Robotic Software Engineer

Insight Recruitment; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Meaningful equity

High ownership in engineering team

Opportunity for influence in product direction

Job summary

A leading robotics firm in San Francisco is hiring a Robotic Software Engineer to develop and optimize software for humanoid robotic systems. This mid-senior level role demands hands-on robotics experience and expertise in C++ and ROS2. You'll have the opportunity to shape core software and influence the architecture and direction of the product while working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Competitive compensation plus meaningful equity is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience with ROS2.
• Hands-on robotics experience with physical hardware.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimise robotics software.
• Integrate perception, control, planning, and learning modules.
• Deploy reinforcement learning policies on physical robots.

Skills

C++

ROS2

robot learning

integration

debugging

AI

Job description

This range is provided by Insight Recruitment. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$150,000.00/yr - $200,000.00/yr

Overview

Talent Acquisition: Software Engineering Within Robotics & Autonomous Vehicles

Robotics Software Engineer (Generalist/Full-Stack)

Robotic Software Engineer – Humanoid Robotics

$180k–$200k + equity (flexible for exceptional candidates)

We are recruiting to build next-generation humanoid robotic systems that combine advanced AI with cutting-edge hardware. Our team moves fast, prototypes aggressively, and puts real robots into the world. We’re hiring a Robotic Software Engineer to shape our core software stack and accelerate the development of our embodied AI systems.

What You’ll Work On

• Build and optimise robotics software in C++ and ROS2
• Integrate perception, control, planning, and learning modules
• Work hands-on with robots to bring up new hardware and run real-world experiments
• Deploy reinforcement learning / imitation learning policies onto physical robots
• Develop middleware, interfaces, and tooling that connect AI → hardware

This role directly supports both our AI and hardware teams and has significant ownership from day one.

Must-haves

• Professional experience with ROS2
• Hands-on robotics experience — ideally robot learning on physical hardware
• Ability to work on real robots (debugging, integration, testing)
• Generalist mindset and comfort in a fast-paced startup environment

Nice-to-haves

• Manipulation or kinematics (humanoids, arms, quadrupeds)
• Controls for mobile robots or drones
• Sensor/actuator integration, drivers, or middleware experience
• VR prototyping (Meta Quest or similar)

Why Join Us

• Build software that runs on real humanoid robots immediately
• High ownership within a small, world-class engineering team
• Competitive compensation + meaningful equity
• Opportunity to influence architecture, roadmap, and product direction
• Work at the intersection of AI and robotics

Job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Information Technology