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Robotics Software Engineer
$130K–$165K
Van Nuys, California · Full-time · Posted Nov 13, 2025
- Experience
- 5 years work experience
- Education
- Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields.
- Visa sponsorship
- Does not offer H1-B visa sponsorship. Open to candidates authorized to work in the US for any employer; candidates with more than 1.5 years left on the OPT may be considered.
About the job
Develop robotics software for a VLA-powered system, including foundational robotics policies and teleoperation interfaces, and support system-level debugging at customer sites.
What you'll do
- Develop a foundational robotics policy for a new VLA-powered system and build real-time robot teleoperation interfaces.
- Collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers to guide design decisions based on software capabilities.
- Translate customer and company needs into software solutions and travel to client sites for system-level debugging and maintenance.
What they ask for
- Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with Linux, including systemd, journalctl, network manager, and permissions.
- Experience working with hardware and with Robotic Foundation Models and/or Visual Language Action models.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Python and Git.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, AWS services, web standards, RESTful APIs, OAuth, or Visual Language Action (VLA) models.
Pay
(130k - 165k)/year base salary; (0.15% - 0.3%) Stock Options
Tools
Linux, systemd, journalctl, network manager, Python, Git, AWS, RESTful APIs
AI focus
Develop a foundational robotics policy for a new VLA-powered system; experience with Robotic Foundation Models and/or Visual Language Action models is required.
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