Robotic Software Engineer (Hayward)

Location: Hayward, California, US
Recruiter: Insight Recruitment
Date posted: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Job Description:

Robotics Software Engineer (Generalist/Full-Stack)

Robotic Software Engineer Humanoid Robotics

Palo Alto, SF Bay Area (Full-time | Onsite)

$180k$200k + equity (flexible for exceptional candidates)

We are recruiting building next-generation humanoid robotic systems that combine advanced AI with cutting-edge hardware. Our team moves fast, prototypes aggressively, and puts real robots into the world. Were now hiring a Robotic Software Engineer to help shape our core software stack and accelerate the development of our embodied AI systems.

What Youll Work On

As part of a small, high-impact engineering team, you will:

• Build and optimise robotics software in C++ and ROS2
• Integrate perception, control, planning, and learning modules
• Work hands-on with robots to bring up new hardware and run real-world experiments
• Deploy reinforcement learning / imitation learning policies onto physical robots
• Develop middleware, interfaces, and tooling that connect AI hardware
• Prototype behaviours across diverse robot types (arms, humanoids, mobile platforms, drones)

This role directly supports both our AI and hardware teams and has significant ownership from day one.

Must-haves:

• Strong C++ development skills (multi-threading, performance, systems-level)
• Professional experience with ROS2
• Hands-on robotics experience ideally robot learning on physical hardware
• Ability to work on real robots (debugging, integration, testing)
• Generalist mindset and comfort in a fast-paced startup environment

Nice-to-haves:

• Manipulation or kinematics (humanoids, arms, quadrupeds)
• Controls for mobile robots or drones
• Sensor/actuator integration, drivers, or middleware experience
• VR prototyping (Meta Quest or similar)
• Experience across different robot embodiments

Why Join Us

• Build software that runs on real humanoid robots immediately
• High ownership within a small, world-class engineering team
• Competitive compensation + meaningful equity
• Opportunity to influence architecture, roadmap, and product direction
• Work at one of the most exciting intersections in tech: AI robotics

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