# Senior Platform Software Engineer (Robotics and Lab Automation)

We are developing reusable software to integrate and coordinate diverse robots, scientific instruments, and laboratory equipment. These capabilities enable reliable execution of physical tasks and capture of experimental data, helping scientists develop and operate intelligent, automated laboratories. We are seeking a Senior Platform Software Engineer to join the founding engineering team. You will independently deliver well-scoped software components and equipment integrations, working with experienced engineers on broader architecture and technical priorities. Your work will span implementation, testing, deployment, and operational support. This is a hands-on individual contributor role working alongside scientists, product managers, hardware engineers, and AI specialists. You will develop software that connects laboratory equipment with platform services, troubleshoot hardware and software interactions, and contribute to reusable automation capabilities. We welcome experience across robotics, industrial automation, instrumentation, scientific software, and related fields. Previous laboratory automation experience is valuable but is not essential. This role requires working from

- **Id**: 3938164
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/oracle-senior-platform-software-engineer-robotics-and-lab-automation>
- **Role**: Robotics
- **Role family**: Robotics
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: London, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-29T20:24:47Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-29
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T16:57:14Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 12
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 8428
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Laboratory & Pharmaceutical Robotics, CRM Software, ERP & Business Management Software, HR & Payroll Software

## Company

- **Id**: 53
- **Name**: Oracle
- **Domain**: oracle.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/oracle>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 90
- **Open postings**: 341
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.598
- **Repost share**: 0.021
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 11
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **AI Agents** — Optional: yes
- **AWS** — Optional: yes
- **Azure** — Optional: yes
- **Docker** — Optional: yes
- **EtherCAT** — Optional: yes
- **GCP** — Optional: yes
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: yes
- **LIMS** — Optional: yes
- **LLM Evaluation** — Optional: yes
- **Model Context Protocol** — Optional: yes
- **Motion Planning** — Optional: yes
- **OPC UA** — Optional: yes
- **RAG** — Optional: yes
- **ROS** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 12

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-08T10:23:39Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 33
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.599
- **P room**: 0.55
- **Age days**: 12
- **Expected fill days**: 11
- **Reasons**: conf:5, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

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