--- title: 'Staff Software Engineer at Lab37' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/staff-software-engineer-lab37-los-angeles-xmwcheamwqg2' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-13' --- # Staff Software Engineer at Lab37 - **Company:** Lab37 - **Location:** Los Angeles, CA - **Posted:** 2026-07-17 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-13 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lab37/jobs/8635547002 ## Job description ## Who we are [Lab37 Robotics](https://www.lab37.us/), is a technology company focused on the development and deployment of robots designed specifically for direct-to-customer food production. Our mission is to revolutionize the food industry by creating innovative robotic solutions that enhance efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction. We are passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver cutting-edge products that meet the evolving needs of our clients. ## About the Role Build the software platform that connects kitchen teams, cloud services, and robotic production systems. As a Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer, you will own significant product and technical areas from definition through production. You will work across frontend, backend, cloud infrastructure, integrations, and robot-adjacent interfaces. You will partner closely with product, culinary, operations, robotics, firmware and mechanical teams to turn ambiguous operational problems into reliable software. We are looking for someone who remains deeply hands-on while providing technical leadership like shaping architecture, raising engineering quality, mentoring others, and helping the Los Angeles team scale. ## What you'll do - Own and deliver complex full-stack initiatives spanning user interfaces, backend services, cloud infrastructure, and external integrations. - Lead technical design and architecture for new capabilities, balancing speed, reliability, maintainability, and operational simplicity. - Partner directly with product, culinary, and operations teams to understand workflows, clarify requirements, and define pragmatic solutions. - Build software for configuring, observing, and managing kitchen operations, including order intake, menus, recipes, tasks, alerts, and performance visibility. - Integrate with delivery and commerce platforms to receive orders, synchronize menus, and communicate order state. - Create and integrate operator-facing and robot-adjacent interfaces used in physical production environments. - Work alongside with firmware and robotics engineers to ensure cohesive system functionality - Own projects through rollout and production support, including testing, observability, incident diagnosis, and iterative improvement. - Set a strong example through design reviews, code reviews, technical documentation, and thoughtful engineering tradeoffs. - Mentor engineers, improve development practices, and help establish the technical culture and standards of the Los Angeles team. - Contribute to hiring and technical calibration as the team grows. ## What we are looking for - 10+ years of strong software engineering experience, including ownership of complex systems or initiatives across multiple components. - Demonstrated ability to lead technical design and execution in ambiguous, fast-moving environments. - Deep experience in at least one backend language; Go experience is valuable but not required. - Strong frontend engineering skills with modern TypeScript frameworks; Vue experience is helpful but not required. - Experience designing APIs, services, data models, and asynchronous or event-driven workflows. - Strong product judgment and the ability to translate real operational problems into simple, usable software. - A track record of improving architecture, reliability, testing, observability, or developer productivity. - Clear written and verbal communication, including design documents, technical proposals, operational playbooks, and cross-functional alignment. - Comfort working across boundaries and collaborating with both technical and non-technical partners. - Ability to mentor other engineers and influence technical direction without relying on formal authority. ## Nice To Have - AWS services, distributed systems, databases, queues, and cross-region architectures. - Docker, Kubernetes, Protobuf, Python, Terraform, Git, and continuous delivery systems. - Simulation environments, mocked or simulated backend services, and integration testing. - SQL, analytics platforms, operational dashboards, or data-intensive product development. - Software that interacts with hardware, robotics, logistics, manufacturing, fulfillment, or other physical operations. - Building internal tools or operational software used in high-availability, real-time environments. What Makes This Opportunity Different High ownership: Own meaningful product and technical areas rather than a narrow component. Real-world impact: Your software directly affects physical production and daily kitchen operations. Technical leadership: Shape architecture, engineering standards, mentorship, and future team growth. Cross-disciplinary work: Collaborate with robotics, hardware, culinary, operations, and product teams. ## Why join us - Demand for online food delivery is growing really fast! In the last 5 years, just in the US, the overall market has expanded 10X from $10B to $100B, and could expand to $500bn- $1T by 2030. - Changing the restaurant industry: You’ll be part of a team that helps restaurants succeed in online food delivery. - Collaborative environment: You will receive support and guidance from experienced colleagues and managers, helping you to learn, grow and achieve your goals, and you’ll work closely with other teams to ensure our customer’s success. What else you need to know This role is based in our Los Angeles office. As a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week. The base salary range for this role is $213,000 - $269,250 per year. Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications. Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus. Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees): - Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options). - Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term). - Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity. - Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children. - Pet insurance discount. - 401(k). - Health Savings Account (HSA) - Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter) - Time Off policies: - Discretionary vacation days - 8 paid holidays per year - Paid sick time - Paid Bereavement leave - Paid Parental Leave Benefits are subject to change at the company's discretion. Atoms accepts applications on an ongoing basis. Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others? #LI-Onsite ## About Lab37 ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Lab37 builds robotic kitchen systems that automate food assembly, starting with the Bowl Builder for makeline operations, to help restaurants reduce labor, increase throughput, and deliver consistent quality at scale. - **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of City Storage Systems; no disclosed funding rounds) - **Headquarters**: Warrendale, PA (near Pittsburgh, PA) - **Founded**: 2005 (founding team formed at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute, lab G37) - **Founders**: Not publicly named (founding team from CMU Robotics Institute) ## Core Business - Primary industry: Food robotics / kitchen automation / food service technology - Target customers: B2B – restaurants, ghost kitchens, food businesses (enterprise and multi-location operators) - Mission: "Use technology to improve the physical world in ways people can feel" and "build robots for better food" – making high-quality, affordable food accessible to everyone through automation. ## Products & Services - **[Bowl Builder](https://www.lab37.us/)**: A robotic makeline system that automates the assembly of bowls and similar meals. It handles live order assembly from bowl dispense to bag close, adapts to customizations (adding/removing ingredients, allergens, portion adjustments), and claims up to 50% labor savings while doubling output. Type: Hardware (robotic kitchen equipment) with integrated software. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (subsidiary of City Storage Systems, a private holding company) - **Key Metric**: Already deployed in commercial kitchens, serving thousands of customers weekly (as of June 2026) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: City Storage Systems (parent company); sister companies include CloudKitchens, Otter, and Picnic. No external investors publicly listed. - **Growth Signals**: Active hiring across multiple engineering roles; expanding from initial product (Bowl Builder) into broader kitchen ecosystem; rapid iteration capability (whiteboard to prototype in hours); real-world commercial deployments. ## Competitive Advantages - **Full-stack R&D under one roof**: In-house fabrication shop, electrical engineering lab, testing facilities, and R&D kitchen enable rapid prototyping and iteration. - **Ecosystem integration**: As part of City Storage Systems, Lab37 works alongside CloudKitchens (ghost kitchen infrastructure), Otter (restaurant tech), and Picnic (food automation) – creating a vertically integrated automation stack for food businesses. - **Data-driven tuning**: Every gram, step, and variable is tracked and refined, allowing precision and consistency at scale. - **Proven real-world impact**: Systems already operating in commercial kitchens, not just prototypes. ## Strategic Focus - Scale Bowl Builder adoption across multi-location restaurant groups. - Expand the kitchen ecosystem with additional robotic modules and software. - Continue to reduce labor dependency and operational chaos for food businesses. - Leverage data from real kitchens to improve automation algorithms. ## Why Work Here - **Engineering freedom**: "Whiteboard to working prototype in hours" – engineers build, test, and iterate with their own hands in a maker's paradise (full fabrication shop, electrical lab, testing facilities). - **Immediate impact**: Work is deployed in real kitchens serving thousands of customers weekly; employees see their work making a difference quickly. - **Culture**: Described as a place where "culinary innovation meets world class engineering" – cross-disciplinary collaboration between robotics, software, hardware, and culinary teams. - **Locations**: Warrendale, PA and Pittsburgh, PA (on-site roles). No explicit remote/hybrid policy stated. - **Perks**: Not detailed publicly, but the facility includes a fully equipped R&D kitchen, modern fabrication shop, and engineering offices built for rapid innovation. ## Sources 1. [lab37.us](https://www.lab37.us/) – Main site with product and company overview 2. [lab37.us/careers](https://www.lab37.us/careers) – Careers page with culture and mission 3. [lab37.us/lab](https://www.lab37.us/lab) – Lab facilities and ecosystem description 4. [lab37.us/history-timeline](https://www.lab37.us/history-timeline) – Company history and founding story 5. 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