Robotics Software Engineer - Edge ML & Real-World Robotics

Verne; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals vouchers

Hardware access

Health benefits

PTO

Job summary

Verne Robotics is looking for a Software Engineer to design and build the core systems powering its robots in the real world. This hands-on role spans the full robotics software stack, from low-level drivers to large-scale policy pipelines and reliable production features for customer deployments.

You’ll collaborate closely with hardware, machine learning, and product teams, own projects end-to-end, and ship edge-friendly software that demonstrates tangible customer value on-site in the San

Qualifications

• B.S., M.S., Ph.D. in CS or related fields.
• Strong programming skills in Python (production-ready code).
• Solid experience with PyTorch and modern ML workflows
• Systems engineering skills (networking, concurrency, performance)
• At least 3 years of full-time work experience for candidates with a B.S., 1 year for M.S. or Ph.D. candidates.
• Experience with robotic arms, embedded systems (e.g., Arduinos, motors)

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize robotics software in Python and C++, spanning device drivers, control interfaces, and high-level APIs.
• Integrate and deploy ML policies (PyTorch) into visuomotor control loops, with edge inference.
• Design and test training pipelines for policy learning across large multimodal datasets.
• Develop infrastructure for teleoperation and autonomy, including real-time data streaming and WebRTC.
• Prototype new robot capabilities with hardware/research teams, turning ideas into production features.
• Systematically evaluate policies through lab trials and live proofs of concept, measuring performance and safety at scale.
• Contribute to cloud + edge scaling (AWS data ingestion, IoT fleet management, distributed training/serving).
• Take ownership of projects end-to-end from design to deployment in the field.
• Work cross-functionally with product, research, and customer teams to align systems with real-world needs.

Skills

Python

PyTorch

Systems engineering

Robotics arms

Embedded systems

Education

B.S., M.S., Ph.D. in CS or related fields

Tools

AWS

WebRTC

IoT

Job description

Verne Robotics is looking for a Software Engineer to design and build the core systems powering its robots in the real world. This hands-on role spans the full robotics software stack, from low-level drivers to large-scale policy pipelines and reliable production features for customer deployments.

You’ll collaborate closely with hardware, machine learning, and product teams, own projects end-to-end, and ship edge-friendly software that demonstrates tangible customer value on-site in the San