Robotics Engineer

About the Role

As a Robotics Engineer at Ludo Robotics, you will build the software - and own the hardware integration - that brings our robots to life and bridges our foundation models with reliable, real-world deployment. This is a hands-on, highly technical role at the intersection of software development and systems integration. You will translate complex real-world requirements into robust, deployable robotic solutions, bring them up and validate them on physical hardware, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ship and continuously improve them. Depending on your strengths, your work may span navigation, motion planning and control, SLAM, perception, manipulation, and high-level behaviors - along with the sensor integration, calibration, and hardware bring-up that make them work on real platforms. You will write production-grade code, deploy state-of-the-art models developed by our research team, and trace and resolve failures across the hardware, software, and model layers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy software for robotic systems - including programming, configuration, and validation - across navigation, motion planning and control, SLAM, perception, manipulation, and/or high-level behaviors.
• Write and maintain production-level C++ and Python code for our robotic platforms.
• Integrate sensors, actuators, and compute, and lead hardware bring-up, calibration, and validation on real robots.
• Deploy, integrate, and monitor robotic solutions in production environments and at field sites, ensuring robust performance and reliability.
• Test, troubleshoot, and debug robotic applications - tracing failures across the hardware, software, and model layers and reproducing edge cases.
• Work closely with ML and core robotics engineers to deploy state-of-the-art models and translate field learnings into system improvements.
• Continuously analyze, improve, and optimize robot algorithms and system performance for reliability and scalability.
• Build and maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and tooling, and collaborate across hardware, operations, and R&D teams to optimize performance and scalability.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or higher degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3-5+ years of hands-on experience in robotics application development, system integration, or field deployment.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python.
• Hands-on experience developing and deploying software on real robots.
• Working knowledge of ROS/ROS2 or other robotics middleware platforms.
• Strong systems-level understanding of the software modules and interfaces in a robotic application, and how they interact with hardware.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong technical depth in at least one of: navigation, motion planning and control, SLAM, perception/computer vision, or manipulation.
• Experience integrating and deploying machine learning models on robotic systems.
• Background in autonomous systems - robotics, drones, autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, or similar.
• Familiarity with vision systems, simulation tools, and sensor integration and calibration.
• Hardware experience - sensor and actuator integration, robot bring-up, or working with embedded or real-time systems.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including algorithms, data structures, and system design.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Pay

In California, the expected salary range for this position is $98,000–$305,000. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related factors including experience, education, skills, performance, and work location. This position is also eligible for equity compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.