Full-Time

Senior Frontend Engineer

Aescape

Aescape

51-200 employees

On-demand robotic massage subscription service

Compensation Overview

$160k - $200k/yr

+ Discretionary Bonus (10%)

New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Flutter
Dart
React.js
Microservices
Go
Next.js
REST APIs
React Native
Requirements
  • Demonstrated proficiency building production mobile or cross-platform applications, ideally with Flutter/Dart or a comparable declarative UI framework (React Native, SwiftUI, or Jetpack Compose)
Responsibilities
  • Build and enhance features for cross-platform mobile applications, helping connect our customers with our marketplace.
  • Collaborate with robotics and backend engineers to translate hardware telemetry into actionable interfaces (React/Next.js webapps) for our partners and support staff.
  • Integrate tightly with our Go microservices backend, owning the full request lifecycle from API contract through to user-facing state.
  • Enforce best practices in code quality, testing, and architecture across the frontend codebase.
  • Contribute to platform decisions about state management, navigation, component systems, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Champion appropriate use of modern coding tools such as AI-assisted development and automated testing to enable the entire engineering team to collaborate on the product.
Desired Qualifications
  • Kotlin/Jetpack Compose (used in our on-robot interface)
  • C#/Unity (used in our internal visualization tooling)
  • Go (our backend services)

Aescape provides on-demand, personalized massage services powered by lifestyle robotics. It offers a subscription-based model that lets users book massage sessions, track progress, and receive updates on new locations, with the option of concierge services for professionals. The service works by scheduling robotic massage sessions that are delivered at the user's convenience, eliminating wait times and enabling consistent care. It differentiates itself from competitors by combining robotic massage technology with a subscription and progress-tracking system, plus business concierge support, to deliver convenient, regular care for athletes, busy professionals, and wellness enthusiasts. The company aims to expand access to high-quality massage as part of daily self-care, scaling its offering through subscriptions and on-demand bookings across locations.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$138M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2017

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Addresses $2B+ annual revenue gap from 29,000+ massage therapist shortage in US.
  • Equinox expansion to 60 locations validates product-market fit in premium segment.
  • Massage Envy partnership demonstrates successful franchise distribution model with high recurring rates.

What critics are saying

  • Equinox partnership stalls beyond NYC, creating over-reliance on single luxury chain.
  • Massage Envy franchises may abandon Aescape due to high costs and therapist preference.
  • Chinese competitors undercut pricing 50% via mass production, capturing subscription market share.

What makes Aescape unique

  • AI-powered robotic massage table scans 1.1M 3D data points for personalized therapy.
  • TIME Magazine Best Invention 2024 recognition establishes brand credibility in wellness.
  • B2B2C model scales beyond premium fitness into Massage Envy franchise network nationwide.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Paid Vacation

Free Massages

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Headcount

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

4%

2 year growth

16%
PR Newswire
Feb 18th, 2026
Massage Envy West Boynton Beach launches Aescape robotic massage experience

Massage Envy West Boynton Beach in Florida has introduced Aescape, a self-guided robotic massage system, becoming the first South Florida franchise location to offer the technology. Named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2024, Aescape uses AI and robotics to deliver customisable massage sessions. Users control their experience through a touchscreen interface, personalising pressure, music, targeted muscle groups and recovery goals whilst remaining clothed. Sessions last 30 or 60 minutes, including setup time. Franchise owner Steve Sculler reports overwhelmingly positive responses and high recurring appointment rates. Aescape launched at select Massage Envy locations in November 2025, with additional franchises rolling out the technology throughout 2026. The system is currently available in limited appointment slots at the West Boynton Beach location.

PR Newswire
Feb 18th, 2026
Massage Envy La Cañada Flintridge launches Aescape AI-powered robotic massage service

Massage Envy La Cañada Flintridge has introduced Aescape, a self-guided robotic massage system, at its California location. The AI-powered technology, named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2024, allows users to customise pressure, music, targeted muscle groups and recovery goals through a touchscreen interface. Users remain clothed during 30- or 60-minute sessions. Franchise owner Joey Ball reported high recurring appointment rates since launch, noting positive responses from both guests and massage therapists. Massage Envy franchised locations began rolling out Aescape across select US markets in November 2025, with additional locations planned for 2026. The La Cañada Flintridge location is the first in Southern California to offer the service, which is available in limited appointment slots alongside traditional massage services.

Business Wire
Mar 5th, 2025
Aescape Secures $83MM in Strategic Funding, Announces U.S. Expansion with Equinox

Aescape, the lifestyle robotics company pioneering AI massage for personalized recovery, today announced it has raised $83MM in a strategic round led

FinSMEs
Mar 4th, 2025
Aescape Secures $83M for Expansion

Aescape, a NYC-based lifestyle robotics company, raised $83 million in funding, bringing its total to $128 million. The round was led by Valor Equity Partners with participation from existing investors, including Fifth Wall, Alumni Ventures, and NBA Champion Kevin Love. The funds will be used to scale operations, expand into new markets, and grow partnerships. The company also appointed Eswar Priyadarshan as SVP of Engineering.

The Robot Report
Dec 3rd, 2024
Aws Offers Accelerated Robotics Simulation With Nvidia

Listen to this articleAWS and Isaac Sim can help accelerate robotics development, says NVIDIA. NVIDIA Corp. today announced at AWS re:Invent enhanced tools for robotics developers, as well as the availability of NVIDIA DGX Cloud on Amazon Web Services and offerings for artificial intelligence and quantum computing. The company said that NVIDIA Isaac Sim is now available on NVIDIA L40S graphics processing units (GPUs) in Amazon Elastic Cloud Computing (EC2) G6e instances. It said this could double scaling robotics simulation and accelerate AI model training. Isaac Sim is a reference application built on NVIDIA Omniverse for developers to simulate and test AI-driven robots in physically based virtual environments