On-Robot Data Infrastructure Software Engineer
Boston DynamicsWaltham, Massachusetts, United States
Posted September 23, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Boston Dynamics builds advanced mobile manipulation robots with remarkable mobility, dexterity perception and agility. We use sensor-based controls and computation to unlock the potential of complex mechanisms. Our world-class development teams develop prototypes for wild new concepts, do build-test-build engineering and field testing and transform successful designs into robot products. Our goal is to change your idea of what robots can do.
Job Description
We are looking for a creative and passionate On-Robot Data Infrastructure Software Engineer to build and extend the core technologies that make it possible for our robots to operate reliably in challenging environments.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional experience with production software development
- Proven expertise in C++ designing, developing, and optimizing high-performance system software
- Demonstrated understanding of file formats for data storage (Parquet, Avro, ORC) and in-memory representation (HDF5, Arrow)
- Solid understanding of concurrency and real-time systems for resource-constrained applications
- Strong network programming fundamentals, including experience using protobuf, GRPC, and flatbuffer for inter-process communication and network services
- A solid grasp of the Linux development environment, including experience with Git version control
- Proficiency in Python for rapid prototyping, tool development, and scripting to support robot operations
- A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field