Destro

Destro Robotics offers an AI operating system, dubbed the AI Mothership, designed to orchestrate and manage fleets of warehouse and factory robots. It addresses common industry challenges such as…

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Destro

Destro Robotics offers an AI operating system, dubbed the AI Mothership, designed to orchestrate and manage fleets of warehouse and factory robots. It addresses common industry challenges such as…

AIAutomationFactoryFleet ManagementLogisticsRoboticsWarehousedestroai.com

HQNew York City, US

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Open Jobs4

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Robotics Forward Deployed Engineer

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About Destro AI

Destro AI is building the intelligence layer for robotics — the system that tells robots and humans what to do across complex real-world operations.

Founded by former leaders from HAI Robotics, Dexterity, and Matic, Destro is built on a simple thesis: robotics has solved movement, but not decision-making.

At the core of Destro is MothershipOS — a centralized brain that coordinates robots, humans, and workflows in real time. Unlike traditional systems that rely on local intelligence on each robot, Destro brings global intelligence across the entire operation.

We recently closed our Seed round at one of the highest valuations for a robotics company at this stage, and are already working with large enterprise operators to deploy real systems in production environments.

Role Overview

This is one of the most important early engineering roles at Destro.

You will take systems from pilot to production inside live customer environments — making them work under real-world conditions.

This is not a traditional software role. You will be in the field, working directly with customers, debugging issues in real time, and shaping how the product behaves in production.

We are looking for builders who want to operate at the intersection of robotics, software, and real-world execution — not just write code, but make systems actually work.

This role is ideal for someone who is equally comfortable:

debugging software,
deploying systems in real-world environments,
working directly with customers,
and shaping product behavior through hands-on execution.

What You’ll Do

Customer Deployment & Field Execution

Travel extensively to customer sites
Deploy Destro’s software systems on-site and configure live operational environments
Work directly with customer operations, engineering, and IT teams during pilots and production rollouts
Serve as the primary technical point of contact during deployment, launch, and stabilization phases
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in real time under production conditions

System Integration & Testing

Integrate Destro’s platform with customer systems, APIs, and software environments
Deploy and configure software across customer servers, edge systems, and infrastructure
Execute end-to-end system testing in live environments
Debug issues across software, APIs, networking, and system interactions
Collaborate with internal engineering teams to diagnose and resolve issues quickly

Workflow Development & Product Iteration

Build, test, and adapt workflows based on real-world operational requirements
Translate customer processes into deployable system behavior
Modify and extend core product functionality to meet deployment needs
Contribute directly to improving the product based on field learnings
Act as a bridge between deployment realities and core engineering decisions

Production Readiness

Drive systems from pilot to production by achieving defined KPIs (throughput, uptime, reliability, accuracy)
Identify bottlenecks and implement fixes rapidly in high-pressure environments
Own system performance, stability, and reliability in the field

Who You Are

2–6 years of experience in robotics, distributed systems, systems engineering, or technical deployment roles
Strong software engineering foundation with the ability to debug and solve real-world problems quickly
Comfortable working on-site in operational environments
Able to operate independently in ambiguous, fast-moving startup environments
Strong communicator who can work directly with customer technical and operations teams
High ownership mindset with strong bias for execution

Technical Skills

Experience with APIs, system integrations, and distributed software systems
Experience with Python, C++, or similar programming languages
Understanding of Linux/server environments, networking, cloud systems, and edge deployments
Experience deploying or supporting software in production/customer environments is strongly preferred