Careers in Robotics

Robotics Software Engineer Jobs in the United States

Develop the software powering America's robots.

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Robotics Software Engineer Transportation & Autonomous Vehicles Clear all

Senior Robotics Engineer

San Diego, United States

$128k-174k/year

Full-time

DevOps & CloudComputer VisionHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)LocalizationPath PlanningPerceptionSensors & InstrumentationC++PythonGit

Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy

Mountain View, United States

$194k-291k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsMachine LearningSoftware EngineeringCC++Python

Engineering Manager - Localization for Autonomy and Robotics

Applied Intuition ·

Sunnyvale, United States

$204k-343k/year

Full-time

Stakeholder ManagementTechnical LeadershipEmbedded SystemsFunctional SafetyLocalizationPerceptionSensor FusionSoftware EngineeringCANIMU

Staff Software Engineer, Viz & Sim Applications, Autonomy

Palo Alto, United States

$207k-258k/year

Full-time

C++RustLiDARRadar

Senior Autonomy Engineer - SDK Team

San Francisco (Hybrid)

$150k-200k/year

Full-time

LocalizationPath PlanningPerceptionC++PythonDockerIMULiDARLinuxNVIDIA Jetson

Software Engineer, Autonomy - New Grad

Mountain View, United States

$145k-219k/year

Full-time

PerceptionGenerative AI / LLMsSensor FusionAutonomous SystemsComputer VisionMachine LearningPythonC++

Senior Software Engineer, Robotics

San Francisco / Mountain View (Hybrid)

$204k-259k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsComputer VisionMachine LearningCC++PythonLiDARRadar

Lead Robotics Software Engineer, Behavior Planning

Serve Robotics ·

Redwood City (Hybrid)

$190k-230k/year

Full-time

MentorshipStakeholder ManagementDevOps & CloudMachine LearningMotion ControlPath PlanningPerceptionVerification & ValidationC++Python

Senior Software Engineer, Robot Data Platform

Foster City, United States

$219k-263k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipC++PythonAWS

Autonomy Platform Software Engineer

South San Francisco, United States

$160k-210k/year

Full-time

Technical LeadershipAutonomous SystemsHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)Sensors & InstrumentationSoftware-in-the-Loop (SIL) testingPythonC++RustLinuxNVIDIA Jetson

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Sensor Validation

San Francisco / Mountain View / Kirkland (Hybrid)

$204k-259k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsLocalizationMachine LearningPerceptionSensor FusionJAXPyTorchC++PythonLiDAR

2026 Summer Intern – Software Engineer, Autonomous Driving (Master's Degree)

General Motors ·

Mountain View / Sunnyvale / Warren / Milford (Hybrid)

$7,300 - $9,200/month

Internship

Embedded SystemsC++PythonIMULiDARLinuxRadarRobot Operating System (ROS)

2026 Summer Intern – Software Engineer, Autonomous Driving (Bachelor's Degree)

General Motors ·

San Francisco / Mountain View / Sunnyvale / Warren + 2 other locations (Hybrid)

$7,300 - $8,600/month

Internship

Embedded SystemsC++PythonIMULiDARLinuxRadarRobot Operating System (ROS)

Senior Software Triage Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

Santa Clara, United States

$168k-322k/year

Full-time

ADASRoot Cause AnalysisLinuxQNX

Staff Analytics Engineer, Data, Autonomy

Palo Alto, United States

$207k-258k/year

Full-time

MentorshipSoftware EngineeringPythonAWS

Senior System Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles Platform

Santa Clara, United States

$224k-426k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsEmbedded SystemsSimulation & Digital TwinsPythonDockerLinux

Robotics Software Engineer – Fault Detection & Recovery

Serve Robotics ·

Redwood City (Hybrid)

$140k-165k/year

Full-time

Computer VisionFunctional SafetyEmbedded SystemsMotion ControlPath PlanningPerceptionC++PythonROS 1 (Classic)ROS 2

Autonomy Software Systems Engineer

Kodiak Robotics ·

San Francisco, United States

$180k-235k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsComputer VisionFunctional SafetyMachine LearningMotion ControlPath PlanningSensor FusionSimulation & Digital TwinsCC++

Software Engineer, Computational Geometry (Autonomy)

Kodiak Robotics ·

San Francisco, United States

$150k-220k/year

Full-time

SLAMSoftware EngineeringC++PythonCUDA

Senior Software Engineer - Autonomous Software Systems

General Motors ·

Sunnyvale (Hybrid)

$175k-230k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipDevOps & CloudSimulation & Digital TwinsC++PythonRobot Operating System (ROS)Linux

Market Insight for Robotics Software Engineer Jobs in the United States

Based on data from 213 job postings • Updated

Salary Distribution

$95k

$160k

$188k/yr

$218k

280k+

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Based on 151 salary data points. Normalized to annual USD. Excludes top 5% of outliers. Top positions at premium companies can reach $425k+.

Top Companies Hiring

In-Demand Skills

C++Python Software Engineering Path Planning Simulation & Digital Twins Autonomous Systems Embedded Systems Machine Learning Linux Computer Vision

Leading Industries

Robotics Software & AI Transportation & Autonomous Vehicles Aerospace & Defense Industrial Manufacturing

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