Robotics Software Engineer

Robotgifs.com; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health insurance

Visa sponsorship

Meals and team events

Job summary

RoboForce is seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to build production‑grade software powering robot behavior in real‑world environments. You will develop, integrate, and improve autonomy, perception, planning, and controls across deployed robots operating in outdoor settings.

You will work hands‑on with hardware for in‑field validation, debug challenging real‑world problems, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to turn promising prototypes into reliable software that performs in the field.

Qualifications

• Education in robotics, CS, or EE; equivalent practical experience accepted.
• 2+ years in robotics or related field with production deployment.
• Strong C++ and Python for production robotics systems.
• Experience in core robotics domains (perception, planning, controls, localization).
• Proficiency with Linux development environments and debugging workflows.
• Collaborative, in-office work 5 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain production software for real-world robotic systems.
• Integrate robotics capabilities across perception, planning, controls, teleoperation, and platform software.
• Improve software quality through testing, validation, and fault handling.
• Investigate and resolve complex failures spanning software, hardware, and sensors.
• Build internal tools and workflows to improve developer velocity and release quality.
• Validate new features on hardware in real-world conditions.

Skills

C++

Python

Linux

Debugging

Team collaboration

Education

B.S./M.S. in Robotics/CS/EE

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

RViz/Grafana

Job description

Why RoboForce

RoboForce is an AI robotics company developing Physical AI-powered Robo-Labor for dull, dirty, and dangerous work. The company’s robots are engineered for demanding industrial environments, with a focus on real-world deployment and scalability.

We are seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to build the software that powers robot behavior in the real world. In this role, you will develop, integrate, and improve production-grade robotics capabilities across autonomy, systems, and developer infrastructure. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to turn promising prototypes into reliable software that runs on deployed robots operating in complex outdoor environments.

This is a hands‑on engineering role for someone who enjoys writing production code, debugging challenging real‑world problems, and seeing their work directly improve robot performance in the field.

Responsibilities

• Robotics Software Development: Design, implement, and maintain production software for real‑world robotic systems using C++ and Python, with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• System Integration: Integrate and refine robotics capabilities across perception, planning, controls, teleoperation, and platform software to ensure robust behavior on physical robots.
• Robustness & Reliability Engineering: Improve software quality through testing, validation, fault handling, performance tuning, and edge‑case analysis to make systems dependable in unstructured outdoor environments.
• Debugging & Root Cause Analysis: Investigate complex failures across software, sensors, networking, timing, and hardware interfaces, and drive issues to resolution through disciplined technical analysis.
• Tooling & Infrastructure: Build internal tools, scripts, and workflows that improve developer velocity, testing efficiency, observability, and release quality across the robotics software stack.
• On‑Robot Validation: Work directly with hardware to validate new features, evaluate system behavior, and iterate quickly between development and real‑world testing.

Requirements

• Education: B.S. or M.S. in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience: 2+ years of professional experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones, or complex embedded systems, with a demonstrated track record of deploying physical hardware products into the field.
• Programming Proficiency: Strong command of both C++ and Python, with the ability to read, debug, and write production‑level C++ for core robot systems, alongside robust Python tooling.
• Robotics Software Fundamentals: Experience working with one or more core robotics domains such as perception, motion planning, controls, localization, state estimation, system integration, or robot behavior.
• Linux Systems Expertise: Strong comfort working in Linux development environments, including command‑line tools, debugging workflows, scripting, and system‑level troubleshooting.
• Debugging Mindset: Proven ability to diagnose and resolve problems that span software, hardware, sensors, and distributed system interactions.
• Collaboration: Requires 5 days/week in‑office collaboration with the team.

Bonus Qualifications

• Outdoor Robotics Experience: Background in autonomous driving, drones, mobile robotics, or other systems deployed in outdoor or unstructured environments.
• Infrastructure Familiarity: Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD systems, or software release workflows for robotics platforms.
• Developer Tooling: Experience building tools for testing, simulation, telemetry, debugging, or log analysis.
• Visualization & Diagnostics: Experience with robotics visualization and diagnostics tools such as Foxglove, Grafana, RViz, or custom internal interfaces.
• Production Deployment Experience: Experience taking robotics software from prototype to production and supporting reliability at fleet scale.

Benefits

• Competitive stock options/equity programs.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) plan.
• Visa sponsorship and green card support for qualified candidates.
• Lunches and dinners, a fully stocked kitchen, and regular team‑building events.

Compensation: Salary $120,000-195,000 USD + Bonus + Equity
The base salary range above represents the expected compensation for this full-time U.S. position. Final compensation will be determined based on role scope, level, location, job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training, and may fall outside the listed range in exceptional cases.