Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. We are looking for a Staff Robotics Software Engineer (Tech Lead) to lead the design and development of robot behaviors that expand and generalize our humanoid robot’s capabilities.
Requirements
- B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related engineering field.
- 8+ years of professional experience developing robotics software, autonomy systems, robot behaviors, or related real-world robotic capabilities.
- Demonstrated experience as a tech lead or senior technical owner for complex robotics projects.
- Proficient in Python and C++, and comfortable contributing to large, long-lived codebases.
- Experience with behavior trees, state machines, task planners, hierarchical planning, or similar behavior-planning frameworks.
- Strong system-level understanding of how motion planning, object perception, controls, estimation, and hardware interact on real robots.
- Experience working with complex algorithms and data pipelines, with an ability to optimize for performance, robustness, and scalability.
- Experience collaborating closely with perception, planning, controls, hardware, product, or field teams.
- Strong ownership mindset with a focus on robustness, generalization, and real-world reliability.
Benefits
- 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
- Equity: Company stock options.
- Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
- Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
- Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Time Off: Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown. Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
- On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
- Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
- Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
- Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
- Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
- Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.
