Senior Autonomy Software Engineer

Apptronik

Sunnyvale, CA, United States
$190,000 - $235,000 py
On-site
Learning-based decision making
Policy execution and monitoring
Adaptive behavior frameworks
Apptronik is seeking a Senior Autonomy Software Engineer to design and deploy advanced autonomy systems for humanoid robots, focusing on real-world applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in robotics, particularly in learning-based systems and software engineering, and will collaborate closely with various teams to enhance the company’s autonomy strategy

Job Summary

  • Design and implement mission-level autonomy systems for humanoid robots, focusing on learning-based decision making and behavior execution.
  • Build autonomy frameworks that support adaptive behavior, generalization across tasks, and robustness to uncertainty and environmental variation.
  • Validate autonomy systems in simulation and on physical humanoid robots, closing the loop from research to deployment.

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Apptronik is seeking a Senior Autonomy Software Engineer to design and deploy advanced autonomy systems for humanoid robots, focusing on real-world applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in robotics, particularly in learning-based systems and software engineering, and will collaborate closely with various teams to enhance the company’s autonomy strategy.

Salary

$190,000 - $235,000

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • learning-based decision making
  • policy execution and monitoring
  • adaptive behavior frameworks
  • ROS 2 integration
  • real-time robot software stacks

Nice-to-have

  • humanoid robot experience
  • reinforcement learning for robotics
  • foundation models for robotics
  • fast-paced startup experience

Key Requirements

  • MS, or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
  • 2+ years of experience in robot autonomy
  • Strong proficiency in modern C++
  • Working knowledge of Python in Linux
  • Experience deploying autonomy software on physical robots

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