Serve Robotics · 3 weeks ago
Lead Robotics Software Engineer, Behavior Planning
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$190K/yr - $230K/yr
7+ years expServe Robotics is reimagining how things move in cities with their sidewalk robot designed for efficient deliveries. The Lead Robotics Software Engineer, Behavior Planning will define the technical strategy and oversee the behavior planning for autonomous robots, ensuring reliability and compliance as the business expands.
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Responsibilities
Design and implement advanced behavior planning and control for autonomous sidewalk robots in complex urban environments
Architect mission/route ingestion at the robot level and integrate it with mapping, perception, prediction, planning, and control
Build and own the behavior layer (state machine/behavior tree) for cruise, overtake, peek/yield, and stop/move-to-side behaviors
Define lane selection and speed governance (right/center/road-side) with safety envelopes, comfort limits, and social etiquette
Instrument the stack with structured telemetry (option costs, clearances, interventions) and define KPIs and dashboards for release gating
Drive improvements to the robot’s ability to handle failure scenarios, correct inefficiencies, and compose low-level robotic skills into high-level, goal-directed behaviors
Lead testing and validation efforts in both simulation and real-world deployments, ensuring planning systems are reliable, safe, and performant
Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation of algorithms, codebases, interfaces, and system designs to support cross-team collaboration and long-term maintainability
Qualification
Required
Phd/Master's degree in Robotics, AI, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field
7+ years of experience in a Robotics or AI related engineering role
Strong foundation in behavior planning methods, including state machines, behavior trees, policy learning, and probabilistic planning
Proficiency in C++14/17 and Python; solid systems skills (concurrency, memory, performance)
Proven experience debugging and resolving long-tail edge cases in real-world autonomous systems through targeted behavior planning strategies
Proficient in writing efficient, scalable, and robust code in C++ and Python
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly across teams
Preferred
3+ years technical leadership/architecture experience
Hands-on experience with motion planning and control algorithms for autonomous mobile robots
Background in integrating learning based motion planners with traditional planning pipelines for adaptive, real-time behavior
Experience with social navigation policies, occlusion reasoning, probabilistic prediction, and risk-aware planning
Proven ability to design and scale simulation environments using tools like NVIDIA Isaac Sim for development and validation of onboard autonomy
Experience with modern software development workflows, including the Bazel build system and CI/CD pipelines for deploying production-grade autonomy stacks
Company
Serve Robotics
Serve Robotics is an autonomous robotic delivery company that develops AI-powered sidewalk delivery robots.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$394MKey Investors
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2025-10-10Post Ipo Equity· $100M
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2024-12-01Post Ipo Equity· $86M
Leadership Team
Ali Kashani
Co-founder & CEO
Dmitry Demeshchuk
Co-Founder and VP of Software
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