Senior Robotics Software Engineer (C++ & Python)

Simberobotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Simbe Robotics is seeking a Senior Python & C++ engineer to join our robot software team in San Francisco, CA. You will contribute to the Tally stack, affecting navigation, perception, and autonomous behaviors across our in-store robots.

You will work with ROS-based systems, CI/CD pipelines, and production deployments, with exposure to cloud platforms and edge devices like Nvidia Jetson. Strong C++ and Python skills are essential.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field (highly recommended, not required).
• 5–10 years of industry experience.
• Extensive C++ and Python programming experience.
• Experience with Git and Ubuntu/Linux.
• Familiarity with ROS; ROS1/ROS2 preferred.
• Experience building ROS nodes and CI/CD workflows.
• Docker containers, cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure).
• Experience managing large numbers of connected devices.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and extend the Tally software stack.
• Develop new software packages shared across Simbe teams.
• Improve autonomy, navigation, perception, and HRI behaviors.
• Assist in DevOps and CI/CD development.
• Evaluate third-party software packages for integration.

Skills

C++

Python

Shell scripting

ROS

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science

Tools

Git

Ubuntu/Linux

Docker

Redis

Cloud platforms

Job description

Simbe Robotics is a leading retail robotics company providing in-store intelligence solutions that help retailers optimize operations, improve shelf execution, and deliver valuable data insights. Our autonomous robots and multi-modal data collection systems are transforming how retailers manage inventory and make data-driven decisions.

Simbe is looking for a strong Senior Python & C++ engineer. In this role, you will be working with our robot software engineering team on the code that drives our Tally(TM) autonomous robots. You will work on all aspects of the Tally stack including but not limited to navigation, perception, autonomous behaviors, hardware drivers, cloud integration, and infrastructure management. Your primary objective will be to build, maintain, and evolve the Tally software stack to make our robots better, faster, smarter, easier, and bulletproof to failure.

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

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
• Experience with databases, especially redis
• Familiarity with Docker containers
• Experience with Nvidia Jetson platform
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure, etc)
• Experience managing large numbers of connected IoT devices (e.g. robots, wearables, phones, smart home)