Robotics Software Engineer, Systems & Connectivity Software · San Francisco · Full-time →

Tau Robotics, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tau Robotics, Inc. is hiring a Robotics Software Engineer, Systems & Connectivity in San Francisco to help build a general-purpose AI for robots. You will own end-to-end on-robot software, drive latency reduction, and ensure robust data handling in real-time environments.

The role emphasizes strong C++/Rust skills, Python familiarity, and hands-on work with embedded hardware and low-latency networking in dynamic customer settings.

Qualifications

• Experience in real-time or embedded systems on physical hardware.
• Low-latency networking experience (WebRTC, QUIC, or similar).

Responsibilities

• Build and harden on-robot software: drivers, control loops, updates.
• Minimize robot communication latency and maximize reliability.
• Ensure correctness of recorded data.

Skills

C++

Rust

Python

Real-time systems

Embedded hardware

Job description

Robotics Software Engineer, Systems & Connectivity.

Software · San Francisco · Full-time

Our mission is to build a general-purpose AI for robots. We believe the path is to deploy robots early in real customer environments, learn from large-scale real-world experience, and steadily increase autonomy and performance beyond human levels. Join a focused team building this system end to end, with significant ownership and meaningful equity.

What you’ll do

• Build and harden the on-robot software: drivers, control loops, updates
• Minimize robot communication latency and maximize reliability
• Ensure correctness of recorded data

What we look for

• Strong C++ or Rust, comfortable in Python
• Experience with real-time or embedded systems on physical hardware
• Low-latency networking experience (WebRTC, QUIC, or similar)