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Robotics Software Engineer Jobs in the United States

Develop the software powering America's robots.

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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

Software Engineer – Autonomy Stack

Applied Intuition ·

Sunnyvale, United States

$149k-485k/year

Full-time

Stakeholder ManagementMachine LearningNavigation & MappingPerceptionC++PythonDocker

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)

Autonomy Integration Software Engineer

Applied Intuition ·

Ann Arbor, United States

$140k-175k/year

Full-time

DevOps & CloudIndustrial RoboticsC++PythonDDS (Data Distribution Service)Drones / UAVLinuxPX4Radar

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

Autonomy Software Engineer – Path Planning (C++)

Applied Intuition ·

Sunnyvale, United States

$150k-200k/year

Full-time

Industrial RoboticsMotion ControlPath PlanningC++PythonDockerLinuxPX4Git

Principal Software Engineer – Physical AI, Autonomy & Data Platform Engineering

Caterpillar Inc. ·

Chicago, United States

$159k-259k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipAutonomous SystemsComputer VisionIndustrial RoboticsAgile / ScrumJavaPythonAzureAWSDocker

Robotics - Software Development Engineer

North Reading / Westborough / Austin / Arlington + 4 other locations

$111k-160k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsComputer VisionIndustrial RoboticsMachine LearningPath PlanningArtificial IntelligenceSQLC#C++Go

Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Lab (Scheduling & Optimization)

Ginkgo Bioworks Inc. ·

Boston (Hybrid)

$134k-190k/year

Full-time

Industrial RoboticsArtificial IntelligencePython

Senior Software Engineer, Autonomous Lab

Ginkgo Bioworks Inc. ·

Boston (Hybrid)

$134k-190k/year

Full-time

MentorshipAgile / ScrumGenerative AI / LLMsIndustrial RoboticsC#TypeScriptPythonOPC UATCP/IPUSB

Senior Staff Safety Analytics and Metrics Engineer - Robot Safety

1X Technologies AS ·

San Carlos, United States

$170k-259k/year

Full-time

ISO 26262Industrial RoboticsMachine LearningSimulation & Digital TwinsPythonSQL

IT Robotic Software Automation Associate

Hyundai Motor Company ·

Bryan County, United States

Full-time

Computer VisionProject ManagementRoot Cause AnalysisSensors & InstrumentationC#JavaPythonSQLAGV / AMR

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)

Software Engineer III, Robotics Throughput

Nimble Robotics ·

San Francisco, United States

$160k-210k/year

Full-time

MentorshipDevOps & CloudAutonomous SystemsC++PythonRustAWSKubernetes

Autonomy Engineer

Fremont / Folsom

$160k-190k/year

Full-time

LocalizationModel Predictive ControlPath PlanningSensor FusionDevOps & CloudTensorRTCC++PythonRust

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

270k+

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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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