Robotics Test Engineer

What You’ll Do

• Design and build the core test infrastructure: harnesses, fixtures, runners, orchestration, and test artifact management for our ZMQ/Cap'n Proto middleware stack
• Build the simulation infrastructure that lets us run autonomy software against virtual scenarios, with deterministic playback and meaningful coverage of real-world conditions
• Build and maintain the testing pipeline that gates code changes — unit, integration, simulation, and replay-based regression — and integrate it cleanly into the developer workflow
• Build infrastructure that converts production logs into reproducible test cases the QA Engineer can curate and the dev team can run

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of software engineering experience, with significant work on testing infrastructure, developer tools, or distributed systems
• Strong Python — you'll write substantial code, much of it touching production-adjacent infrastructure
• Experience designing and building automation pipelines (CI/CD, test orchestration, build systems)
• Deep familiarity with at least one large-scale software platform — comfortable thinking in terms of APIs, abstractions, and platform usability
• Excellent debugging and systems thinking — you'll be reasoning about failures across simulation, networking, serialization, and CI infrastructure
• Comfortable building greenfield — much of what you'll work on does not exist today

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with robotics, autonomous vehicles, or other safety-critical systems
• Hands-on experience with simulation environments (Gazebo, CARLA, Isaac Sim, or proprietary)
• Familiarity with pub/sub messaging systems (ZMQ, ROS, DDS) and binary serialization formats (Cap'n Proto, Protobuf)
• C++ familiarity — enough to read and integrate against the autonomy stack
• Cloud infrastructure experience for parallel test execution (AWS/GCP, Kubernetes)
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing or real-time systems
• Performance engineering background — you've debugged and optimized slow CI/test pipelines before

Technical Environment

• Languages: Python
• Test Frameworks: pytest, simulation-based
• Infrastructure: Docker, GitHub Actions, cloud compute for simulation
• Communication/Documentation: Slack, Notion

Example Projects

• Build a simulation harness that runs the full autonomy stack against parameterized mining scenarios in cloud-based parallel execution
• Design a log-to-test-case pipeline that ingests a production log fragment and produces a deterministic replay test the QA Engineer can add to a regression suite
• Build a test platform dashboard that surfaces flaky tests, slow tests, and coverage gaps to the QA Engineer and developer lead

Why Join Us

• Work on real, production-deployed autonomy
• Build technology that directly improves safety, efficiency, and productivity
• Tackle complex challenges in demanding, real-world environments
• Be part of a fast-moving team with high ownership and impact
• See your work deployed and making a difference in the field
• Collaborate closely with experienced engineers and industry operators

What Else You Need To Know

• This role is based in our San Francisco office location
• As a company driven by innovation and continuous change, close collaboration is essential
• We're constantly reimagining our industry, creating new products, and refining our processes, and we do our best work together
• All of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week
• The base salary range for this role is $298,000 - $376,000 per year
• Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications
• Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards and an annual performance-based bonus
• Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees): Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance; Flexible Spending Account / Health Savings Account Options; 401(k); Equity; Sick Time, Unlimited Flexible Time Off, and Paid Holidays; Paid Parental Leave; Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit Plan; Team lunch in our SoMa office every Tuesday and Thursday