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Robotics Software Engineer Jobs in the United States

Develop the software powering America's robots.

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Autonomy Engineering Specialist

Caterpillar Inc. ·

Mossville, United States

$128k-209k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipAutonomous SystemsComputer VisionFunctional SafetySoftware EngineeringVerification & ValidationC++Radar

Software Engineer Intern, Pose (Vehicle State Estimation)

Mountain View, United States

Internship

Autonomous SystemsSLAMCC++LiDARIMU

Fullstack - Data Platform (Autonomy)

South San Francisco, United States

$170k-210k/year

Full-time

Senior Autonomy Engineer

Caterpillar Inc. ·

Mossville, United States

$113k-183k/year

Full-time

Functional SafetyVerification & ValidationC++

Software Engineer, Autonomy Integration And Deployment

Seattle, United States

$140k-300k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsField ServiceC++PythonROS 2LinuxRobot Operating System (ROS)

Staff Software Engineer - Autonomy Data & Tooling

May Mobility ·

Ann Arbor, United States

$175k-251k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipPythonSQLDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGit

Senior SLAM Engineer

San Francisco, United States

$120k-305k/year

Full-time

MentorshipLocalizationPerceptionSensor FusionSLAMSoftware EngineeringC++PythonIMURobot Operating System (ROS)

Simulation Engineer (Autonomous Driving)

San Francisco, United States

$120k-305k/year

Full-time

CC++PythonSQLAWSAzureGitLinuxROS 1 (Classic)ROS 2

Staff Software Engineer - AMR Planning & Controls

General Motors ·

Mountain View / Warren (Hybrid)

$195k-240k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipADASDevOps & CloudFunctional SafetyHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)LocalizationModel Predictive ControlPath PlanningPerception

Engineer - Autonomy

Oshkosh Corporation ·

Oshkosh, United States

$69k-109k/year

Full-time

MentorshipPLC ProgrammingMotion ControlComputer VisionPath PlanningSensor FusionC#PythonSQLC

Sr. Autonomy Data Collection and Prototyping Engineer

Palo Alto, United States

$163k-204k/year

Full-time

Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)HMI / SCADAMLOpsC++JavaPythonTCP/IPAWSLiDARLinux

Senior Engineer, Autonomy Foundations

Las Vegas / Boston / Pittsburgh (Hybrid)

$172k-229k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipLocalizationSLAMEmbedded SystemsSensor FusionNavigation & MappingC++IMULiDAR

Engineering Manager - Localization for Autonomy and Robotics

Applied Intuition ·

Sunnyvale, United States

$204k-343k/year

Full-time

Stakeholder ManagementTechnical LeadershipEmbedded SystemsFunctional SafetyLocalizationPerceptionSensor FusionSoftware EngineeringCANIMU

Staff Software Engineer, Viz & Sim Applications, Autonomy

Palo Alto, United States

$207k-258k/year

Full-time

C++RustTypeScriptLiDARRadar

Senior Autonomy Engineer - SDK Team

San Francisco (Hybrid)

$150k-200k/year

Full-time

LocalizationPath PlanningPerceptionC++PythonDockerIMULiDARLinuxNVIDIA Jetson

Software Engineer, Autonomy - New Grad

Mountain View, United States

$145k-219k/year

Full-time

PerceptionGenerative AI / LLMsSensor FusionAutonomous SystemsComputer VisionMachine LearningPythonC++

Senior Software Engineer, Robotics

San Francisco / Mountain View (Hybrid)

$204k-259k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsComputer VisionMachine LearningCC++PythonLiDARRadar

Lead Robotics Software Engineer, Behavior Planning

Serve Robotics ·

Redwood City (Hybrid)

$190k-230k/year

Full-time

MentorshipStakeholder ManagementDevOps & CloudMachine LearningMotion ControlPath PlanningPerceptionVerification & ValidationC++Python

Senior Software Engineer, Robot Data Platform

Foster City, United States

$219k-263k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipC++PythonAWS

Autonomy Platform Software Engineer

South San Francisco, United States

$160k-210k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipAutonomous SystemsHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Sensors & InstrumentationSoftware-in-the-Loop (SIL) testingPythonC++RustLinuxNVIDIA Jetson

Market Insight for Robotics Software Engineer Jobs in the United States

Based on data from 287 job postings • Updated

Salary Distribution

$93k

$153k

$187k/yr

$218k

270k+

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Based on 205 salary data points. Normalized to annual USD. Excludes top 5% of outliers. Top positions at premium companies can reach $425k+. See our comprehensive salaries guide for more insights.

Top Companies Hiring

In-Demand Skills

C++Python Software Engineering Path Planning Linux Simulation & Digital Twins Embedded Systems Machine Learning Autonomous Systems Computer Vision

Leading Industries

Robotics Software & AI Transportation & Autonomous Vehicles Aerospace & Defense Industrial Manufacturing

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