OpenAI · 8 hours ago
Robotics Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$255K/yr - $325K/yr
5+ years expOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Robotics Software Engineer role involves designing, implementing, and optimizing software solutions across diverse robotics hardware to expand the robotics data collection and evaluation program.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Help develop and grow our 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
Qualification
Required
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++
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Fidji Simo
CEO, Applications
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
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