Senior Robotics Software Engineer — Onsite, Equity

Cargo Robotics; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with company match

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Unlimited vacation

Equity

Job summary

Cargo Robotics in Menlo Park, CA is seeking a versatile robotics engineer to ship new features for the X1 platform. You will iterate rapidly with our founding team and scale to meet international demand while delivering real parcels in the first weeks.

The role requires strong Python and C++ skills, ROS2 experience, and a track record of shipping production software on deployed robots. You will work on safety-critical software and hardware interfaces in a fast-paced startup.

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in Python and C++.
• Hands-on experience with ROS2 for robotics software development.
• Demonstrated experience shipping production software on a deployed robot system.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to build software for an autonomous robotic package handling system.
• Design, implement, and debug software across the full stack, including motion control and perception.
• Identify and apply robotics advancements to improve the system.
• Write clean, well-documented code with maintainability and performance in mind.
• Own software quality through testing and validation on live hardware.
• Develop safety-critical software with fault detection and fail-safe behaviors.
• Validate software on physical hardware and diagnose software/hardware issues.
• Instrument systems with logging and metrics for rapid production diagnosis.
• Improve the software stack, tooling, and CI/CD to accelerate velocity.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to speed implementation.

Skills

Python

C++

Problem solving

Independent work

Team collaboration

Fast learning

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics

Tools

ROS2

Docker

CAN bus

Embedded Linux

Job description

Cargo Robotics in Menlo Park, CA is seeking a versatile robotics engineer to ship new features for the X1 platform. You will iterate rapidly with our founding team and scale to meet international demand while delivering real parcels in the first weeks.

The role requires strong Python and C++ skills, ROS2 experience, and a track record of shipping production software on deployed robots. You will work on safety-critical software and hardware interfaces in a fast-paced startup.