Robotics Engineer
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### **About the Role**
A seed\-stage, Y Combinator–backed humanoid robotics software company is looking for a **Robotics Engineer** to join a tight\-knit, three\-person engineering team in San Francisco. This company builds the "social brain" for humanoid robots — software that enables natural, intelligent human\-robot interaction, including perception, emotional awareness, on\-device decision\-making, and autonomous locomotion.
You'll work hands\-on with cutting\-edge humanoid hardware, develop real\-world autonomy software, and advise robot manufacturers on sensor placement and hardware design. This is a high\-ownership, high\-impact role where your work ships directly to customers.
### **What You'll Do**
* Develop autonomy software for humanoid robots deployed in real\-world, customer\-facing environments. * Advise robot manufacturers on sensor placement, hardware interfaces, and operational design for next\-generation humanoids. * Work hands\-on with premium humanoid hardware (robots that cost more than most cars). * Implement and improve camera\-based 3D perception, including object detection, tracking, gesture recognition, body language understanding, and speaker identification. * Improve locomotion systems for safe walking in public environments. * Collaborate with animators to make robot movement, body language, and gestures more fluid and natural. * Deploy and maintain onboard **C\+\+20** and offboard **Python 3\.14** code on humanoid platforms upfit with custom hardware. * Iterate rapidly on software deployed to customer robots in live, real\-world settings.
### **What We're Looking For**
**Must\-haves:**
* 3\+ years of professional robotics engineering experience delivering autonomous robotic systems. * Background in a relevant robotics domain — humanoids, self\-driving vehicles, drones, off\-road robotics, or similar. * Strong hands\-on experience with **C\+\+ (C\+\+20\)** or **Rust**. * Proven track record shipping robotics products into real\-world deployments. * Comfortable working with, debugging, and interfacing with physical hardware. * High ownership mindset — you take full responsibility for the features you build.
**Strongly preferred:**
* Experience deploying software on humanoid robot platforms (e.g., Unitree G1 or equivalent) with custom hardware integrations. * Camera\-based 3D perception: detection, tracking, gesture recognition, body language understanding, and/or speaker identification. * Experience iterating on software deployed directly to customer robots in production environments. * Locomotion engineering for navigating safely in public or unstructured environments.
**Nice to have:**
* Python offboard software development experience. * Experience with sensor placement and hardware interfacing in robot system design. * Collaboration experience with animators or motion designers on robot behavior.
### **Compensation \& Benefits**
* **Salary:** $150,000 – $225,000 USD annually, depending on experience. * Work visa sponsorship is available. * Opportunity for significant early\-stage equity and outsized impact at a seed\-stage company.
### **Location**
This is a **full\-time, on\-site role** based in **San Francisco, California**. Candidates must be willing to work from the San Francisco office. Work authorization sponsorship is available for qualified candidates.
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