Join KAIKAKU.AI to transform the restaurant industry through vertically integrated hardware, software, and AI. This role involves developing full-stack and low-level embedded code, owning diverse codebases, and supporting deployed systems. You'll work closely with cross-disciplinary engineers, ensuring high reliability and directly impacting customer solutions.
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Software Engineer at KAIKAKU
Ready to revolutionize the restaurant industry with robotics and AI? KAIKAKU.AI is seeking a Software Engineer to join their VC-backed team in London. You'll be instrumental in building and deploying full-stack and embedded software, seeing your work impact customers within hours. This is a unique chance to gain significant autonomy, tackle varied challenges, and shape cutting-edge technology at a high-growth startup at a critical inflection point.
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Location
London, United Kingdom
Compensation
Not Disclosed + Equity
Company
Kaikaku
Role overview
Software
Apollo brought light to humanity; we bring intelligence to dining.
Creating the best restaurant experiences through vertically integrated hardware, software and AI.
We opened London's first robotics-powered restaurant "Common Room" as our "living laboratory" - enabling daily iterations of our hardware, software and marriage of hospitality + efficiency based on real customer feedback.
What you will do
- Develop and enhance the full stack of deployed software, including low-level embedded code for microcontrollers.
- Create, maintain, and own codebases spanning robotics firmware, communications, and cloud infrastructure.
- Collaborate with mechanical, mechatronics, and controls engineers, supporting deployed software remotely and in person.
Who this is a fit for
- Possesses strong experience with ROS (preferably ROS 2) and an appreciation for hardware limitations on compute.
- Comfortable working extensively on embedded devices across multiple microcontroller types.
- Proficient with headless Linux machines and has some experience with full-stack development (React or Typescript).
Why this role is remarkable
- Work on cutting-edge technology and see it deployed rapidly, sometimes within hours, through rapid iteration.
- Join a high-growth, VC-backed startup at a critical scaling and deployment inflection point.
- Gain significant autonomy and responsibility, tackling a highly varied set of tasks and learning opportunities.
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