Orchard Robotics
Senior Robotics Software Engineer (Perception & Localization)
$150K–$250K
San Francisco +1 · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 15, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
Seattle - Experience
- 4+ years of real-world industry experience in robotics, perception, or localization.
About the job
Develop robotics software for tractor-mounted camera systems, focusing on perception, localization, sensor fusion, and interpreting farm imagery.
What you'll do
- Build perception and localization algorithms for tractor-mounted camera systems.
- Fuse sensor data to localize the camera system on farms and process complex real-world data.
- Optimize software for edge computing and support other parts of the software and hardware stack.
What they ask for
- Hands-on experience developing robotics software from the ground up.
- Expertise in one or more of: computer vision, stereo depth perception, pose estimation, object detection, multi-object tracking, image processing, or robotics software.
- Enthusiasm for taking on multiple roles and responsibilities.
Nice to have
- Experience deploying and optimizing robotics algorithms on embedded compute such as NVIDIA Jetson.
- Familiarity with fusing GNSS, IMU, depth, and other sensor data.
Pay
$150K – $250K (base salary)
Tools
Python, C++, NVIDIA Jetson, GNSS, IMU
AI focus
Develop and deploy perception algorithms and AI-powered camera systems that analyze crops and support farm decisions.
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