Staff Autonomy Engineer: Lead Robotics for Smart Kitchens

Voiceflow; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Commuter benefits

Flexible paid time off

Catered lunch

401(k) matching

Job summary

Chef Robotics in San Francisco is seeking a Staff Autonomy Engineer to own the technical architecture of their autonomy stack. This hands-on role involves designing and building systems for food production robotics, aimed at addressing labor shortages.

The ideal candidate will have experience in shipping autonomy systems and robust software engineering skills in Python and C++. Competitive compensation includes salary and equity in a fast-growing startup environment.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping complete autonomy or manipulation systems to real-world deployment.
• Deep technical expertise across perception systems, visuomotor control, action prediction, sensor fusion, or motion planning.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals in Python and C++.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end architecture and hands-on development of Chef's autonomy stack.
• Design and implement learning-based systems for robot actions.
• Build closed-loop control systems for robust real-world manipulation.

Skills

Perception systems

Visuomotor control

Action prediction

Sensor fusion

Motion planning

Python

C++

Tools

PyTorch

ROS

Job description

Chef Robotics in San Francisco is seeking a Staff Autonomy Engineer to own the technical architecture of their autonomy stack. This hands-on role involves designing and building systems for food production robotics, aimed at addressing labor shortages.

The ideal candidate will have experience in shipping autonomy systems and robust software engineering skills in Python and C++. Competitive compensation includes salary and equity in a fast-growing startup environment.