Founding Robotics Software Engineer - Edge & Field Deployments

Roboticsconnected; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Relocation assistance

Startup equity

Job summary

Boost Robotics is building the next generation of autonomous systems for data-center infrastructure. Founding Robotics Software Engineer will own core software for reliable robot operation, spanning perception, control, and telemetry, with strong testing practices and edge deployment emphasis.

Ideal candidates have a robotics or CS/EE background and proven experience in high-reliability deployments, with skills in C++, Python, ROS, and containerization.

Qualifications

• Background in Robotics, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience deploying robots in high-reliability environments (AVs, drones, or industrial systems).
• Familiarity with containerization, DevOps, or edge/cloud infrastructure.
• Exceptional skills in C++ and Python, including performance optimization.
• Strong systems-level thinking and comfort with uncertainty or shifting priorities.
• Experience with robotics topics: Lidar sensors, RGB-D cameras, IMUs; localization/state estimation; motion planning.

Responsibilities

• Build the core software that enables our robots to operate reliably.
• Write production-grade code with strong testing practices and low-latency frameworks for logging, telemetry, and monitoring.
• Profile and deploy edge-optimized control and perception algorithms.
• Travel to customer sites for robot deployments and field debugging.

Skills

C++

Python

Robotics background

Robotics deployment

Systems thinking

State estimation

Motion planning

3D perception models

Lidar sensors

RGB-D cameras

IMUs

Edge/Cloud infra

Education

MS in Robotics or related field

Tools

ROS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Boost Robotics is building the next generation of autonomous systems for data-center infrastructure. Founding Robotics Software Engineer will own core software for reliable robot operation, spanning perception, control, and telemetry, with strong testing practices and edge deployment emphasis.

Ideal candidates have a robotics or CS/EE background and proven experience in high-reliability deployments, with skills in C++, Python, ROS, and containerization.