Boston Dynamics
Software Engineer in Test, Humanoid Robotics
$110K
Waltham Office (POST) · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Experience
- 3–4 years; Software QA Engineering, Test Automation, or Software Development.
- Visa sponsorship
- The employer is not able to sponsor visas for this position.
About the job
Tests the Atlas humanoid robot’s software for reliability, safety, and performance, with a focus on automated, integration, hardware-in-the-loop, and XR application testing.
What you'll do
- Design and maintain manual and automated regression tests, especially for teleoperation and action-sequencing applications.
- Run hardware-in-the-loop tests using physical setups and live robotic test runs; test VR and Unity applications.
- Report test coverage and quality status for releases, and improve SQA processes and testing efficiency.
What they ask for
- 3–4 years of experience in Software QA Engineering, Test Automation, or Software Development, with a history of shipping and supporting product releases.
- Hands-on hardware-in-the-loop manual testing, including physical setup manipulation and live sequencing on robotics, automotive, or embedded systems.
- Test automation proficiency in Python, C#, or a similar language; experience automating HTTP and WebSocket (WS) APIs.
- Experience testing LLM / VLM systems, plus automated and manual testing of VR and Unity-based applications, simulation software, or interactive 3D environments.
Nice to have
- Experience testing real-time control systems or low-latency teleoperation hardware/software.
- Linux development environment familiarity, including advanced bash/shell scripting.
Pay
$88,,000 - $110,000 (base salary)
Tools
Python, C#, HTTP, WebSocket (WS) APIs, LLM / VLM systems, VR, Unity, Jira
AI focus
Testing LLM / VLM systems by evaluating model responses through manual prompting and API layers, and establishing quality assessment metrics.
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