A YC-backed startup bringing adaptive robotic automation to factories that still rely on human dexterity.
Robotics Software Engineer
We're building software that lets industrial robot arms handle tasks they were never designed for—sorting non-identical parts, assembling low-volume components, and adapting on the fly when the next batch looks different from the last. High-mix manufacturing has resisted automation for decades because reprogramming is too slow and brittle. Our perception-driven stack changes that, using real-time sensor feedback so a single cell can switch between dozens of SKUs without anyone touching a teach pendant. You'll work across motion planning, sensor fusion, and the orchestration layer that ties perception to action on real hardware every day—this is an on-site role in San Francisco where the loop between code and physical motion is measured in seconds.
What they're looking for
- 2–6 years writing production-quality C/C++ or Python in a robotics, autonomous systems, or real-time controls context
- Hands-on experience with robot kinematics, trajectory generation, or motion planning—you've made a physical arm move thoughtfully, not just in simulation
- Comfort reading and contributing to sensor integration pipelines (vision, depth, or tactile) that feed real-time decision-making
- A bias for testing on hardware: you debug cable noise, calibration drift, and timing jitter, not just logical errors in a repl
- Clear communicator who documents design rationale and works well in a small, focused team where everyone's scope is broad by necessity