Skild AI
Robotics Engineer, Deployment & Testing - San Mateo
San Mateo +1 · Full-time · Posted Mar 23, 2026
- Location
- San Mateo
San Mateo, California, United States - Education
- BS, MS or higher degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Designs and maintains rigorous automated tests for Skild AI’s robotics software and products, and supports debugging and deployment readiness.
What you'll do
- Define and maintain regression tests, and organize test plans by priority, impact, risk, and feasibility.
- Debug failures during testing or customer-site deployment; maintain robots and keep them deployment ready.
- Turn production-log corner cases into repeatable tests and collaborate with software and machine learning engineers on product quality.
What they ask for
- Proficiency developing in low-level systems languages (C, C++, Rust, Go) and Python.
- Experience with complex real-time software systems working with embedded systems.
- Deep understanding and practical experience with software engineering principles, including algorithms, data structures, and system design.
Nice to have
- Experience with test management and requirements software; ROS/ROS2 or other robotics middleware platforms.
- Previous Test Engineer work, prior software development and deployment on real robots, or familiarity with machine learning integration and deployment in robotic systems.
Tools
C, C++, Rust, Go, Python, ROS/ROS2
AI focus
Familiarity with machine learning integration and deployment in robotic systems is preferred; the role collaborates with machine learning engineers.
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