Senior Robotics Software Engineer

At Path Robotics, we’re attacking a trillion dollar opportunity - doing things that have never been done before to support an industry hurting from a lack of skilled labor. Big, hard problems are what Path tackles every day, and our people are our greatest asset to get that job done. Our intelligent, hardworking team of people do the impossible every single day, yet remain incredibly kind, humble, and always ready to support one another.

We’re looking for a Senior Robotics Software Engineer with deep experience in C++ to lead the development of core systems powering our intelligent robotic platforms. In this role, you’ll architect and implement high-performance software at the intersection of real-time robotics and machine learning. You’ll take technical ownership of critical components, mentor team members, and help shape the future of our robotics software stack.

What You’ll Do

• Lead engineering best practices around code quality, testing, modularity, and documentation to improve team velocity and maintainability
• Design, implement, and optimize key components of our robotics software stack in C++ and Python
• Lead the integration of machine learning algorithms into real-time systems, ensuring low-latency, high-reliability performance
• Develop efficient and scalable data pipelines using Python and ML libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, NumPy, and scikit-learn
• Drive architectural decisions across perception, planning, and control systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (ML, hardware, product) to define and execute on roadmap goals
• Profile and optimize performance-critical code on CPU and GPU
• Ensure robust software quality through testing, code reviews, and best practices

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of professional experience in robotics or related domains
• Advanced proficiency in modern C++ (Python is a plus)
• Experience integrating machine learning models into embedded or real-time robotic systems
• Familiarity with robotics middleware (e.g., ROS, ROS2), motion planning, and hardware interfaces
• Solid grasp of system-level software design, concurrency, memory management, and optimization
• Comfortable operating in a Linux-based development environment

Team Player:

• Startup Energizer: The idea of joining a growing venture-backed startup excites you because you know your work will have an immediate and significant impact.
• Collaboration Champion: You thrive in a collaborative environment, working closely with others to achieve common goals and drive success.
• Mentorship Minded: You are passionate about helping peers, fostering best practices, and promoting continuous improvement within the team.
• Quality Advocate: You are dedicated to maintaining high standards of quality, shipping reliable and high-quality code that you can be proud of, knowing that good quality also enables fast delivery.

Who We Are

At Path Robotics we love coming to work to solve interesting and tough challenges but also because our ideas are welcomed and valued. We encourage unique thinking and are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Why You'll Love It Here

• Free lunch every day
• Flexible PTO
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• 6 weeks 100% paid parental leave plus an additional 6-8 weeks maternity leave for the birthing parent (12-14 weeks total)
• 401K through Empower
• Paid Referral Bonus