Robotics Software Engineer

HFBAC (Hiring For and Building Awesome Companies); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Visa sponsorship

Competitive equity

Job summary

HFBAC is seeking a Robotics Software Engineer for lab automation in San Francisco. You will build motion planning and trajectory optimisation for robot arms and ship code to real hardware, testing across simulation and live robots.

You should have 2–8 years in robotics software, strong Python, and experience with motion planning, kinematics or control. If you’ve shipped software to physical robots, you’ll fit right in with our team.

Qualifications

• 2–8 years in robotics software; strong in Python, with C a plus.
• Shipped software to physical robot hardware (essential).
• Experience in motion planning, kinematics, dynamics or control.
• Degree in robotics, CS, EECS, computer, electrical or mechanical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Build motion planning and trajectory optimisation for robot arms in lab environments.
• Ship code that runs on physical hardware, testing across simulation and real robots.
• Use computer vision so robots can handle equipment designed for human hands.
• Work directly with partner scientists at customer sites to solve their problems.

Skills

Python

C

Education

Bachelor's degree in robotics/CS/EECS/CE/ME

Job description

Robotics Software Engineer – Lab Automation | San Francisco | $148K – $230K equity

Want your code running on real robots doing real science, not stuck in simulation?

I’m partnering with a well‑funded physical AI company in San Francisco. They’ve built autonomous labs where robot arms run experiments around the clock for drug discovery and gene editing teams. Their engineers come from Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and Amazon, and the founder has a deep AI and robotics research background.

What you’ll do

• Build motion planning and trajectory optimisation for robot arms in busy, changing lab environments
• Ship code that runs on physical hardware, testing across simulation and real robots
• Use computer vision so robots can handle equipment designed for human hands
• Work directly with partner scientists at customer sites to solve their problems

What we’re looking for

• 2-8 years in robotics software, strong in Python, with C a plus
• You’ve shipped software to physical robot hardware (this is essential)
• Experience in motion planning, kinematics, dynamics or control
• A degree in robotics, CS, EECS, computer, electrical or mechanical engineering
• Bonus: manipulation or pick-and-place work, lab automation, MuJoCo or PyBullet

Why join

• Real ownership of major parts of the robotics stack
• Broad scope, with deployment, platform and project lead work rather than one narrow track
• Competitive equity in a fast-growing company
• Visa sponsorship and transfers available
• Five days a week on-site in San Francisco