Pickle Robot Company · 12 hours ago
Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Perception
Charlestown, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$156K/yr - $175K/yr
5+ years expPickle Robot Company is a fast-growing, VC-backed robotics company focused on automating the unloading of trucks using AI and robotics. They are seeking a Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Perception to design and implement a multi-sensor perception engine that enables their robots to navigate and manipulate objects reliably in complex environments.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Industrial ManufacturingRobotics
Responsibilities
Architect a Hybrid Perception Stack: You will design and implement a scalable perception architecture that leverages C++ for high-throughput, low-latency processing and Python for novel feature developments, ensuring seamless inter-process communication
Build Multi-Sensor Pipelines: You will build robust pipelines to fuse disparate data streams (RGB, Depth, LiDAR, Odometry) into a unified 3D world model, handling time synchronization and spatial alignment challenges to deliver a single source of truth for the robot
Optimize Data Throughput: You will identify bottlenecks in the data path—from driver level to decision—optimizing memory management and serialization in C++ to feed Python inference engines without stalling the control loop
Hardening for the Real World: You will turn research-grade sensor setups into production-grade systems, handling edge cases like sensor dropouts, occlusion, and lighting changes to guarantee 99.9% system uptime
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in robotics software engineering
Proven experience building mixed-language (C++/Python) stacks for robotics systems
Hands-on experience with sensor stacks, including RGB-D cameras, LiDARs, and IMUs
Strong foundation in 3D coordinate transforms and linear algebra
You are a 'full-stack' robotics engineer. You don't just write the algorithm; you care about the driver that feeds it and the API that consumes it
You can articulate architectural trade-offs to drive the best system-level decisions
Expert in Modern C++ (17) and Python, with deep knowledge of binding and interfacing implementations (e.g., nanobind, interprocess communication), Linux (Ubuntu), Docker, CMake, and CI/CD pipelines for robotics
Benefits
Health, dental, & vision insurance
Unlimited vacation
All federal and state holidays
401K contributions of 5% your salary
Travel supplies
Other items to make your working life more fun, comfortable, and productive
Company
Pickle Robot Company
We believe the best working experience is one where machines do the heavy lifting and people do the problem solving.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$102.45MKey Investors
RanpakHyperplane
2024-11-11Series B· $50M
2024-05-03Series B· $15M
2022-11-15Series A· $26M
Leadership Team
Andrew Meyer
CEO
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Dan Paluska
Co-founder, VP of Robotics
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