Bonsai Robotics · 3 months ago
Staff Robotics Software Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expBonsai Robotics is dedicated to enhancing agricultural equipment efficiency through semi-autonomous robotic machinery. They are seeking a highly skilled Staff Robotics Software Engineer to develop software for off-road autonomous systems, providing technical leadership and ensuring the integration of autonomy features in real-world agricultural applications.
AgricultureAgTechIndustrial AutomationMachinery ManufacturingRobotics
Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership across autonomy modules, mentor junior engineers, and help shape long-term autonomy architecture
Develop autonomy algorithms enabling precise, robust navigation of outdoor vehicles in variable terrain and degraded-GNSS environments
Integrate sensors with hardware teams, selecting and calibrating the right systems for off-road operation
Design, test, and maintain autonomy stack components for route following, obstacle avoidance, and safety-critical behaviors
Validate via simulation and field testing, analyzing issues and rapidly deploying improvements
Collaborate with field ops and customers, ensuring autonomy features address real-world agricultural use cases
Stay current with research in robotics and autonomous systems, and help translate innovations into practical deployments
Document code, algorithms, and specs; contribute to customer-facing technical materials
Qualification
Required
Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field, with 5+ years of industry experience, ideally in robotics or autonomous systems
Proficiency in C++, Python, ROS2, and/or other robotics programming frameworks
Strong background in at least one of: Calibration, Sensor Fusion, Planning, Control, or Collision Detection
Proven experience developing safety-critical software and delivering solutions for large-scale deployments
Hands-on experience with GPS, camera, LIDAR, and other sensors commonly used in autonomous platforms
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams, with strong debugging, testing, and problem-solving skills, and excellent communication abilities
Company
Bonsai Robotics
Bonsai Robotics provides vision-based automation solutions for off-road vehicles, such as agricultural machines.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$25.5MKey Investors
Bison VenturesAcre Venture Partners
2025-01-28Series A· $15M
2023-10-02Seed· $10.5M
Leadership Team
Ugur Oezdemir
Chief Technology Officer
Brendan Dowdle
Chief Business Officer
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