Robotics Software Engineer
Watertown (United States)
- Salary
- $130,000 - $180,000 annually
- Level
- Mid
- Work type
- On-site · Watertown
- Visa
- Sponsors visas
This posting has closed on 1 November 2026.
About the role
About the Role
Join the R&D team at an early-stage robotics company building software for AI-driven robots operating in real production environments. You will work across the robotics stack, from embedded systems to cloud infrastructure, helping deliver reliable systems with direct impact on physical operations.
What You'll Do
- Coordinate real-time robot software, motion-planning optimization systems, and machine learning pipelines across platforms.
- Build and maintain data-labeling interfaces, perception systems, and compilers for robot intelligence.
- Work across firmware, robotics software, and cloud infrastructure to solve high-priority engineering challenges.
- Collaborate with teammates to design and ship software that improves robot capabilities.
- Deploy software in production facilities and evaluate its performance in real-world use.
What We're Looking For
- One to three years of software engineering experience in robotics, automation, or embedded systems.
- Experience building and shipping software for physical robotic systems used in production or by customers, with ownership of engineering outcomes end to end.
- Strong programming fundamentals and proficiency in Python; experience with TypeScript and React is a plus.
- Hands-on experience with production robotics systems and hardware-software integration.
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, systemd, ROS, motion planning, or robot optimization is valued.
- A bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, robotics, or a related engineering field.
- Comfort working in a fast-moving, high-ownership environment and adapting to changing priorities.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary range: $130,000 to $180,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
On-site in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States.
The team: Client Roles
This role is one of 129 open in Client Roles. 129 were posted in the last 30 days, including 6 lead roles: the team is hiring the people who run it too.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Python (71 of 129), LLM (45 of 129), TypeScript (42 of 129), React (37 of 129), AWS (29 of 129), Machine Learning (28 of 129), JavaScript (26 of 129)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Engineering Lead posted Nov 1
- Robotics Software Engineer posted Nov 1
- Product Manager, AI Platform posted Nov 1
- Engineering Manager posted Nov 1
- Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Systems posted Nov 1
- Member of Technical Staff posted Nov 1
- Technical Recruiter posted Nov 1
- Product Manager, AI Education posted Nov 1
- Agent Deployment Engineer posted Nov 1
- Full Stack Engineer posted Nov 1
- Forward Deployed Engineer posted Nov 1
- Brand & Identity / Presentation Designer posted Nov 1
- Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer posted Nov 1
- Founding Engineer posted Nov 1
- Full-Stack Product Engineer posted Nov 1
- Senior ML / AI Engineer posted Nov 1
- Full-Stack Engineer, Agent Evaluation & Reliability posted Nov 1
- Senior LATAM Brazil QA Engineer posted Nov 1
- Senior Full-Stack Engineer posted Nov 1
- Director of Engineering posted Nov 1
- GTM Engineer posted Nov 1
- Forward Deployed Engineer posted Nov 1
- Senior / Staff Product Engineer posted Nov 1
- Member of Technical Staff posted Nov 1
- Senior Analog/Mixed Signal Engineer posted Nov 1
- Forward Deployed Product Manager posted Nov 1
- Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure posted Nov 1
- Member of Technical Staff, ML Systems posted Nov 1
- Senior Full Stack Engineer posted Nov 1
- AI-Native Electrical Engineer posted Nov 1
- Software Engineer, Distributed Systems (Core) posted Nov 1
- Founding Engineer posted Nov 1
- Member of Technical Staff posted Nov 1
- Product Engineer, Scrape posted Nov 1
- Lead Platform Engineer posted Nov 1
- Member of Technical Staff, Applied Researcher posted Nov 1
- Senior Security Engineer posted Nov 1
- Solutions Engineer posted Nov 1
- Principal Software Engineer, Perception posted Nov 1
- Backend Infrastructure Engineer, Anti-Bot posted Nov 1
- Senior/Staff Product Engineer, Applied AI and Agents posted Nov 1
- Software Engineer, C++ Systems posted Nov 1
- Senior Software Engineer posted Nov 1
