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Senior Robotics Software Engineer

San Diego, California, United States💼 Full-time💰 $125,000–$125,000🗓 2026-09-28 → 2026-09-30

Core

Building foundational robotics software for motion planning, trajectory generation, and hardware control to enable pick-and-place tasks and coordinate multiple robots.

Role type

Senior IC robotics software engineer (motion planning & controls)

Builds

Robotics software stack including motion planning, driver layers, and integration with fleet management systems

Domain

Robotics, automation, manufacturing

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

C++ (17/20/23), Python, kinematics, inverse kinematics, trajectory planning, motion control, hardware integration, multithreading, concurrency, unit testing, CI/CD, AI literacy

Preferred skills

Reinforcement learning, sim-to-real training, SLAM, navigation, ROS, Foxglove, realtime systems

Technologies

C++, Python, ROS, Git, Windows

Responsibilities

Develop kinematics and motion planning algorithms; build driver layers for robot hardware; implement learning-based methods and simulation; write validation suites; collaborate with hardware and process engineers; maintain documentation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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