Robotics Software Engineer

Own the design and development of production-quality planning software — how a robot arm and base moves through a trailer packed with boxes, bags, and whatever else got thrown in — end-to-end from prototype through debugging and tuning on real hardware at customer sites

Build and maintain the infrastructure to run, benchmark, and deploy planning algorithms across our fleet's varying compute platforms

Partner with the simulation team to build simulation CI pipelines that validate planner behavior and catch regressions before every deployment to real robots

Write production-grade software with Python and C++, meeting strict reliability, latency, and timing requirements for safety-critical operation

Collaborate with perception, hardware, firmware, and deployment teams, and mentor junior engineers while upholding engineering best practices

2+ years of professional software engineering experience building robotics, planning and control for AMRs or Mobile Manipulator robots

Hands-on experience developing and deploying classical motion planning algorithms, or ML-based planning methods, for real-world robots or other safety-critical, real-time systems

Strong written and verbal communication; able to explain complex technical tradeoffs to cross-functional partners. Professional fluency in English

Proficiency in Python; experience with C++ is a bonus

Ownership mentality and bias for action, comfort with ambiguity and physical hardware, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative, low-ego approach

Hybrid — Boston, MA area, with regular on-site work and occasional travel to customer deployment sites; full-time, with occasional schedule flexibility to support on-site deployments and testing

Pay at Pickle At Pickle Robot Company, we believe transparency builds trust. The salary range listed here is provided in accordance with Massachusetts law and reflects what we reasonably and in good faith expect to offer for this role. We often consider candidates at different levels of seniority, and final compensation will reflect the level at which a candidate is hired, along with factors like experience and location.   Pickle Perks  Pickle provides best-in-class benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance; unlimited vacation; paid federal and state holidays; 401(k) contributions of 5% of your salary; company-covered travel expenses; and other perks to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive.