Staff Robotics Software Engineer

Title: Staff Robotics Software Engineer

Location: Greater Boston, MA (on-site, 5 days)

Client name: Confidential - Series A Robotics

About the company: A Series A industrial robotics company (around 100 people) delivering AI-powered robots-as-a-service. Its platform deploys into customer facilities with minimal friction, at a fraction of the cost of traditional automation.

Your new Staff Robotics Software Engineer role: Build the software that powers AI-driven robots in live production environments. This is a hands-on, cross-stack role on the R&D team, from microcontroller firmware to cloud infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate real-time robot code, motion planning optimisation and ML pipelines
• Build data-labelling frontends, perception systems and compilers for robot intelligence
• Work up and down the stack on the most pressing technical problems
• Deploy into customer facilities so code translates into real robot performance

Requirements

• 5-10 years of software engineering in robotics, automation or embedded systems
• Strong Python
• Experience with C/C++, ROS, Docker, Kubernetes and systemd
• TypeScript/React is a plus
• Able to work on-site 5 days a week in the Boston area

Package: $180K-$250K base, competitive equity, fully employer-covered health insurance, managed 401(k), in-office meals. Visa transfers (OPT, H1B) are considered.

Recruiters: if you're keen to explore a possible PSL, please reach out to Helen at HFBAC/TalentJet Group.