Staff Software Engineer, Robotics

Are you passionate about creating reliable, fully autonomous, and collaborative robots? Do you excel in developing robot software systems, integrating state-of-the-art sensors, and pushing the boundaries of robotics technology? Is your expertise centered around building robust on-robot software that ensures seamless performance and innovation?

At Collaborative Robotics, the development of on-robot software is at the core of our mission to create highly reliable, fully autonomous, and collaborative robots. As a Staff Software Engineer in Robotics, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our current software stack and spearheading the design and implementation of the next generation of robotic capabilities.

Collaborative Robotics is a team of innovators and builders redefining the future of human-robot interaction. We are working to realize a world where robots are a trusted extension of your surroundings. They work, adapt, and react around you. Not the other way around.

This role is located at our Santa Clara, CA headquarters, Seattle, WA office, or remotely within the US.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define our approach to sensors and algorithm integration for our next gen highly available and reliable on-robot software system.


• Push the envelope on what current state of the art sensors can do through low-level software improvements.


• Refine our health monitoring and metrics for robot software performance, both in development and production robot.


• Continuously improve our production deployment of software updates.


• Implement, debug, test and maintain on-robot software features.


• Work with key cross-functional partners to root cause and resolve HW/SW issues. Take learnings to prevent future similar problems through improved development process or testing.


• Provide feedback and share ideas for innovation and process improvements.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.


• Experience designing and implementing production-grade, high-reliability software on an autonomous robot.


• 10+ years of professional software development experience.


• Experience leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and existing systems.


• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.


• Proficiency in C++ and Python with a readiness to learn new languages or technologies.


• Familiar with operating systems, device driver integration, real-time systems, concurrency management, and memory management.


• Highly motivated teammate with excellent oral and written communication skills.


• Enjoy working in a fast paced, collaborative and dynamic start-up environment as part of a small team.


• Willing to occasionally travel.


• Must have and maintain US work authorization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or similar field.


• 12+ years of professional software development experience.


• Sensor characterization experience.


• Familiarity with Ethercat.


• Proficiency with ROS.

The base salary range for this position is $200,000 - $225,000 plus equity and comprehensive benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all locations in the United States. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.