Senior Robotics Software Engineer - Behavior Orchestration

FieldAI; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

FieldAI in Irvine, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Behavior & Interaction to own end-to-end systems that translate autonomous capabilities into repeatable, customer-facing missions. You will architect behavior orchestration, design human-robot interaction, and validate on real hardware in demanding environments.

We value experience shipping to production robotics, strong Python/C++ skills, ROS2 expertise, and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives while mentoring teammates.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in CS/EE/Robotics with production software experience.
• Expert-level Python and C++ coding in modern practices.
• Deep experience with ROS2, deploying to production robots.
• Proven experience building behavior orchestration systems (behavior trees, state machines, planning).
• Experience building human-in-the-loop or operator-facing systems.
• Strong system design across APIs, IPC, middleware, networking, and real-time data pipelines.
• Track record of shipping to production and turning field data into product improvements.
• Strong problem-solving and independent leadership with multitasking abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the behavior and mission layer that operationalizes autonomy: design and build software that turns core autonomy into repeatable, reliable, customer-facing missions.
• Architect behavior orchestration for autonomous missions: mission definition, execution, robust fallback and recovery behaviors for unstructured environments.
• Design and build human and robot interaction behavior.
• Validate behaviors on physical platforms in real customer conditions, then close the loop from field data back into the product.
• Lead design reviews, make architecture decisions, and raise the engineering bar across the team.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate across autonomy, perception, product, field deployment, and customer-facing teams.

Skills

Python

C++

ROS2

Behavior orchestration

HRI

APIs

Real-time data

Communication

Education

MS/PhD in CS/EE/Robotics

Tools

ROS2

Job description

FieldAI in Irvine, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Behavior & Interaction to own end-to-end systems that translate autonomous capabilities into repeatable, customer-facing missions. You will architect behavior orchestration, design human-robot interaction, and validate on real hardware in demanding environments.

We value experience shipping to production robotics, strong Python/C++ skills, ROS2 expertise, and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives while mentoring teammates.