Drimva

Field AI

Robotics Software Engineer

$115K–$170K

Boston, MA · On-site · Full-time · Posted Mar 4, 2026

Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent industry experience).

About the job

Integrates perception, planning, locomotion, and manipulation software into reliable, production-ready systems for humanoid robots operating in real-world environments.

What you'll do

  • Develop and maintain the robot software framework and subsystem interfaces; manage sensor calibration and perception validation.
  • Move research prototypes into tested, maintainable software; build integration and regression testing across hardware and simulation.
  • Improve reliability and real-time performance through fault handling, monitoring, hardware validation, and embedded-platform optimization.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
  • Hands-on experience developing and integrating robotics software on physical hardware.
  • Strong C++ and Python proficiency, and experience training and deploying perception models on robotics platforms.
  • Strong ROS/ROS2 knowledge and experience with real-time systems, inter-process communication, and embedded compute.

Nice to have

  • Experience with humanoid or legged robots, dexterous manipulation, motion planning, state estimation, or whole-body control.
  • Background in robotics CI/CD, automated testing, release engineering, open-source robotics, or real-world robot deployment.

Pay

USD 115,000–170,000 (per-year-salary) — base salary

Tools

C++, Python, ROS/ROS2

AI focus

Deploys perception models and integrates research capabilities into robot systems; supports AI for perception, planning, localization, and manipulation.

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