Robotics Software Generalist — Build Usable Robots

Pantograph; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pantograph is building general models from video to real-world robots. We’re seeking a sharp generalist engineer to work on our robot software, sitting near customers and the hardware team. You’ll ship features that improve the user experience of our robots, and contribute to testing infrastructure and robot tooling.

A robotics background isn’t required; eagerness to learn, curiosity, and a focus on usable products are valued. San Francisco team is in-person.

Qualifications

• Strong generalist programmer who can jump between domains.
• Experience shipping products used by real people.
• Excellent communication with customers and teammates outside engineering.
• Curious, fast learner who cares about product usability.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship features for the core robot stack and customer experience.
• Work on internal test infrastructure and robot tooling to improve quality and reliability.
• Collaborate closely with customers and hardware teams to validate requirements.
• Contribute to fleet management and scalable robot software workflows.

Skills

Generalist programming

Shipping features to users

Pragmatic problem solving

Customer & teammate communication

AI tooling proficiency

Tools

Rust

Embedded Linux

Testing & reliability at scale

Video pipelines / networking

Job description

Pantograph is building general models from video to real-world robots. We’re seeking a sharp generalist engineer to work on our robot software, sitting near customers and the hardware team. You’ll ship features that improve the user experience of our robots, and contribute to testing infrastructure and robot tooling.

A robotics background isn’t required; eagerness to learn, curiosity, and a focus on usable products are valued. San Francisco team is in-person.