Software Engineer / Intern

Cortex AI; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cortex AI in San Francisco seeks an engineer to design and deploy scalable data processing pipelines and to build end-to-end infrastructure for robot systems that power embodied AI.

You will develop internal tools, ship full features, and iterate rapidly based on operator and research partner feedback, working across software, hardware, and data in a fast-moving, high-ownership team. This role offers opportunities to influence real-world robotics applications from research to production.

Qualifications

• Experience building React web applications.
• Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy scalable data processing pipelines.
• Build end-to-end infrastructure for robot systems.
• Develop internal tools and iterate based on user feedback.
• Design, implement, test, and deploy full features.

Skills

React

Python

TypeScript

SQL/NoSQL

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Ownership mindset

Tools

Docker

ROS/ROS 2

Linux (Ubuntu)

Job description

Join our engineering team to build the infrastructure powering real-world data collection for embodied AI. You'll work across robotics data pipelines, egocentric capture systems, and cloud-native full-stack applications that support our operators and research partners.

What You’ll Work On

• Design and deploy scalable data processing pipelines
• Help build end-to-end infrastructure for robot systems
• Build internal tools for internal teams and get their feedback to iterate on them
• Design, implement, test, and deploy full features

What You’ll Bring

• Experience building React web apps
• Working knowledge of Python, TypeScript, and SQL/NoSQL
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Strong ownership mindset and comfort working across software and real-world robotics contexts

Nice to Have

• Basic knowledge of ROS/ROS 2 and Linux (Ubuntu)
• Familiarity with hardware communication
• Exposure to Docker in production-like settings

You will like this role if:

• You enjoy high-ownership work in fast-moving, early-stage teams
• You love building, shipping, and iterating quickly
• You like learning new things daily
• You’re excited by hard, real-world problems that span software, hardware, and data