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Insight Recruitment

Robotic Software Engineer (Alameda)

Insight Recruitment, Alameda, California, United States, 94501

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Robotics Software Engineer (Generalist/Full-Stack)

Robotic Software Engineer

Humanoid Robotics Palo Alto, SF Bay Area (Full-time | Onsite) $180k$200k + equity (flexible for exceptional candidates)

We are recruiting building next-generation

humanoid robotic systems

that combine advanced AI with cutting-edge hardware. Our team moves fast, prototypes aggressively, and puts real robots into the world. Were now hiring a

Robotic Software Engineer

to help shape our core software stack and accelerate the development of our embodied AI systems.

What Youll Work On As part of a small, high-impact engineering team, you will: Build and optimise robotics software in

C++

and

ROS2 Integrate perception, control, planning, and learning modules Work hands-on with robots to bring up new hardware and run real-world experiments Deploy

reinforcement learning / imitation learning

policies onto physical robots Develop middleware, interfaces, and tooling that connect AI

hardware Prototype behaviours across diverse robot types (arms, humanoids, mobile platforms, drones)

This role directly supports both our AI and hardware teams and has significant ownership from day one.

Must-haves: Strong

C++

development skills (multi-threading, performance, systems-level) Professional experience with

ROS2 Hands-on robotics experience

ideally robot learning on physical hardware Ability to work on real robots (debugging, integration, testing) Generalist mindset and comfort in a fast-paced startup environment

Nice-to-haves: Manipulation or kinematics (humanoids, arms, quadrupeds) Controls for mobile robots or drones Sensor/actuator integration, drivers, or middleware experience VR prototyping (Meta Quest or similar) Experience across different robot embodiments

Why Join Us Build software that runs on

real humanoid robots immediately High ownership within a small, world-class engineering team Competitive compensation + meaningful equity Opportunity to influence architecture, roadmap, and product direction Work at one of the most exciting intersections in tech:

AI

robotics