Senior Robotics Software Engineer: Autonomy & ROS Expert

Simbe Robotics; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Simbe Robotics is seeking a strong Senior Python & C++ engineer to join our robot software team in Oakland. You will work on the Tally autonomous robots, covering navigation, perception, autonomous behaviors, hardware drivers, cloud integration, and infrastructure management to build, maintain, and evolve the software stack.

You will maintain and extend the Tally stack, develop new packages, improve autonomy and HRI, assist in DevOps and CI/CD, evaluate ROS packages, and collaborate across

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field highly recommended but not required.
• 5-10 years of industry experience.
• Extremely adept in both C++ and Python programming.
• Proficient in shell scripting, preferably with Bash and Python.
• Good understanding of the Robot Operating System (ROS) and core concepts such as nodes, messages, topics, services, parameters, build system, etc. Understanding of both ROS1 and ROS2 is strongly preferred.
• Experience writing ROS nodes.
• Well-versed in source control systems, particularly Git.
• Experience working with Ubuntu or other Debian-based Linux distributions.
• Familiarity with modern software development methodologies (e.g. continuous integration/deployment, scrum, automated regression testing).
• Experience in packaging and deploying software in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and extending the Tally software stack
• Working on and developing new software packages to be shared across Simbe software teams
• Improving Tally's autonomy, navigation, perception, and human-robot interaction (HRI) behaviors.
• Assist in our ongoing Devops & CI/CD development
• Evaluating third-party SW (ROS, etc.) packages for integration into our stack

Skills

C++

Python

ROS

Git

Linux

Shell scripting

CI/CD

Ubuntu

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Git

Ubuntu/Linux

NVIDIA Jetson

GCP/AWS/Azure

Job description

Simbe Robotics is seeking a strong Senior Python & C++ engineer to join our robot software team in Oakland. You will work on the Tally autonomous robots, covering navigation, perception, autonomous behaviors, hardware drivers, cloud integration, and infrastructure management to build, maintain, and evolve the software stack.

You will maintain and extend the Tally stack, develop new packages, improve autonomy and HRI, assist in DevOps and CI/CD, evaluate ROS packages, and collaborate across