Software Engineer – ML Infrastructure

Path Robotics; Columbus, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free lunch

Flexible PTO

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Parental leave 12–14 weeks total

401(k) retirement plan

Referral bonuses

Job summary

Path Robotics is hiring a Software Engineer to build and maintain the infrastructure for AI/ML workflows powering robotic systems. You’ll bridge the AI research team and production, creating tooling, pipelines, and deployment systems that move models from experiment to factory floor.

Ideal candidates have 3–6 years in software engineering with ML infrastructure, strong Python, PyTorch experience, and familiarity with robotics stacks like ROS.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of software engineering experience with ML infrastructure, MLOps, or AI-enabled systems.
• Strong production Python software experience; experience with C++, ROS, or robotics stacks.
• Experience with PyTorch and understanding of systems to support AI model development.
• Familiar with data pipelines, simulation environments, containerised workflows, and GPU compute on Linux.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain software infrastructure for robot learning, including model training, experiment tracking, versioning, and deployment.
• Develop pipelines/tools for collecting, processing, and curating large-scale robotic sensor data.
• Support deployment of AI models onto robotic systems, including simulation and hardware integration.
• Build internal tools to accelerate AI engineering workflows across dataset exploration, testing, evaluation, and productionization.
• Partner with AI researchers and robotics engineers to translate model requirements into robust software systems.

Skills

Python

C++

PyTorch

ROS

ML infra

MLOps

Data pipelines

Linux

GPU compute

Deployment

Tools

Docker

Job description

At Path Robotics, we’re attacking a trillion dollar opportunity - doing things that have never been done before to support an industry hurting from a lack of skilled labor. Big, hard problems are what Path tackles every day, and our people are our greatest asset to get that job done. Our intelligent, hardworking team of people do the impossible every single day, yet remain incredibly kind, humble, and always ready to support one another.

The Role

We're looking for a Software Engineer to build and maintain the infrastructure that powers our AI and machine learning workflows. You'll be the bridge between our AI research team and production — building the tooling, pipelines, and deployment systems that let models go from experiment to factory floor. This is a role for someone who thinks in systems but speaks ML: you understand what researchers need, and you know how to build reliable software around it.

What You’ll Do

• Build and maintain the software infrastructure that supports robot learning, including model training, experiment tracking, versioning, and deployment.
• Develop pipelines and tools for collecting, processing, and curating large-scale robotic sensor and telemetry data.
• Support deployment of AI models onto robotic systems, including simulation, hardware integration, runtime monitoring, and feedback loops from field data.
• Build internal tools that accelerate AI engineering workflows across dataset exploration, testing, evaluation, and productionisation.
• Partner closely with AI researchers and robotics engineers to turn model requirements into robust, scalable software systems.

Who You Are

• You have 3–6 years of software engineering experience, with solid exposure to ML infrastructure, MLOps, or AI-enabled systems.
• You write strong production software in Python, and ideally also have experience with C++, ROS, or robotics software stacks.
• You have experience with PyTorch and a practical understanding of the software systems needed to support AI model development.
• You are comfortable with data pipelines, simulation environments, containerised workflows, and GPU compute in Linux environments.
• You enjoy working across AI and robotics, and can support the full path from data collection and testing through to deployment on real systems.

Why You'll Love It Here

• Daily free lunch to keep you fueled and connected with the team
• Flexible PTO so you can take the time you need, when you need it
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 6 weeks fully paid parental leave, plus an additional 6–8 weeks for birthing parents (12–14 weeks total)
• 401(k) retirement plan through Empower
• Generous employee referral bonuses—help us grow our team!

Who We Are

At Path Robotics we love coming to work to solve interesting and tough challenges but also because our ideas are welcomed and valued. We encourage unique thinking and are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process or any part of the hiring process, please contact [e-mail]. We are committed to providing equal access and will work with qualified individuals to ensure a fair and accessible hiring experience. We will respond to your request within 48 hours.