Sorting Robotics

We create automation technology for the cannabis industry.

Senior Software Developer

$140K - $170K / 0.15% - 0.25%
Location
Los Angeles, CA, US
Job Type
Full-time
Experience
6+ years
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Cassio Santos Jr
Cassio Santos Jr
Founder

About the role

Overview

Sorting Robotics is a fast-growing company that specializes in automating the cannabis industry.

We have a talented and self-motivated team of mechanical, electrical, and software developers focused on creating the best machines possible.

We seek an experienced Software Developer to join our team and help us take our technology to the next level!

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and implement software to control machines developed by Sorting Robotics.
  • Work closely with mechanical and electrical engineers and guide design decisions based on what software can effectively accomplish.
  • Work closely with customer success and sales staff to translate customer and company needs into software solutions.
  • Train entry/mid-level software developers in the development lifecycle of the product lines you're working on.
  • Work with engineers and customer success staff to remote and debug logs in the machine and understand customer problems.
  • This is an on-site position. You're expected to work on-site with the other team members five days a week. We are based in Los Angeles.

Sometimes, nothing will work, and you'll need to conduct experiments until the problem's root cause (hardware or software-related) is fully understood.

Before writing any code, you must deeply understand complex topics and communicate proposed solutions to a highly technical team. Ideally, you write the minimum number of lines that solve the problem ("spin lock? Why not? It solves this problem" - "I'll just use a JSON file for now as a database so anyone can easily modify it").

Your work will be focused more on clear communication and business impact than on lines of code you can write or cool tech you can use - although there is space to experiment with cool new tech if you can justify it -

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with Python
  • Familiarity with Git
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, AWS services
  • Familiarity with web standards, RESTful APIs, OAuth

You will work on different parts of the stack at various times. We expect you to understand where everything goes and why, and we expect you to add to the stack to make the development process more robust.

About the interview

  • Initial phone call
  • Technical Interview - CTO
  • Technical Interview - Software Dev
  • Technical Interview - Software Dev
  • On-site 1-1 interviews with Sorting Robotics and presentation. During the on-site interview, we'll ask you to present a solution for a scenario to everyone.

About Sorting Robotics

We build computer vision powered robots that automate and improve human-centric processes for companies.

Our first robot sorted Magic: The Gathering cards and we sold units to the biggest trading card companies in the North American market. As of Fall 2019 we sold that product line and pivoted into focusing solely on automation for the blossoming cannabis industry.

Our most recent system sorts biomass, and looks to improve the efficiencies of all downstream processes by removing undesirable waste material, in addition to allowing customers to sort by size, color, strain, and more.

We are currently working on automation for oil cartridge filling, and improving the efficiency of packaging processes in the cannabis industry by introducing novel robotics to join processes together.

Sorting Robotics
Founded:2018
Team Size:12
Location:Los Angeles, CA
Founders
Nohtal Partansky
Nohtal Partansky
Founder
Cassio Santos Jr
Cassio Santos Jr
Founder