IoT / robotics developer for disruptive massage robotics startup
Jobbeskrivelse
About Us:
Self® is on a mission to bring wellness and massage to every body — literally. Our non-human masseuse delivers high-quality, consistent, and affordable massage experiences that never get tired or distracted.
After four years of R&D, we’ve built a cutting-edge massage robot to revolutionize workplace and fitness-based wellbeing. We recently signed a major deal with a high-end fitness chain in London, kicking off our UK expansion. Backed by strategic London-based VCs and prominent angel investors, we’re laser-focused on making robotic wellness the new standard.
Next up: scaling across the UK in 2026, then Canada and the U.S. in 2027. Our long-term vision is global — wellness on demand, powered by robotics.
The Role:
We’re looking for a Robotics Developer who’s excited to get hands-on with hardware, edge devices, and distributed IoT systems. You’ll own the software that powers our robots — from low-level control to deployment pipelines and on-device intelligence.
You’ll work closely with our senior robotics advisors and collaborate with hardware, product, and cloud engineers to make our robot safe, reliable, and delightful to use.
This is a rare opportunity to join early, shape the technical direction, and see your code run on real machines helping real people.
What You'll Do:
- Develop and deploy software to distributed robotic devices.
- Integrate and orchestrate key system components:
- Robot control & motion
- Safety & system reliability
- Networking & remote updates
- Optional: perception & computer vision
- Build Linux-based environments for production robots.
- Prototype, test, and iterate quickly — in gyms, offices, and real customer spaces.
- Contribute to architecture decisions and future-proof the stack.
What We're Looking For:
- Languages: Python or Go (must be great at one)
- Core: Linux, Docker, MQTT/IoT frameworks
- Plus: C++, computer vision, distributed systems, hardware integration
- Hands-on approach to real-world testing and iteration.
- Collaborative and pragmatic mindset; comfortable in a startup environment.
- Eagerness to grow into a larger AI ownership role over time.
- Able to travel regularly to London, UK.
- Open to work on-call shifts (additional pay)
Bonus Points For:
- Experience with vision or motion capture systems.
- Familiarity with 3D surface mapping or multi-camera fusion.
- Experience working across Windows and Linux platforms.
- Exposure to UI tools.
- Background in ML-based CV tasks (e.g. segmentation, pose models, object tracking).
- Interest in wellness tech, human-centered design, or robotics.
What We Offer:
- Equity in a fast-growing wellness & robotics startup
- A collaborative, impact-driven team culture
- Flexible hours and hybrid/remote work options
- A clear growth path to Head of Robotics, or Lead AI Engineer as we scale our visual data and learning capabilities
- The rare opportunity to build something truly novel, from the ground up
For more information or questions please contact us at julian@self.io or phone number 53331349