Founding Robotics Software Engineer

About the role

The Founding Robotics Software Engineer at Boost Robotics will build the core software enabling reliable operation of our robots. This includes working across the robotics stack, focusing on areas of interest or need, and contributing to production-grade code with strong testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Build low-latency, scalable frameworks for logging, telemetry, and monitoring.
• Profile and deploy edge-optimized control and perception algorithms.
• Travel to customer sites for robot deployments and debug problems in the field.

Requirements

• Background in Robotics, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience deploying robots in high-reliability environments (AVs, drones, or industrial systems).
• Familiarity with containerization, DevOps, or edge/cloud infrastructure.
• Exceptional skills in C++ and Python, including performance optimization.
• Strong systems-level thinking and comfort working with uncertainty or shifting priorities.
• Experience with robotics sensors (Lidars, RGBD cameras, IMUs, etc.), localization and state estimation techniques, classical robot controls, and training perception models around 3D geometry and scene understanding.

Qualifications

• MS or higher in robotics or a related field.
• Experience building data collection and training pipelines.
• Familiarity with robotics simulators (Isaac Sim, PyBullet, Gazebo).
• History of web development and/or VR development.
• Contributions to open-source robotics frameworks or SDKs.

Skills

• C++ and Python programming skills.
• Experience with robotics simulators.
• Experience with web development and/or VR development.
• Contributions to open-source robotics projects.

Benefits

• Competitive startup equity.
• Health benefits.
• Relocation as needed.

Pay

$100K - $160K

Schedule

Full-time