Software Engineers

Blue Sky Robotics; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work on production systems

End-to-end software ownership

Quick shipping of work in active deployments

Influence over scaling systems

Job summary

Blue Sky Robotics, located in Chapel Hill, NC, is seeking a Robotics Software Engineer to design, build, and maintain the software for production robots. The role involves leading the migration to ROS2, improving reliability, and building architecture for large-scale deployments.

The ideal candidate must possess strong skills in Python and robotics fundamentals, along with a customer-focused mindset and strong work ethic. This position offers the opportunity to work on impactful systems and influence the company's growth.

Qualifications

• Fast learner with strong analytical ability.
• High personal output and strong work ethic.
• Customer-obsessed mindset focused on real solutions.
• Strong ownership and consistent delivery.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the migration of our software stack to ROS2.
• Improve reliability and uptime across robots and infrastructure.
• Build architecture and tooling for large-scale deployments.
• Create a development suite to reduce engineering cycle times.
• Build reusable core software capabilities.

Skills

Python

Robotics software fundamentals

ROS2

C++

Distributed systems

Job description

You will design, build, and maintain the robotics software that runs on our production robots. This includes core architecture, reliability, and infrastructure that enable our systems to scale and operate consistently in the field.

What You'll Do

• Lead the migration of our software stack to ROS2.
• Improve reliability and uptime across robots and infrastructure.
• Build architecture, tooling, and observability for large-scale deployments.
• Create an internal development suite that significantly reduces engineering cycle times.
• Build core software capabilities that are reusable across varied applications.

What We're Looking For

• Fast learner with strong analytical ability; able to absorb/create new ideas quickly.
• High personal output and strong work ethic; excited about startup culture.
• Customer-obsessed mindset focused on delivering systems that solve real problems.
• Bias for action and ability to make progress with incomplete information.
• Strong ownership, high standards, and consistent delivery.
• Excellent communication and ability to work cross-functionally.

Technical Expectations

• Strong in Python and robotics software fundamentals. Experience with ROS2, controls, perception, C++, or distributed systems is a plus.
• Ability to quickly learn new tools and architectures and apply them independently.
• Skilled at building modular, reliable systems, including debugging, observability, and fault-tolerant design.

What We Offer

• You work on production systems used in real environments, not research lab prototypes.
• Engineers own software end-to-end: architecture, implementation, testing, deployment, and reliability.
• You ship quickly and see your work used immediately in active robot deployments.
• You have meaningful influence over how our systems scale from early pilots to large, distributed fleets.
• The work is varied, technically challenging, and central to the company's growth.