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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 SLAM Engineer

San Francisco, United States

$120k-305k/year

Full-time

MentorshipLocalizationPerceptionSensor FusionSLAMSoftware EngineeringC++PythonIMURobot Operating System (ROS)

Simulation Engineer (Autonomous Driving)

San Francisco, United States

$120k-305k/year

Full-time

CC++PythonSQLAWSAzureGitLinuxROS 1 (Classic)ROS 2

Staff Software Engineer - AMR Planning & Controls

General Motors ·

Mountain View / Warren (Hybrid)

$195k-240k/year

Full-time

MentorshipTechnical LeadershipADASDevOps & CloudFunctional SafetyHardware-in-the-loop (HIL)LocalizationModel Predictive ControlPath PlanningPerception

Sr. Autonomy Data Collection and Prototyping Engineer

Palo Alto, United States

$163k-204k/year

Full-time

Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)HMI / SCADAMLOpsC++JavaPythonTCP/IPAWSLiDARLinux

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++RustTypeScriptLiDARRadar

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 FusionNumPypandasJAXPyTorchSQL

Senior Software Triage Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles

Santa Clara, United States

$168k-322k/year

Full-time

ADASRoot Cause AnalysisLinuxQNX

Senior System Software Engineer - Autonomous Vehicles Platform

Santa Clara, United States

$224k-426k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsEmbedded SystemsSimulation & Digital TwinsPythonDockerLinux

Autonomy Software Systems Engineer

Kodiak Robotics ·

San Francisco, United States

$180k-235k/year

Full-time

ISO 26262Autonomous SystemsComputer VisionFunctional SafetyMachine LearningMotion ControlPath PlanningSensor FusionSimulation & Digital TwinsC

Software Engineer, Computational Geometry (Autonomy)

Kodiak Robotics ·

San Francisco, United States

$150k-220k/year

Full-time

SLAMSoftware EngineeringC++PythonTypeScriptCUDA

Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy - Perception, Deep Learning

Mountain View, United States

$180k-198k/year

Full-time

Autonomous SystemsGenerative AI / LLMsTensorRTNumPyOpenCVPyTorchTensorFlowC++PythonNVIDIA Isaac Sim

Senior Software Engineer, Autonomy - Calibration, Mapping & Localization

Mountain View, United States

$180k-198k/year

Full-time

SLAMNavigation & MappingC++PythonCUDAGitJiraROS 2

Autonomy Software Engineer

Alameda, United States

Full-time

Technical LeadershipMotion ControlPath PlanningPerceptionC++PythonROS 2

Market Insight for Robotics Software Engineer Jobs in the United States

Based on data from 368 job postings • Updated

Salary Distribution

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Based on 257 salary data points. Normalized to annual USD. Excludes top 5% of outliers. Top positions at premium companies can reach $425k+. See our comprehensive salaries guide for more insights.

Top Companies Hiring

In-Demand Skills

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

Leading Industries

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

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