About Viam

Viam is building the platform that makes robotics as programmable as software. Our software allows developers and companies to configure, control, and manage physical devices—from a single robot in a lab to fleets of machines deployed in the real world.

The company was founded by Eliot Horowitz, co-founder and former CTO of MongoDB, with the goal of making it dramatically easier to build and operate systems that interact with the physical world.

Today Viam powers developers and organizations working across robotics, industrial automation, research, and connected devices. We’re a ~100-person company headquartered in New York City.

Role summary

As a Technical Content Engineer, you'll design learning experiences that take developers from first hearing about Viam to confidently building production applications. This isn't just about organizing content—it's about understanding how developers actually learn, what motivates them to keep going, and what obstacles cause them to drop off. You'll design and build real-world robotics applications and create courses and learning paths based on these applications that drive real adoption, working hands-on with Viam to ensure your designs are grounded in the actual developer experience.

We're looking for experienced engineers who want to help us build the best technology education program in the industry. Our ideal candidate is a senior software developer who also loves to teach. You've built non-trivial applications, but you also have a passion for explaining technical concepts in just the right way.

This is a unique role because it combines teaching and software engineering. You'll design highly technical self-paced courses and instructor-led training courses with hands-on exercises to help people get the most out of Viam. You'll also become a Viam expert. When applying, please let us know in a few words why you'd be a good fit.

What you'll do

• Design the overall architecture of Viam's self-paced learning content: what courses exist, how they sequence, what prerequisites they assume, and how they build toward real capabilities

What you bring

• A Bachelor's or advanced degree in computer science or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience in a software or technology-related field. Aptitude and attitude are more important than credentials

In 3 months

• Complete new hire onboarding and technical training to acquire hands-on technical knowledge of the Viam platform and ecosystem, specific capabilities and use cases
• You understand the Viam platform and feel comfortable assembling robots based on tutorials and writing programs for robots with our SDKs
• Via new hire training and shadowing, acquire a deep knowledge of Viam training offerings, student personae, and learning objectives
• You have audited existing documentation and learning content to identify gaps and opportunities
• Comfortable with creating and releasing new or updated training content, given a course outline with defined learning objectives

In 6-12 months

• You have built one or more substantial reference robotics applications on Viam
• You have shipped at least two complete courses from outline to publication
• You have established a repeatable curriculum development process that scales as the team grows
• You are iterating on existing courses based on quantitative completion data and qualitative learner feedback
• With the broader education team, contribute to refining processes and tooling to drive increased development velocity and quality of training content
• You have contributed to internal enablement programs

The starting salary range for this role is $165,000 - $235,000/year.

Full-time Benefits

Viam’s base salary range for this role is posted above. In addition to cash compensation, Viam offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants, health benefits, and more.

• 100% covered medical/dental/vision insurance plans, commuter benefits
• 25 days paid vacation and generous holiday observances
• Free lunch every day that you’re in the office
• One Medical Membership
• Citi Bike memberships
• Monthly wellness stipend to be used for a variety of fitness-related items like gym memberships, fitness classes, fitness equipment, and more
• Paid parental leave
• Reproductive Health Benefits, including Fertility Benefits and Abortion Access Travel Benefits
• Yearly Learning and Development Budget for your own personal learning goals

Values:

• Vision Driven
• Collaborate Openly
• Act Decisively
• Succeed Through Diversity
• Hold Ourselves Accountable
• Lead with Curiosity

To all recruitment agencies:

Viam does not accept unsolicited agency resumes or calls from recruitment agencies or search firms. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or Viam employees. Viam is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.