Senior Software Engineer

Raise Robotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Raise Robotics, based in San Francisco, seeks a Senior Software Engineer to design and architect software for their autonomous mobile robots. Candidates should have at least 3 years of experience in software development, expertise in Python and C++, and knowledge of CI/CD processes. Key responsibilities include optimizing software for performance and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure high-quality robotic systems. Raise Robotics values diversity and is committed to an inclusive work culture.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years in frontend or stack development in a production environment.
• Expertise in Python and C++.
• Experience with CI/CD processes and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect high-performance software for robotic systems.
• Optimize software for modularity, scalability, and maintainability.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD processes.

Skills

Frontend or stack development experience

Expertise in Python

Expertise in C++

Experience in multi-threading

Experience in memory management

Experience in asynchronous architectures

CI/CD experience

Strong understanding of code quality

Experience with ROS2

Experience designing scalable software architectures

Job description

Raise Robotics is a San Francisco-based Physical AI startup building autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for real-world operations. We are a general-purpose robotics company with a deep speciality in heavy industrial applications, including shipyards, construction sites, manufacturing floors, and large-scale painting and coating operations. Our robots combine autonomous navigation with ruggedized mechanical systems to operate in environments where no other robot can.

For this role, we are seeking a Senior Software Engineer who will design and architect onboard robot software to ensure performance and reliability.

What we’re looking for:

• At least 3 years in frontend or stack development in a production environment.
• Expertise in Python and C++.
• Experience in multi-threading, memory management, and asynchronous architectures.
• CI/CD experience, including automation, testing frameworks, and deployment pipelines.
• Strong understanding of code quality, software design patterns, and best practices.
• Experience with ROS2 or other robotics interprocess communication architectures.
• Prior experience designing scalable software architectures for robotics or automation.

What you’ll do:

• Design and architect high-performance software for our robotic automation systems.
• Set up skills and processes to enable LLM-agent based code generation and review.
• Optimize software to enhance modularity, scalability, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with other engineering and testing teams.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD processes.

Raise Robotics is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to creating a diverse and inclusive company culture, and does not discriminate against candidates and employees because of their disability, sex, race, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other protected status under the law.