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Apptronik is building robots for the real world to improve human quality of life and to help solve the ever-increasing labor shortage problem. Our team has been building some of the most advanced robots on the planet for years, dating back to the DARPA Robotics Challenge. We apply our expertise across the full robotics stack to some of the most important and impactful problems our society faces, and expect our products and technology to change the world for the better. We value passion, creativity, and collaboration to help us overcome existing technological barriers in the industry to create truly innovative products.
You will join a team developing state-of-the-art general-purpose robots designed to operate in human spaces and with human tools. It is designed to work alongside humans, mobilize to human spaces, and manipulate the world around it.
Apptronik is seeking a systems-focused Software Engineer to join our Teleoperation Team. In this role,
you will be instrumental in building modular, real-time control systems that enable remote operation of
Apollo — our general-purpose humanoid robot. You will develop distributed software architectures that
tightly integrate hardware, edge compute nodes, and cloud services, while maintaining high reliability and
operational uptime. Your expertise in interdisciplinary collaboration, modular software design, and
peripheral integration will help ensure Apollo is seamlessly and intuitively teleoperated in dynamic
environments.
- Adhere to best practices in software design and configuration to create maintainable and reliable
code with system-level usability - Create robust, novel, and fault-tolerant control schemes to improve efficiency, system uptime,
user experience, driving quality across the system - Develop, troubleshoot and optimize real-time control and perception software
- Create, maintain, and test software deployment configurations
- Develop comprehensive, data-driven tests and validate system performance
- Integrate VR peripherals, sensors and control devices into the software stack
- Author and maintain comprehensive ICDs and operator documentation
- Interface with cross-functional teams to deliver features which satisfy system-wide requirements
- Proficiency with at least one of C++/C#/Python
- Demonstrated competence with Git or version control of distributed systems
- Ability to work in Linux and write shell scripts in bash
- Familiarity with Docker and containerization
- Systems programming experience or demonstrated capability to orchestrate software
deployments across networked computers - At least one year of real-time, hardware-in-the-loop software development
- Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience with ROS or ROS2
- Familiarity with all three of C++/C#/Python
- Prior VR peripheral integration experience
- Experience developing in any of Unity/Godot/Unreal/SteamVR/OpenXR
- Experience with safety systems, network programming or latency management
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in robotics, mechatronics, computer science, or related field
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience developing for robotic systems
*This is a direct hire. Please, no outside Agency solicitations.
Apptronik provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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