- Member of Technical Staff, Senior posted Nov 1
- Lead Software Engineer, Platform posted Nov 1
- Technical Product Manager posted Oct 31
- Research Engineer, Evals posted Oct 31
- Senior Control Electronics Engineer posted Oct 31
- Principal Analog/Mixed-Signal Engineer posted Oct 31
- Software Engineer posted Oct 31
- Founding Product Engineer posted Oct 31
- Fullstack Software Engineer posted Oct 31
- Frontend Engineer posted Oct 31
- Member of Technical Staff, Compiler posted Oct 31
- Founding Forward Deployed Engineer posted Oct 31
- Founding AI Engineer posted Oct 31
- Forward Deployed Engineer posted Oct 31
- Senior Platform Engineer posted Oct 31
- Product Engineer, Mid-Senior posted Oct 31
- AI Scheduler posted Oct 31
- Founding Engineer posted Oct 31
- Product Manager, Supply Chain posted Oct 31
- Founding Full-Stack Engineer posted Oct 31
- Founding Forward Deployed Engineer posted Oct 31
- Product Manager, Product Growth posted Oct 31
- Software Engineer, iOS posted Oct 31
- Electrical & Computer Engineer posted Oct 31
- Senior Full Stack Software Engineer posted Oct 31
- Founding Backend Software Engineer posted Oct 31
- Founding AI Agent Engineer posted Oct 31
- Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, Operate posted Oct 31
- Mid/Senior Full Stack AI Engineer posted Oct 31
- Director of Engineering posted Oct 31
- Senior Forward Deployed Engineer posted Oct 31
- Senior Member of Technical Staff, Platform posted Oct 31
- Founding Product Designer posted Oct 31
- Robotics Infrastructure Engineer posted Oct 31
- Staff Product Manager, AI posted Oct 31
- Member of Technical Staff, Research Engineering posted Oct 31
- Founding Product Engineer posted Oct 31
- Head of RF Engineering posted Oct 31
- Forward Deployed Product Manager posted Oct 31
- Founding Senior Engineer posted Oct 31
- Lead Product Engineer posted Oct 31
- Product Lead posted Oct 31
- Software Engineer, Security posted Oct 31
- Senior Software Engineer, Customer Studio Backend posted Oct 31
- Technical Product Manager posted Oct 31
- Founding Software Engineer posted Oct 31
- Founding Product Designer posted Oct 31
- Electrical Engineer posted Oct 31
- Product Engineer posted Oct 31
- Staff Product Manager posted Oct 31
- Founding ML Researcher posted Oct 30
- Founding Engineer posted Oct 30
- Data Engineer, Data Product posted Oct 30
- Senior Product Manager, Staffing and AI Agents posted Oct 30
- Founding Product Engineer posted Oct 30
- Software Engineer posted Oct 30
- Senior Solutions Engineer, Digital Native and Mid-Market posted Oct 30
- Senior Software Engineer, Design posted Oct 30
- Member of Technical Staff, Full Stack posted Oct 30
- Mechanical Design Engineer posted Oct 30
- Senior/Staff Software Engineer posted Oct 30
- Forward Deployed Engineer, Infrastructure posted Oct 30
- Founding Member of Technical Staff, Markets posted Oct 30
- Software Engineer, Full Stack posted Oct 29
- Senior Software Engineer, Core Systems posted Oct 29
- Founding Full-Stack Engineer posted Oct 29
- Software Engineer posted Oct 29
- Founding Research Engineer, Robot Learning posted Oct 29
- Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer posted Oct 29
- Senior Platform Security Engineer posted Oct 29
- Software Engineer, Mid-Level to Staff+ posted Oct 29
- Senior Security Engineer posted Oct 29
- Head of Software Architecture, Embodied AI Platform posted Oct 29
- AI Solutions Consultant posted Oct 29
- Agent Deployment Engineer posted Oct 29
- Lead AI Engineer posted Oct 29
- Member of Technical Staff, Applied ML posted Oct 29
- Founding Engineer posted Oct 29
- Agent Product Engineer posted Oct 29
- Forward Deployed Engineer posted Oct 29
- Product Engineer, AI posted Oct 29
- Senior Software Engineer, Backend posted Oct 29
- Sales Engineer posted Oct 29
- Forward Deployed Engineer posted Oct 29
- Founding Engineer, Applied AI posted Oct 29
- Forward Deployed Engineer posted Oct 29
From the team and dates on True Talent Solutions Partners's own job board.
Posting history
Reposted 2 times since 29 October 2026: a posting for this role in Watertown (United States) was taken down and the role was posted again.
- 1 November 2026 – open
- 31 October 2026 – closed 1 November 2026 (this posting)
- 30 October 2026 – closed 31 October 2026
- 29 October 2026 – closed 30 October 2026
Salary context
19 other open postings titled Robotics Software Engineer state a salary: median USD 130,000 to USD 222,000 a year.
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