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Robotics Software Engineer Jobs in the United States

Develop the software powering America's robots.

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Robotics Software Engineer Transportation & Autonomous Vehicles Clear all

QA/QC - Autonomy Software

Cambridge, United States

Full-time

Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Machine LearningPerceptionAutonomous SystemsDevOps & CloudRoot Cause AnalysisJavaScriptPythonDrones / UAVRobot Operating System (ROS)

Drone Domain Expert (Functional + Technical)

Syncreon Consulting ·

Houston, United States

Full-time

Computer VisionMachine LearningDrones / UAV

Robotics Software Engineer

Fremont, United States

$111k-141k/year

Full-time

ADASComputer VisionSimulation & Digital TwinsAutonomous SystemsSensor FusionC++PythonCANRTOSGit

Software Engineer, Robotics & Autonomous Systems

San Francisco, United States

$180k-225k/year

Full-time

Computer VisionImitation LearningSLAMC++PythonTypeScriptAWSDockerKubernetesRobot Operating System (ROS)

Autonomy Software Maintenance Engineer

Caterpillar Inc. ·

Green Valley, United States

$128k-209k/year

Full-time

Verification & ValidationSoftware EngineeringRoot Cause Analysis

Scenario Engineer, Mining Autonomy

Applied Intuition ·

Sunnyvale, United States

$90k-150k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsFunctional SafetySimulation & Digital TwinsVerification & ValidationPython

Senior Autonomy Software Systems Engineer

Torc Robotics ·

Remote (U.S)

$139k-167k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsNavigation & MappingC++PythonDockerRobot Operating System (ROS)AWS

Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy Simulation & Validation

South San Francisco, United States

$190k-230k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsMachine LearningSimulation & Digital TwinsSoftware EngineeringVerification & ValidationPythonCC++RustAWS

Senior Sensor Fusion Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

Redmond / Santa Clara / Seattle / Washington

$184k-357k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipComputer VisionLocalizationEmbedded SystemsMachine LearningPerceptionSensor FusionSoftware EngineeringLiDAR

Robotics Software Engineering Intern

Sunnyvale, United States

Internship

Sensors & InstrumentationC++PythonRobot Operating System (ROS)Linux

Robotics Engineer II

May Mobility ·

Ann Arbor, United States

$130k-155k/year

Full-time

PerceptionMachine LearningRoot Cause AnalysisCC++PythonCUDAGitLiDARLinux

Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Autonomy & Robotics

DoorDash USA ·

San Francisco, United States

$131k-285k/year

Full-time

Industrial RoboticsC++SQLPythonCUDADockerKubernetes

Senior System Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

Santa Clara, United States

$184k-357k/year

Full-time

Embedded SystemsCC++GitCUDAIMULiDARLinuxRadarRTOS

Autonomy & Flight Controls Engineer

XTI Aerospace ·

Coatesville (Hybrid)

Full-time

Technical LeadershipAutonomous SystemsIndustrial RoboticsMotion ControlSoftware EngineeringVerification & ValidationSimulink

Intern - Software Engineering

Magna International ·

Auburn Hills, United States

Internship

ADASAgile / ScrumC++PythonI2CSPIUARTUSBGitMATLAB

Autonomy Software Engineer

South San Francisco, United States

$200k-265k/year

Full-time

MentorshipAutonomous SystemsFMEAHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) testingCC++RustLinuxRTOS

Autonomy Platform Software Engineer

South San Francisco, United States

$160k-210k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipEmbedded SystemsHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Industrial RoboticsSoftware-in-the-Loop (SIL) testingC++PythonRustLinuxNVIDIA Jetson

Fullstack - Data Platform (Autonomy)

South San Francisco, United States

$170k-210k/year

Full-time

Software EngineeringTypeScriptAWS

Autonomy Integration Software Engineer

Applied Intuition ·

Ann Arbor, United States

$140k-175k/year

Full-time

Computer VisionDevOps & CloudC++PythonDDS (Data Distribution Service)Drones / UAVLinuxPX4Radar

Autonomy Engineer II, Simulation

May Mobility ·

Ann Arbor, United States

$108k-176k/year

Full-time

Simulation & Digital TwinsPythonSQLC++AWSLinux

Market Insight for Robotics Software Engineer Jobs in the United States

Based on data from 727 job postings • Updated

Salary Distribution

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$139k

$176k/yr

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Based on 498 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 Linux Path Planning Simulation & Digital Twins Machine Learning Autonomous Systems Embedded Systems Computer Vision

Leading Industries

Robotics Software & AI Transportation & Autonomous Vehicles Aerospace & Defense Logistics & Warehousing

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