Remote Tooling Software Engineer for AI Robotics

Terran Robotics Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity incentive plan

Vacation benefits

Job summary

Terran Robotics Inc. is seeking a Tool-Building Software Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team spanning mechanical, electrical, materials, robotics, AI, and software engineering. The role focuses on building internal tools, APIs, and infrastructure to empower AI and robotics teams to move faster and smarter.

Remote-friendly with an on-site lab in Bloomington, IN. You will prototype and implement tooling for code generation, metaprogramming, and developer workflows, collaborating across

Qualifications

• Passion for developer productivity and elegant software design.
• Strong sense of API design and abstraction boundaries.
• Experience building internal tools and infrastructure for engineering teams.
• Ability to work across language boundaries.
• Comfort with rapid prototyping and iterative development.
• Interest in LLMs, code generation and metaprogramming.

Responsibilities

• Build internal tools that streamline development workflows and simplify complex systems.
• Design intuitive APIs and abstractions that balance usability with necessary complexity.
• Rapidly prototype and iterate based on feedback from internal users.
• Explore and integrate LLMs into developer tooling and workflows.
• Develop systems for code generation and metaprogramming.
• Collaborate closely with robotics, AI, and software engineers to identify and solve tooling bottlenecks.

Skills

Developer productivity

API design

Internal tools

Cross-language

Rapid prototyping

LLMs

Code generation

Metaprogramming

Tools

IDE extensions

Build systems

Developer platforms

Job description

Terran Robotics Inc. is seeking a Tool-Building Software Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team spanning mechanical, electrical, materials, robotics, AI, and software engineering. The role focuses on building internal tools, APIs, and infrastructure to empower AI and robotics teams to move faster and smarter.

Remote-friendly with an on-site lab in Bloomington, IN. You will prototype and implement tooling for code generation, metaprogramming, and developer workflows, collaborating across