Senior Robotics Software Engineer

Osaro in San Francisco

$170,000 - $210,000

We are looking for a full-time Senior Robotics Software Engineer whose work will help us improve the capabilities of our robot control stack, working closely with our state-of-the-art perception and powerful adaptive decision-making algorithms. Our AI software products endow industrial robots with the level of autonomy needed to perform an extensive variety of useful tasks and integrate tightly with our customers’ complex software environments.

As a Senior Robotics Software Engineer, you will lead the motion planning and robot control efforts at OSARO. You will help optimize our software architecture and code to ensure the best performance for our algorithms and systems. You will collaborate with every engineering team from Mechatronics to Machine Learning to Infrastructure.

We value candidates who are passionate about what they build, feel a strong sense of ownership over their work, and love being continually challenged. You are someone who cares deeply about your team so you are both direct and believe in doing what you say.

The US base salary range for this full time position is $170,000 - $210,000. Actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to work location, job-related skills, and experience. In addition to a base salary, this role is also eligible for benefits and equity.

The above full-time position is available immediately. You should be willing to move to the SF Bay Area.
More About Osaro

Osaro is a San Francisco-based startup company applying deep learning technology to next-generation robotics applications. Some of Silicon Valley’s leading investors, including Peter Thiel, Jerry Yang, and Scott Banister have backed Osaro. Our vision is to build brains for robots on an industrial scale and we are excited and driven to see the results of our efforts operating in and interacting with the real world. We implement state-of-the-art techniques but constantly strive to build the simplest possible solution. Osaro is technique agnostic and always focused on the goal. We regularly review academic literature and techniques while steering clear of the hype. We’re focused on delighting our customers with systems that work like magic.

We have a highly international team made up of expert machine learning practitioners and dedicated software and hardware engineers which match well with the global nature of our business. We are naturally curious, love healthy debate, and respect varying points of view. At Osaro, we strive to be champions for equality. We believe we can serve as a model for diversity in the tech industry by emphasizing policies of nondiscrimination and inclusion at every step.

We are an equal opportunity employer who offers

Health, dental, vision, phone stipend, and commuter benefits
Generous vacation time
Excellent paid parental leave policy with the option for additional reduced and unpaid leave

The above full-time position is available immediately. You should be willing to move to the SF Bay Area.
    • Leading development of path planning and/or robot control systems for industrial robotic manipulators
    • Architecting, designing, and implementing software interfaces with industrial robots to obtain optimal real-time performance
    • Leading software design discussions and code reviews
    • Working closely with robotics and software engineers to design, implement and test robotic algorithms (hardware integrations, kinematics, dynamics, trajectory planning, etc.).
    • Building robust, production-ready code for near-term deployment
    • Developing forward-looking advanced controllers and control algorithms for robotic arms to make our system increasingly performant, robust, and general
    • BS in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field
    • 5+ years of experience in one or more robot control/motion planning areas, such as: path planning, trajectory optimization; inverse kinematics; motion planning, robotic software integration
    • Proficient in Rust/C++/Python development, including API design and architecture
    • A track record of successfully designing, building, and maintaining complex, real-time, multi-process software systems
    • Deep knowledge in robotic system design, integration, debugging, verification, and testing, especially for industrial robotic manipulators
    • Experience interfacing with low-level robotic hardware controllers
    • MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, or related field
    • Experience with Rust
    • Experience working with robotic sensors including cameras, force sensors, and grippers
    • Experience with Fanuc robots including Stream Motion
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