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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Robotics Software Engineer - **Company:** Roboforce Inc. - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Command-Line Interface, Software Quality, Computer Programming, Software Debugging, Linux, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, Hardware Interface Design, Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Motion Planning, Performance Tuning, Reliability Engineering, Robotic Automation Software, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Diagnostic Tools, Robot Operating System, Grafana, Linux Development, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Docker - **Published:** June 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/39fa61be-4ff9-4e5d-8b0d-3e677bb88348 ## About the Role * Education: B.S. or M.S. in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. * Experience: 2+ years of professional experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones, or complex embedded systems, with a demonstrated track record of deploying physical hardware products into the field. * Programming Proficiency: Strong command of both C++ and Python, with the ability to read, debug, and write production-level C++ for core robot systems, alongside robust Python tooling. * Robotics Software Fundamentals: Experience working with one or more core robotics domains such as perception, motion planning, controls, localization, state estimation, system integration, or robot behavior. * Linux Systems Expertise: Strong comfort working in Linux development environments, including command-line tools, debugging workflows, scripting, and system-level troubleshooting. * Debugging Mindset: Proven ability to diagnose and resolve problems that span software, hardware, sensors, and distributed system interactions. * Collaboration: Requires 5 days/week in-office collaboration with the team., * Outdoor Robotics Experience: Background in autonomous driving, drones, mobile robotics, or other systems deployed in outdoor or unstructured environments. * Infrastructure Familiarity: Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD systems, or software release workflows for robotics platforms. * Developer Tooling: Experience building tools for testing, simulation, telemetry, debugging, or log analysis. * Visualization & Diagnostics: Experience with robotics visualization and diagnostics tools such as Foxglove, Grafana, RViz, or custom internal interfaces. * Production Deployment Experience: Experience taking robotics software from prototype to production and supporting reliability at fleet scale. ## Description * Robotics Software Development: Design, implement, and maintain production software for real-world robotic systems using C++ and Python, with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability. * System Integration: Integrate and refine robotics capabilities across perception, planning, controls, teleoperation, and platform software to ensure robust behavior on physical robots. * Robustness & Reliability Engineering: Improve software quality through testing, validation, fault handling, performance tuning, and edge-case analysis to make systems dependable in unstructured outdoor environments. * Debugging & Root Cause Analysis: Investigate complex failures across software, sensors, networking, timing, and hardware interfaces, and drive issues to resolution through disciplined technical analysis. * Tooling & Infrastructure: Build internal tools, scripts, and workflows that improve developer velocity, testing efficiency, observability, and release quality across the robotics software stack. * On-Robot Validation: Work directly with hardware to validate new features, evaluate system behavior, and iterate quickly between development and real-world testing. ## Related Videos - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [5 steps for running a Kubernetes environment at scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/88-5-steps-for-running-a-kubernetes-environment-at-scale) - [Robots are coming into the wild! 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