Sanctuary AI Hiring for Junior Software Engineer – Simulation at Vancouver, BC Full Time

Your New Role and Team
Our Robotics Simulation team is looking to hire a Junior Software Engineer. Reporting to the Simulation Team Lead, you’ll gain a comprehensive understanding of the design, architecture, and implementation of our simulation platform and machine learning systems that power our general-purpose robots.

The ideal applicants for this position enjoy thinking broadly and are eager to learn and develop technical skills while gaining valuable industry experience. Ultimately, you’ll be a valued part of the team as you learn and adapt to new, complex development environments, own solutions from design and execution through to deployment and support, as well as innovate best practices that drive continuous improvements in our robotic systems.

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Our Success Criteria*

• Bring hands-on experience working with high-performing teams on academic group projects and/or internships
• Gain cutting edge career experience as you develop physics/game engine tools that support our robotics system’s cognitive structure
• Achieve company-wide visibility as you partner with developers to ensure the smooth deployment of these tools, provide technical support to end users, and update/organize/distribute technical documentation

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Your Experience*
Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related fields
• Knowledge of engineering best practices, including coding standards, testing, and operations
• 1-3 Years of engineering experience with Python, Java, C++, or equivalent
• Ability to design, implement, and test in a fast-paced environment

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Skills*

• Familiarity with distributed design, multithreading, and concurrency
• Understanding of fundamentals of computer science, compilers and operating systems, data structures, and networking

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Traits*

• Above all else, a consistently positive attitude and a willingness to do whatever it takes to create robust solutions to complex problems
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-motivated and able to solve problems independently
• Obsession with bringing human-like intelligence to machines

Working at Sanctuary
Sanctuary is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary is governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.

Benefits
Medical/dental/vision, life insurance, wellness programs, stock options, paid time off (vacation, paid holidays, sick time, and parental leave), scheduling and worksite flexibility by role, and more.

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About Sanctuary*
Founded in 2018 by Geordie Rose, Suzanne Gildert, Olivia Norton, and Ajay Agrawal, Sanctuary is a Vancouver, Canada-based company. Sanctuary is on a mission to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots that will help us work more safely, efficiently, and sustainably. And in the not-too-distant future, help us explore, settle, and prosper in outer space.

Members of the Sanctuary team founded D-Wave (a pioneer in the quantum computing industry), Kindred (first use of reinforcement learning in a production robot), and the Creative Destruction Lab (pioneered a revolutionary method for the commercialization of science for the betterment of humankind). The team has experience launching market-defining innovations rooted in previously unsolved and deep scientific problems.

Job Type: Full-time