Senior Robotics Software Engineer – Production-Ready Autonomy

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health and dental insurance

401k with generous match

Unlimited vacation

Dinner provided

Job summary

Cargo Robotics is building autonomous robotics solutions for parcel logistics in Menlo Park. We’re seeking an unstoppable robotics software engineer to ship new features for the X1 system, collaborating with a founding team of experts from Stanford, Tesla, NASA, and more.

You’ll design and implement software across the full stack in Python and C++, utilize ROS2, and deploy production-quality code on deployed robots while accelerating high-velocity development in a fast-paced, early-stage

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in CS/SE/Robotics or related field.
• Strong Python and C++ skills.
• Hands-on experience with ROS2 for robotics software development.
• Demonstrated experience shipping production software on a deployed robot system.
• Excellent problem-solving ability; works well independently and in fast-moving teams.
• Genuine passion for hard robotics problems and real-world deployments.
• Comfort operating in an early-stage environment — fast-paced with multiple responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional engineers to build software for an autonomous robotic package handling system.
• Design, implement, and debug software across the full stack, including motion control and perception for robotic manipulation.
• Identify opportunities to apply cutting-edge robotics advances to improve the system.
• Write clean, efficient Python and/or C++ code with maintainability and performance in mind.
• Own software quality through rigorous testing, debugging, and performance validation on live hardware.
• Write software with safety-critical systems in mind, including fault detection and fail-safe behaviors.
• Bring up and validate software on physical hardware, diagnosing software/hardware issues.
• Instrument systems with logging, metrics, and alerting for rapid issue diagnosis in production.
• Identify and drive improvements to tooling, CI/CD pipelines to accelerate velocity.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate implementation.
• Communicate progress through code reviews and design discussions.

Skills

Python

C++

ROS2

Production software

Education

CS/SE/Robotics degree

Tools

Docker

Embedded Linux

CAN bus

Job description

Cargo Robotics is building autonomous robotics solutions for parcel logistics in Menlo Park. We’re seeking an unstoppable robotics software engineer to ship new features for the X1 system, collaborating with a founding team of experts from Stanford, Tesla, NASA, and more.

You’ll design and implement software across the full stack in Python and C++, utilize ROS2, and deploy production-quality code on deployed robots while accelerating high-velocity development in a fast-paced, early-stage