Robotics Software Engineer Intern — On-Site SF

Ixian Robotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Ixian Robotics in San Francisco is seeking a software-minded builder to join a hands-on robotics program. You’ll develop tools and components to help engineers test and operate robotics systems, tackling real-world integration challenges.

You’ll work across data processing, test automation, and hardware interfaces, delivering practical solutions, documenting usage, and incorporating feedback from deployment in production environments.

This is a full-time, on-site role with competitive hourly pay.

Qualifications

• Programming experience from coursework, research, personal projects, a robotics team, or a previous internship.
• Comfort with Python or another general-purpose language, plus a basic understanding of data structures, debugging, and version control.
• Clear communication and dependable follow-through; willingness to learn hardware, data, and the operating context behind a software problem.

Responsibilities

• Build a focused tool, service, or software component that solves a concrete problem for our engineering or operations team.
• Write and test code for tasks such as processing sensor data, inspecting logs, automating checks, or simplifying repeated workflows.
• Work with engineers to reproduce bugs, investigate failures, and understand how software behaves when connected to physical systems.
• Document setup steps, expected behavior, and known limitations so other people can use and maintain what you build.
• Incorporate code review and user feedback, and help verify that your changes work in the environment where they will run.

Skills

Python

C++

Linux

Version control

Data structures

Tools

Git

Job description

Ixian Robotics in San Francisco is seeking a software-minded builder to join a hands-on robotics program. You’ll develop tools and components to help engineers test and operate robotics systems, tackling real-world integration challenges.

You’ll work across data processing, test automation, and hardware interfaces, delivering practical solutions, documenting usage, and incorporating feedback from deployment in production environments.

This is a full-time, on-site role with competitive hourly pay.