic coder who values containerization, orchestration, and clean system design. ## Key Responsibilities ● Service Development: Design and implement performant microservices in Golang. ● Orchestration: Deploy and manage services within Kubernetes, ensuring high availability and proper resource management. ● System Integrity: Utilize Docker for consistent environment packaging and NATS or similar for asynchronous messaging. ● API Design: Build clean, versioned APIs (gRPC/REST) that serve both our frontend and external integration partners. ● Maintainability: Actively participate in code reviews and contribute to a culture of automated testing and documentation. ## Requirements ● 5+ years of experience in backend development with a focus on distributed systems. ● Core Stack: Professional experience with Go (Golang) in a production environment. ● Cloud Native: Strong proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes. ● Infrastructure Mindset: Familiarity with modern databases (PostgreSQL) and message brokers (NATS, RabbitMQ). ● Tooling: Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows. What This Role Is Not ● This is not a frontend or full-stack role; the focus is 100% on backend systems and infrastructure. ● This is not a "maintenance-only" role; you will be building new greenfield services. ## About Kerrigan Robotics ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Kerrigan Robotics builds an AI-powered, robot‑agnostic orchestration platform that unifies and controls heterogeneous factory robots and automation systems, enabling manufacturers to launch robotics in weeks instead of months. - **Entity Type**: Private (Early-stage startup, backed by venture capital) - **Headquarters**: Santa Clara, California, United States - **Founded**: 2025 - **Founders**: Sanjay Lal (Co-Founder & CEO) and Mohamad Fayez Taha (Co-Founder & CTO) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Industrial automation, robotics integration, manufacturing software, agentic AI for factory floors. - **Target customers**: B2B – large-scale manufacturers in semiconductor, food & beverage, automotive, and logistics sectors; system integrators. - **Mission/purpose**: To close the “Physical AI Deployment Gap” by providing an agentic AI nervous system for manufacturing that orchestrates all robots and automation systems seamlessly. ## Products & Services - **Kerrigan Overmind Platform**: A unified, vendor-agnostic orchestration layer that manages the entire automation lifecycle – from design to 24/7 operations. It integrates with PLCs, robots (AGVs/AMRs/tuggers/forklifts/drones), MES/WMS/ERP systems, and provides real‑time monitoring, digital twins, and robot traffic optimization. - **Ask the Line AI**: An AI-powered diagnostic and troubleshooting tool that helps operators identify and resolve issues on the factory floor in seconds. - **Custom Dashboards & Analytics**: AI-generated dashboards and analytics for plant performance, fleet management, and uptime optimization. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed. - **Key Metric**: Total funding amount not disclosed; backed by notable venture firms (see below). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Transition Ventures, Overture Ventures, Foothill Ventures, WovenEarth Ventures ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kerrigan-robotics_kerrigan-robotics-is-excited-to-announce-activity-7441688199036497920-WmTl)). - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount growth of +4.2% monthly (19 employees as of early 2026) ([linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/kerrigan-robotics)). - LinkedIn followers grew +24.8% to 907 ([linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/kerrigan-robotics)). - Founding team includes veterans from Tesla who previously orchestrated thousands of robots and controlled over $5 billion in equipment with zero downtime ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kerrigan-robotics_kerrigan-robotics-is-excited-to-announce-activity-7441688199036497920-WmTl)). - Already serving large clients in semiconductor, food & beverage, and automotive sectors ([linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kerrigan-robotics_kerrigan-robotics-is-excited-to-announce-activity-7441688199036497920-WmTl)). ## Competitive Advantages - **Robot‑agnostic platform**: Works with any brand of mobile robots, PLCs, and industrial equipment – avoids vendor lock-in. - **Rapid deployment**: Reduces custom programming, slashing deployment from months to weeks. - **Industrial AI pedigree**: Core team built and operated large‑scale robotic fleets at Tesla, giving deep domain expertise in high‑stakes manufacturing environments. - **Agentic AI nervous system**: Combines LLMs, vision models, and real‑time orchestration to enable “Industrial Reasoning” – not just automation but intelligent decision‑making on the line. ## Strategic Focus - Scaling the platform from early adopters (semiconductor, F&B, automotive) into broader manufacturing and logistics verticals. - Expanding the engineering team to accelerate product development and customer deployments. - Building out sales and integration capabilities to close the “Physical AI Deployment Gap” for more factories. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Early‑stage startup with a veteran team from Tesla, Google, Rivian, and CARIAD – strong emphasis on technical excellence and real‑world impact. - **Work policy**: Hybrid – employees work from the Santa Clara office with typical on‑site expectations ([builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/kerrigan-robotics)). - **Engineering focus**: Greenfield development of a mission‑critical platform; stack includes Go, Python, Kubernetes, NVIDIA Orin/Jetson, gRPC, NATS/RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, and AI/ML frameworks. - **Open roles** (as of early 2026): Engineering Lead – Platform & SRE, Backend Software Engineer, Senior Robotics Integration Engineer, Applied AI Software Engineer ([builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/kerrigan-robotics/jobs)). - **Perks**: Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge industrial AI, influence product direction, and collaborate with a globally distributed team (Lebanon, US, France, UK). ## Sources 1. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/kerrigan-robotics) – Company profile, workforce data, tech stack 2. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/kerrigan-robotics) – Company overview, culture, office policy 3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/kerrigan-robotics/jobs) – Job listings and descriptions 4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kerrigan-robotics_kerrigan-robotics-is-excited-to-announce-activity-7441688199036497920-WmTl) – CEO announcement, investor details, product description ## Other roles at Kerrigan Robotics - [Engineering Lead – Platform & SRE](https://feeny.ai/job/engineering-lead-platform-sre-kerrigan-robotics-santa-clara-nfw02d3wbdf5) — Santa Clara, CA - [Senior Robotics Integration Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-robotics-integration-engineer-kerrigan-robotics-santa-clara-8nx9kww31qrw) — Santa Clara, CA - [Applied AI Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/applied-ai-software-engineer-kerrigan-robotics-santa-clara-vkmy41eba5mv) — Santa Clara, CA - [Backend Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/backend-software-engineer-chaos-industries-san-francisco-california-fpr055cp39y5) — San Francisco California, United States - [Backend Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/backend-software-engineer-pragmatike-san-francisco-7146r0mfg7xr) — San Francisco, CA - [Backend Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/backend-software-engineer-megaport-brazil-0x9th2a1xgra) — Brazil - [Backend Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/backend-software-engineer-molg-sterling-88x78qxcfb8n) — Sterling - [Backend Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/backend-software-engineer-next-insurance-boston-8kaprvwnw33s) — Boston, MA - [Backend Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/backend-software-engineer-teambridge-san-francisco-8ptnpamaz9ed) — San Francisco, CA - [Backend Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/backend-software-engineer-next-insurance-boston-4ejedavme9sk) — Boston, MA