Robotics Software Engineer

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™ in Austin, TX is seeking a Platform Software Engineer to own the full software stack of a robotics platform, from sensor integration and networking to operator-facing tooling. This is a hands-on role on a small, fast-moving team with real impact on the product and field deployments.

Recent graduates are welcome. If you've shipped software to real robotic hardware—via a university robotics team, a lab, an internship, or a personal

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Electrical, Computational or an engineering discipline.
• Hands-on software development for robotic hardware (academic, internship or personal projects count).
• Strong Python and/or C/C++ skills.
• Experience with Linux and common communication protocols (CAN, USB, I2C, Ethernet).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement features end-to-end across perception, control, and operator interfaces.
• Optimize video streaming and data transmission for low-bandwidth conditions.
• Tune software to run efficiently on robot hardware, considering compute and memory.
• Test in simulation and in the lab, then deploy to field deployments.
• Collaborate with electrical and mechanical engineers to integrate subsystems.
• Engage with users to shape what gets built and why.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Linux

ROS 1/2

CAN/USB/I2C/Ethernet

Lab instruments

Debugging on real hardware

Education

Engineering degree (CS/EE/Computational)

Tools

Docker

Job description

Platform Software Engineer | Robotics | Austin TX | $110K - $160K | US CITIZEN OR GREEN CARD

A venture-backed robotics startup is hiring a Platform Software Engineer to work across the full software stack of their robot. This is a small, hands-on team where you'll own real parts of the product, from sensor integration and networking through to how operators actually use the platform in the field.

Recent graduates are very welcome. What matters is that you've already put software onto real robotic hardware, whether that was through a university robotics team, a research lab, an internship or a serious personal build. If you've debugged code on a physical robot and got it working, we want to hear from you.

What you'll be working on

• Designing and building features end to end, from teleoperation assists and fleet health monitoring to SLAM and navigation
• Optimising video streaming and communications for low-bandwidth environments
• Tuning software for the hardware it runs on, including compute, memory and data transfer
• Testing in both simulation and the lab, then taking it into field deployments
• Working closely with the electrical and mechanical engineers on integration and issue resolution
• Talking directly with users to shape what gets built and why

What you'll bring

• A degree in Computer Science, Electrical, Computational or another engineering discipline
• Hands-on experience developing software for robotic hardware (academic, internship or personal projects all count)
• Solid Python and/or C/C++
• Comfort working in Linux
• An understanding of communication protocols such as CAN, USB, I2C and Ethernet
• Confidence using lab instruments like oscilloscopes and logic analysers
• Some exposure to ROS 1/2 and open-source libraries for things like computer vision
• At least one project taken beyond the scripting stage into something that actually ran

Nice to have

ROS experience, CV or SLAM work, real-time software, Docker, CI/CD, networking or wireless comms, and a bit of frontend (HTML, CSS, JS) for building quick demo interfaces.

Who thrives here

People who don't wait to be told what's missing. You'll have real agency over your part of the product, and the team values engineers who speak up early, give honest feedback and are happy to be in the lab or out in the field when a milestone demands it. Expect some long days around critical deadlines.