Senior Software Engineer — Robotic Simulation & ML Platform

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. in; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 271,000; Full time

Job summary

Intuitive Surgical is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Simulation & ML Platform to build scalable software for robotic simulations and ML workflows. You will collaborate with data scientists and ML teams to translate research requirements into robust systems.

The role focuses on developing simulation pipelines, data generation, and tools for headless and cloud-based execution, with strong emphasis on modular, reusable software architecture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, robotics, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of industry experience in simulation, ML, robotics, or autonomous systems.
• Strong proficiency in Python and at least one of C++, Java, or TypeScript.

Responsibilities

• Build software infrastructure for robotic simulations and ML pipelines using modern simulation tools.
• Architect scalable data pipelines and APIs for synthetic data and simulation workloads.
• Develop automated integration/validation for simulation platforms and NVIDIA AI ecosystem.

Skills

Python

C++

Distributed systems

ROS/ROS2

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related

Tools

NVIDIA Isaac Sim

MuJoCo

Gazebo

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Intuitive Surgical is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Simulation & ML Platform to build scalable software for robotic simulations and ML workflows. You will collaborate with data scientists and ML teams to translate research requirements into robust systems.

The role focuses on developing simulation pipelines, data generation, and tools for headless and cloud-based execution, with strong emphasis on modular, reusable software architecture.