# Robotics Software Engineer

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Embedded Engineering
**Salary:** $255k – $325k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Rust, C++, Robotics, Industrial Automation, Hardware Integration, Robot Control Interfaces, Data Collection Systems, Cross-Functional Collaboration
**Posted:** 2026-06-05

> Design, implement, and optimize software for robotics data collection and evaluation. Integrate hardware platforms and develop automation tools in a multidisciplinary team.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Develop and grow data collection labs, owning the entire integration lifecycle from identifying and sourcing new hardware to collaborating with mechanical and electrical engineers on setup, software integration, and operational deployment.
- Develop innovative robot control interfaces suited to a variety of morphologies, environments, and tasks.
- Collaborate closely with research and engineering teams to develop automation tools and machinery that facilitate the evaluation of advanced robotic policies.
- Lead the design and implementation of data collection, visualization, and quality control processes.

## Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience developing and shipping production-quality systems in robotics or hardware-integrated environments.
- Extensive experience integrating and deploying industrial automation systems, off-the-shelf robotics platforms, or custom hardware into production environments.
- Hands-on experience delivering production-quality software within collaborative, cross-functional engineering teams.
- Strong proficiency in Rust or C++.

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