Robotics Software Engineer — Real-Time & ML Systems

Union Square Ventures

Watertown (MA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k)

In-office meals

Social events

Job summary

Union Square Ventures seeks an experienced software engineer to build robotic systems spanning firmware, real-time control, and cloud infrastructure. You will work on motion planning optimization, perception, and ML components to enable autonomous robot tasks in industrial environments.

The role emphasizes strong programming fundamentals and collaboration, with opportunity to contribute across microcontroller firmware, cloud services, and scalable robotics workflows.

Qualifications

Candidates must possess exceptionally strong programming fundamentals and a collaborative mindset.
Experience in robotics or ML is helpful but not required; high technical proficiency and ability to work in industrial environments are essential.

Responsibilities

Develop software across a range from microcontroller firmware to cloud infrastructure to enable robots to perform complex tasks.
Orchestrate real-time robot code and optimize motion planning.
Advance machine learning systems for perception and control in robotics.

Skills

Programming

Python

Typescript

React

Robot Manipulation

Motion Planning

Robot Optimization

Computer Vision

Perception

Systemd

Docker

Kubernetes

Hardware/Software Integration

Microcontroller Firmware

Cloud Infrastructure

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Systemd

Cloud Infrastructure

Microcontroller Firmware

Job description

The role emphasizes strong programming fundamentals and collaboration, with opportunity to contribute across microcontroller firmware, cloud services, and scalable robotics workflows.

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