Software Engineer | Infrastructure at Gecko Robotics (New York, NY)
Gecko Robotics· New York, NY·
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Job description
What We Do
Gecko Robotics is helping the world’s most important organizations ensure the availability, reliability, and sustainability of critical infrastructure. Gecko's complete and connected solutions combine wall-climbing robots, industry-leading sensors, and an AI-powered data platform to provide customers with 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
The Software Platform team’s purpose is to empower software engineers, reduce unnecessary blockers, and increase our velocity to create exceptional products. They do this by making software effortless to build, deploy, and manage. Using automation, shared libraries, and DevOps tools, they solve the common software problems so other engineers can focus on Gecko’s unique challenges. This role will specifically focus on leveling up our cloud architecture and automation, empowering engineers to manage and own their own deployments without needing extensive cloud expertise. We are looking for someone to become the primary owner of Gecko’s Cloud, supported by the rest of the team.
What you will do
Primary owner of Gecko’s Cloud, discovering and designing solutions for a well-architected cloud
- Operational excellence (i.e. observability)
- Security, privacy, and compliance
- Reliability
- Cost optimization
- Performance optimization
- Contribute significantly to the Software Platform team’s other work
- Smooth, intuitive, automated CI/CD
- Customer authentication
- Permission management
- DevOps Tool management and optimization
- Optimizing the local development experience
- Effective onboarding and internal training
- Enable new business for Gecko by architecting solutions to achieve necessary certifications (e.g. DoD IL4/5)
Technologies We Use We use a variety of technologies, but we primarily operate using Python, React, and Typescript with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as our primary cloud provider. Our cloud architecture is primarily serverless, stateless, and event-driven. This is a non-exhaustive list and we are tech agnostic in our interview process, so we encourage you to apply regardless of your background.
About You
Required Skills
- Previous experience in a DevOps role
- Strong automation/scripting skills
- Previous experience with one or more cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure, etc.)
- Previous experience with Terraform
- Previous experience with cloud automation, CI/CD, and Docker
- Proficiency with Linux and command line tools
- Experience in developing and maintaining technical documentation and procedures
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to work both independently and with cross-functional teams
Preferred Skills
- Python
- Experience working with the US Government (DoD specifically)
- GCP specific experience
Who We Are
At Gecko, our people are our greatest investment. In 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 we're together in person. We’re 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 more flexibility. 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 today’s infrastructure and give form to tomorrow’s. 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, we’d love to hear from you.
Why work at Gecko Robotics
- High-impact work: Engineers and operators work on problems that directly affect national security, energy reliability, and industrial safety. "Your work unlocks solutions at the bedrock of the world’s most critical industries." — Careers Page
- Culture: Described as "Rust on our boots, dirt under our nails" — hands-on, gritty, real-world engineering. The team is driven by solving complex physical-world problems.
- Hybrid/Office: Offices in Pittsburgh (HQ), Houston, Boston, New York City, and Abu Dhabi. Field roles are heavily on-site.
- Engineering culture: Strong emphasis on Forward Deployed Engineers (builders in the field), robotics, software, and 3D visualization. Engineering culture is described as ambitious, autonomous, and impact-focused.
- Talent sources: Frequent hires from Palantir, Amazon, Meta, Tesla, Carnegie Mellon, Aurora, and US Navy — indicating a culture of high-performance and technical rigor.
- Notable perks:
- Company is at the frontier of AI + Robotics with a $1.25B valuation and strong government contracts
- Opportunities for field deployment to customer sites (power plants, naval bases, oil rigs)
- Open roles include: Forward Deployed Engineer, Robot Field Operator, Software Engineer (3D Visualization), Product Security Engineer, NDT Specialist — LinkedIn