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Robotics Software Engineer Jobs in the United States

Develop the software powering America's robots.

91 jobs found (page 1 of 5)

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Robotics Software Engineer

San Jose (Hybrid)

$60 - $70/hour

Contract

Embedded SystemsDevOps & CloudSoftware EngineeringGoPythonC++

Robotics Software Engineer - Robot Simulation and Benchmarking

Santa Clara, United States

$152k-242k/year

Full-time

Imitation LearningReinforcement LearningSimulation & Digital TwinsGenerative AI / LLMsSoftware EngineeringJAXPyTorchPythonCUDAIsaac Lab

Senior Software Engineer, Low Latency Physical AI Sensor Systems

Santa Clara, United States

$184k-357k/year

Full-time

Industrial RoboticsCC++PythonI2CSPITCP/IPCUDAIMURadar

Robotics Software Engineer Vision-Language-Action Models

San Jose / Trondheim

Full-time

Vision-Language Models (VLM/VLA)DevOps & CloudImitation LearningReinforcement LearningSensors & InstrumentationPyTorchJAXTensorFlowC++Python

Senior Robotics Systems Engineer - Neural Reconstruction and Real2Sim Applications

Santa Clara, United States

$152k-288k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipReinforcement LearningComputer VisionGenerative AI / LLMsSim-to-real transferLocalizationPerceptionSensor FusionC++Python

Member of Technical Staff, Microsoft Robotics

Redmond, United States

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipArtificial IntelligenceImitation LearningReinforcement LearningRoot Cause AnalysisMoveItNav2CC#

Robotics Support Lead

PickNik Inc. ·

Boulder, United States

$90k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipMachine LearningMoveItNav2OpenCVPCL (Point Cloud Library)PyTorchC++PythonMuJoCo

Applied Scientist, Safe RL, Robotics, SAF Lab

Pasadena, United States

$143k-193k/year

Full-time

Model Predictive ControlSoftware EngineeringIndustrial CommunicationVision-Language Models (VLM/VLA)Reinforcement LearningSim-to-real transferJAXPyTorchPythonMuJoCo

Infrastructure Software Engineer, Fleet & Automation

United States

$150k-215k/year

Full-time

CC++JavaPythonTCP/IPDockerKubernetesLinux

C++ Software Engineer - Autonomy Frameworks

Applied Intuition ·

Ann Arbor, United States

$125k-175k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsIndustrial RoboticsMotion ControlC++PythonDockerKubernetesGit

Software Engineer – Autonomy Tooling

Applied Intuition ·

Sunnyvale, United States

$190k-233k/year

Full-time

C++PythonRobot Operating System (ROS)

Engineering Lead, Robotics

Applied Intuition ·

Sunnyvale, United States

$250k-400k/year

Full-time

Embedded SystemsSensor FusionSLAMHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Motion ControlPerceptionReinforcement LearningVision-Language Models (VLM/VLA)PyTorchC++

Software Engineer, Robotics

Applied Intuition ·

Sunnyvale, United States

$189k-270k/year

Full-time

Imitation LearningPath PlanningPerceptionReinforcement LearningSensor FusionSLAMEmbedded SystemsMotion ControlC++Python

Robotics Software Development Engineer

Pasadena, United States

$144k-194k/year

Full-time

Functional SafetyReinforcement LearningIndustrial CommunicationEmbedded SystemsC++PythonGazeboMuJoCoNVIDIA Isaac SimRTOS

Senior Robotics Software Development Engineer

Pasadena, United States

$168k-227k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipFunctional SafetyReinforcement LearningSimulation & Digital TwinsEmbedded SystemsIndustrial RoboticsC++PythonRust

Robotics Data Quality Engineer

San Francisco, United States

Full-time

Sensor FusionRoot Cause AnalysisNumPypandasPythonRobot Operating System (ROS)

Senior Software Engineer - Instawork Robotics

San Francisco, United States

$170k-200k/year

Full-time

Generative AI / LLMsAgile / ScrumPython

Research Engineer, Robotics

Redmond, United States

$219k-301k/year

Full-time

Simulation & Digital TwinsC++CUDA

Robotics Software Engineer

San Francisco (Hybrid)

Full-time

Embedded SystemsIndustrial RoboticsPLC ProgrammingSoftware EngineeringC++RustRobot Operating System (ROS)

Robotics Software Engineer II

PickNik Inc. ·

Boulder (Hybrid)

$110k/year

Full-time

Motion ControlPath PlanningMoveItNav2PythonC++JavaScriptMuJoCoCUDAGit

Market Insight for Robotics Software Engineer Jobs in the United States

Based on data from 908 job postings • Updated

Salary Distribution

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$138k

$177k/yr

$212k

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Based on 628 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 Linux Software Engineering Path Planning Simulation & Digital Twins Machine Learning Computer Vision Autonomous Systems DevOps & Cloud

Leading Industries

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

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