Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Agentic Systems

Boston Dynamics

Base: $155,000 to $235,000 annually; bonus/equity:...
5+ years professional software engineering experience
Hands-on experience building agentic architectures
Track record of improving agentic system performance
This role focuses on designing System 2 planning and reasoning layers to enable humanoid robots to perform long horizon tasks in dynamic environments

Job Summary

  • This role focuses on designing System 2 planning and reasoning layers to enable humanoid robots to perform long horizon tasks in dynamic environments.
  • Candidates will collaborate cross-functionally with behavior, controls, perception, and product teams to ship end-to-end autonomous capabilities.
  • The position offers a base pay range between $155,000 to $235,000 annually along with a generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Matching Summary

This role focuses on designing System 2 planning and reasoning layers to enable humanoid robots to perform long horizon tasks in dynamic environments.

Salary

Base: $155,000 to $235,000 annually; Bonus/Equity: Annual bonus structure mentioned; Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 5+ years professional software engineering experience
  • Hands-on experience building agentic architectures
  • Track record of improving agentic system performance

Nice-to-have

  • Experience working with robotics systems and vision models
  • Strong proficiency in Typescript, Python, and C++
  • History of pushing state of the art through research

Key Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Significant work on LLM-driven or agentic systems
  • Ability to reason about safety and failure modes in autonomous systems

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