Role Overview

Bucket Robotics is hiring a Senior Frontend Engineer to accelerate our CAD-to-dataset offering that is the core of our defect detection system.

This role is perfect for an engineer who loves creativity, delightful experiences, and building modern tooling for critical legacy infrastructure like the manufacturing sector.

Responsibilities

• Design and build browser-based tools that allow users to upload, view, manipulate, and annotate CAD models
• Own the frontend architecture for our CAD → synthetic data → defect detector pipeline
• Translate ambiguous customer workflows into polished UX (camera controls, annotation panels, file import/export, synthetic dataset configuration, etc.)
• Collaborate closely with product/design to prototype and iterate on 3D interactions
• Build reusable React + Three.js components for our internal design system
• Work closely with the CEO and founding team to shape product and technical strategy

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building production frontends (React / TypeScript)
• Strong experience with 3D/WebGL tools such as Three.js, react-three-fiber, BabylonJS, etc.
• Familiarity with CAD and 3D file formats (STEP, STL, GLTF, USD)
• A history of building interactive tools, not just content sites (e.g. editors, simulation tools, internal tooling)
• Strong product sense and ability to translate user needs into clean UI/UX
• Enjoys wearing many hats and working across product + engineering

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building 3D modeling, CAD, simulation, or game engine tools
• Experience with synthetic data generation or computer vision workflows
• Knowledge of shader development, camera rigs, viewport UX patterns
• Previous startup or founding engineer experience
• Interest in manufacturing / industrial automation domains

What We Offer

• Competitive salary & meaningful equity – shape the company and share in its success
• Comprehensive benefits – health, dental, and vision insurance
• Professional development budget – attend conferences, take courses, grow your skills
• A chance to build something real – work with a great team of roboticists, helping expand tooling for manufacturing.

Our Values

• Innovation First: We push the boundaries of what's possible in robotics
• Ownership Mentality: We take responsibility and act like founders
• Collaborative Spirit: We work together to solve complex challenges
• Continuous Learning: We're always growing and improving

Bucket Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Interview Process

Our goal is to make this process respectful, fast, and focused on real-world skills—not LeetCode tricks or busywork. We’re hiring a founding engineer, and we want to understand how you think, how you build, and how you operate under ambiguity.

1. Phone Screen (15 minutes)

A quick call with our founder to:

• Introduce the company and what we’re building
• Hear a bit about your background and goals
• Answer any quick questions

This is mostly a vibe check and mutual context setter.

2. Systems Thinking Challenge (Take-Home, ~2–3 hours, due in 4 days)

We’ll give you a small, toy problem from our world (e.g. synthetic data, defect classification, deployment infra).

What we’re asking you to do:

• Sketch a system design at a high level
• Write some light pseudocode or skeleton code to show your approach
• Estimate how long you’d need to implement a v1
• Write 3–4 short paragraphs on limitations, edge cases, and how you’d improve it

This isn’t meant to be a full build or a test of perfection—it’s to see how you approach real problems, communicate tradeoffs, and reason about complexity.

3. Systems Thinking Take Home Review (20 minutes)

A conversation on the take home exercise to talk through:

• the tradeoffs of the solution you designed
• how you would approach the implementation

4. Culture & Collaboration Interview (45 minutes)

A conversation focused on:

• How you’ve worked in small, scrappy teams
• How you deal with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and failure modes
• What you need in a teammate/founder to do your best work

We want to know: can you thrive in the chaos of an early-stage startup?

5. Programming Interview (45 minutes)

A hands-on technical session with an experienced engineer. We’ll walk through code together and talk about:

• Code clarity and correctness
• Problem-solving approach
• Communication and collaboration in a technical setting

6. Final Decision

We’ll move quickly after interviews conclude. If we’re aligned, we’ll get you an offer and start onboarding. We want to build momentum and move fast—and we’ll respect your time throughout the process.