Software Development Engineer Testing (SDET)

Senior Robotics Engineer – ROS 2 Migration & Systems (C++)

Department: R&D Engineering

Location: Noida (On-Site)

Company: Octobotics Tech Pvt. Ltd.

About Octobotics

Octobotics develops autonomous industrial mobile robots designed to operate in complex, unstructured industrial environments such as tanks, pipelines, and heavy infrastructure facilities.

As we scale from MVP to production-grade systems, we are migrating our robotics architecture from ROS 1 (Noetic) to a fully native ROS 2 (Humble/Iron) ecosystem to enable real-time performance, scalability, and reliability.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Robotics Engineer to lead the migration of our core autonomy stack from ROS 1 to ROS 2.

This is a systems-level, architecture-focused role involving navigation design, middleware optimization, sensor fusion, and high-performance C++ development for real-world industrial deployment.

This position requires strong ownership, deep robotics fundamentals, and experience building production-grade systems.

Key Responsibilities

1. ROS 1 to ROS 2 Migration

• Port core navigation and control logic from ROS 1 (Noetic) to ROS 2 (Humble/Iron)
• Rewrite nodes using Lifecycle Management and Node Composition
• Bridge legacy systems using ros1_bridge
• Port and validate custom message and service definitions
• Optimize inter-node communication for zero-copy performance

2. Navigation & Autonomy Architecture

• Architect and customize Nav2 stack
• Develop custom Behavior Tree plugins
• Implement custom Costmap layers for dynamic obstacle handling
• Design robust global and local planning strategies (A*, DWB, TEB)

3. Middleware & DDS Optimization

• Configure and tune DDS implementations (FastDDS / CycloneDDS)
• Optimize QoS profiles for lossy WiFi and constrained industrial networks
• Debug discovery and multicast-related issues
• Ensure deterministic and real-time communication behavior

4. Sensor Fusion & Localization

• Implement and tune EKF/UKF pipelines using robot_localization
• Fuse IMU, Wheel Odometry, and LiDAR data
• Maintain bounded covariance and state estimation stability
• Debug drift and pose estimation inconsistencies

5. Serialization & Internal Systems

• Implement Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) for efficient internal data logging
• Design low-overhead inter-process communication mechanisms
• Ensure minimal latency and memory-safe execution

Technical Requirements

Robotics Stack

• Strong hands-on experience with ROS 2 (Humble/Iron preferred)
• Solid understanding of ROS 1 architecture and migration practices
• Deep knowledge of Nav2 (Planners, Controllers, Recoveries)
• Experience with SLAM frameworks (Cartographer, SLAM Toolbox)

Core Robotics Fundamentals

• Rigid body transformations and coordinate frames (SE(3))
• Quaternions and homogeneous transformation matrices
• TF tree architecture (map → odom → base_link)
• Forward & Inverse Kinematics (Differential Drive / Ackermann)
• Probabilistic robotics and Bayesian estimation principles

Programming

• Advanced C++ (C++14/17)
• RAII
• Smart pointers
• Template metaprogramming
• Real-time safe coding practices
• Python for prototyping and orchestration

What We’re Looking For

• Strong debugging skills in distributed systems
• Ability to handle real-world deployment constraints
• Experience building robotics systems beyond simulation
• Comfort working in production-level autonomy stacks

Nice to Have

• Experience with industrial robotics deployments
• Experience working in GPS-denied environments
• Exposure to real-time Linux systems
• DDS security configuration experience

Must have,

- Fundamental of Python(Data types in python, scope of variable, asynchronous programming)
- Should be able to code in Python

- Basic Understanding of Database

- API designing

- Problem Solving skills

- Fundamentals of storage, caching

Good to have,

- AWS Knowledge,

- Python Framework(Django, Flask)

- Knowledge on Message Broker, Caching

- SQL and no-SQL database

1. Having nodejs (backend technology) as with frontend development. I am stressing on frontend more to give emphasis on the need.
2. We look for frontend engineers (java script) primarily and who are willing to contribute to backend (python). Backend wise, on the resume, these candidates can have nodejs / python / java / c# / any programming language

About the role:

We are looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer II (SDE2) to help deliver high visibility and impact features for the ChakraHQ Platform. ChakraHQ Platform is the world's first Omnichannel Process Automation Platform. Imagine AWS but for operations and business teams; built on cutting edge technology stacks, to solve problems for modern businesses.

Technology specialists at ChakraHQ are at the core of the company's decisions and vision. As an SDE2, you will contribute to the design and development of the core technology stack of the ChakraHQ Platform. Working closely with Engineering, Product Management, Sales and Customer Success you will take ownership to develop features, plugins and custom fixes that will materially impact customer’s and ChakraHQ’s business. You will also be responsible for maintaining a streamlined build and CI/CD system. You will help coordinate the incorporation of upstream features into the ChakraHQ Platform. 

Technologies you will work with: React-Native, Javascript, Android, iOS, PostgreSQL, Serverless, AWS, Google Cloud

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain features, services, products that are part of ChakraHQ
• Own delivery of said features and services
• Own success of the products by tracking its lifecycle with customers
• Build systems that scale horizontally
• Implement clean and modern mobile interfaces that provide an excellent user experience. 
• Write automated tests to ensure code quality
• Work with customers to build a product roadmap
• Work with sales & marketing to sell your product to end-users
• Work as an integral part of an agile software development team to build features end-to-end
• Support those features in the ChakraHQ production environment by participating in an on-call rotation

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.
• 3+ years of experience working on teams to develop and deploy web or mobile applications
• Expertise with Javascript
• Knowledge of frameworks such as React-Native is a big plus
• Ability to write code compatible across browsers and other clients
• Good understanding of backend systems i.e. web services, APIs from a consumer perspective
• Proficiency with git and Github workflows
• Expertise with test-driven development and automated testing
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills and fluent English
• Open to learn and work on new technologies

Job Location : Hyderabad,

Hiring Mode : Permanent.

Job description:

1.  3 - 6 yrs of IT Industry experience in Front-end technologies,