Robotics Software Engineer

Mind Robotics; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Mind Robotics is building generalized physical AI for real-world industrial environments. We seek a Robotics Software Engineer to develop runtime systems, middleware, and developer tools powering our robotic platforms—from low-level execution to operator-facing interfaces.

You will design reliable, low-latency robotics software, work with DDS/Zenoh/ROS2 middleware, implement task scheduling, deployment workflows, and scalable execution across robots and environments.

Qualifications

• Experience building robotics software and middleware.
• Experience designing runtime systems or middleware layers.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems in robotics.
• Experience with real-time constraints and performance-critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain runtime systems for reliable, low-latency operation of robotic platforms.
• Ensure robustness of robotics systems across real-world deployment scenarios.
• Implement and optimize robotics middleware for inter-process communication and data serialization.
• Integrate with frameworks like DDS, Zenoh, or build custom solutions as needed.
• Build systems for task scheduling, resource management, and lifecycle management of robotic applications.
• Enable scalable and modular execution of complex robotic behaviors.
• Develop tools to monitor system health, debug failures, and analyze performance.
• Design and maintain deployment workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (e.g., Docker).
• Build abstractions, APIs, and tools for internal users and operators.

Skills

Robotics software

Middleware design

Distributed systems

Real-time systems

Python

ROS2

Containerization

APIs

Tools

DDS

Zenoh

ROS2

Docker

CI/CD

Job description

At Mind Robotics, we’re building generalized physical AI—robotic systems capable of dexterous, adaptive, and reasoning-intensive work in real-world industrial environments. Delivering this in production requires robust, high-performance robotics software that can reliably operate in complex, real-world settings.

We’re looking for a Robotics Software Engineer to build the runtime systems, middleware, and developer infrastructure that power our robotic platforms—from low-level execution to operator-facing tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain runtime systems that enable reliable, low-latency operation of robotic platforms
• Ensure robustness of robotics systems across real-world deployment scenarios
• Implement and optimize robotics middleware for inter-process communication, data serialization, and message passing
• Integrate with frameworks like DDS, Zenoh, or build custom solutions as needed
• Build systems for task scheduling, resource management, and lifecycle management of robotic applications
• Enable scalable and modular execution of complex robotic behaviors
• Ensure that robotics systems meet strict latency and reliability requirements
• Optimize for resource-constrained and embedded environments
• Develop tools to monitor system health, debug failures, and analyze performance
• Design and maintain deployment workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (e.g., Docker)
• Build abstractions, APIs, and tools that enable application engineers to develop robotic behaviors efficiently
• Contribute to operator-facing tools (e.g., UI for monitoring, control, and data annotation workflows)
• Focus on developer experience and system ergonomics, ensuring that the platform scales across robots, tasks, and environments

Qualifications

• Strong experience building robotics software systems and middleware
• Experience designing and building runtime systems, execution frameworks, or middleware layers
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and communication patterns in robotics
• Experience working with real-time constraints and performance-critical systems
• Strong proficiency in Python programming
• Familiarity with robotics middleware frameworks (e.g., DDS, Zenoh, ROS2)
• Experience with containerization, CI/CD, and codebase management at scale
• Ability to design clean abstractions and APIs for internal users
• Experience building tools or interfaces for operators or engineers

Nice to Have

• Background in building operator tools or robotics UIs
• Experience supporting ML-driven robotic systems