Robotics Software Generalist: Cloud & Robot Stack

Foundation; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundation is seeking a robotics software engineer to own large technical problems across cloud infrastructure, robot OS, and everything in between. You will design and deliver system services, web apps, and data logging pipelines that span cloud and robot computer, collaborating with AI, autonomy, and controls teams.

This role offers broad ownership across the stack, enabling rapid feature development, software porting, and OS-adjacent implementations.

Qualifications

• Generalist software engineer with experience across cloud and on-robot software.
• Expertise in building and scaling cloud software (distributed systems, robust APIs, data logging).
• Proficiency in C++, Python, Go, or Rust.
• Able to port software and implement OS-adjacent code when needed.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build software services linking cloud, tooling, and robot systems.
• Collaborate with AI, autonomy, controls, embedded, and infra teams.
• Own large technical problems across the full stack.

Skills

Cloud software development

Distributed systems

Data logging pipelines

System services apps

Robot control interfaces

OS-adjacent implementations

C++

Python/Go/Rust

Web apps

API design

Job description

Foundation is seeking a robotics software engineer to own large technical problems across cloud infrastructure, robot OS, and everything in between. You will design and deliver system services, web apps, and data logging pipelines that span cloud and robot computer, collaborating with AI, autonomy, and controls teams.

This role offers broad ownership across the stack, enabling rapid feature development, software porting, and OS-adjacent implementations.