Senior Robotics Software Engineer: Lead & Innovate

Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bus pass

Tuition benefits

Paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center in Pittsburgh seeks a Senior Software Engineer to build software powering robotic platforms. You will design, develop, and integrate systems with C++ in Linux, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with hardware teams, sponsors, and cross-functional groups across the product lifecycle.

You'll work on end-to-end software from sensors to deployment, use ROS/ROS 2, Python for prototyping, and contribute to CI/CD and testing

Qualifications

• B.S./M.S. in CS, Engineering, or related field with 5+ years of software development experience.
• Strong modern C++ in Linux; scalable architectures.
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis and automation.
• Experience with network communications, IPC, and real-time data streaming.
• Excellent technical communication and leadership abilities.
• Robotics concepts and hardware-software integration knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build core software for robotic platforms and infrastructure.
• Lead software architecture, data pipelines, and system requirements.
• Collaborate with hardware, UI/UX, product leads, and sponsors.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote collaborative development practices.
• Develop tools, CI/CD pipelines, telemetry, and real-time communications.
• Prototype and evaluate state-of-the-art robotics techniques (C++ & Python).
• Lead testing across the lifecycle and support field deployments.

Skills

C++ mastery

Python scripting

System architecture

Mentorship & leadership

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

ROS / ROS 2

Gazebo

Git workflows

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center in Pittsburgh seeks a Senior Software Engineer to build software powering robotic platforms. You will design, develop, and integrate systems with C++ in Linux, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with hardware teams, sponsors, and cross-functional groups across the product lifecycle.

You'll work on end-to-end software from sensors to deployment, use ROS/ROS 2, Python for prototyping, and contribute to CI/CD and testing