Robotics Software Engineer

OpenAI; California (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI's Robotics team in San Francisco is seeking talented Robotics Software Engineers to expand our data collection and evaluation program. You will design, implement, and optimize software across diverse robotic hardware, collaborating with software, hardware, research and operations teams to push toward more capable robotic systems.

The role emphasizes hands-on development of production-quality software, integration of automation systems, and delivering robust tooling for data collection,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience developing and shipping production-quality systems in robotics or hardware-integrated environments.
• Experience integrating and deploying industrial automation systems, off-the-shelf robotics platforms, or custom hardware into production environments.
• Hands-on experience delivering production-quality software within cross-functional engineering teams.
• Strong proficiency in Rust or C++.

Responsibilities

• Help develop and grow our data collection labs, owning the entire integration lifecycle, from identifying and sourcing new hardware to collaborating with mechanical and electrical engineers on setup, software integration, and operational deployment.
• Develop innovative robot control interfaces suited to a variety of morphologies, environments, and tasks.
• Collaborate closely with research and engineering teams to develop automation tools and machinery that facilitate the evaluation of advanced robotic policies.
• Lead the design and implementation of data collection, visualization, and quality control processes.

Skills

Robotics software

Rust

C++

Automation

Tools

Industrial automation

Robotics platforms

Hardware integration

Job description

About the Team

Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and pushing towards AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world settings. Working across the entire model stack, we integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors. We strive to seamlessly blend high-level AI capabilities with the constraints of physical systems to improve peoples’ lives.

About the Role

We're seeking talented Robotics Software Engineers to expand our robotics data collection and evaluation program. This highly technical role involves designing, implementing, and optimizing software solutions across diverse robotics hardware. You'll work closely and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams; including software, hardware, research, and operations - to drive advancements in our robotic systems.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA, and requires in-person 4 days a week.

In this role, you will:

• Help develop and grow our data collection labs, owning the entire integration lifecycle, from identifying and sourcing new hardware to collaborating with mechanical and electrical engineers on setup, software integration, and operational deployment.

• Develop innovative robot control interfaces suited to a variety of morphologies, environments, and tasks.

• Collaborate closely with research and engineering teams to develop automation tools and machinery that facilitate the evaluation of advanced robotic policies.

• Lead the design and implementation of data collection, visualization, and quality control processes.

You might thrive in this role if you:

• Have 5+ years of professional software engineering experience developing and shipping production-quality systems in robotics or hardware-integrated environments.

• Have extensive experience integrating and deploying industrial automation systems, off-the-shelf robotics platforms, or custom hardware into production environments.

• Bring hands-on experience delivering production-quality software within collaborative, cross-functional engineering teams.

• Have strong proficiency in Rust or C++.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

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