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Pronto · 1 week ago

Robotics Systems Engineer

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

2+ years exp

Pronto is looking for a Robotics Engineer who excels at system-level debugging and end-to-end feature delivery for autonomous vehicles. The role involves developing, testing, and deploying features for autonomous trucks, while also serving as a technical lead during deployments and coordinating across teams in critical environments.

Computer Software

Work & Life Balance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop, integrate, and validate autonomy features (software + tests) for real-world autonomous vehicle operation

Own system-level debugging: diagnose issues across sensors, compute, networking, controls, and software stacks using logs, metrics, and on-vehicle tools

Lead technical execution for deployments: drive bring-up plans, communicate technical requirements, identify risks, and coordinate fixes with engineering and operations

Support field deployments in mission-critical environments, including periodic travel to customer sites and hands-on on-vehicle debugging

Bring up and integrate new truck platforms: work with hardware and integration teams to add sensors and vehicle signals, calibrate systems, and tune performance

Collaborate across disciplines (hardware, operations, safety, product) to deliver robust, safe, and maintainable autonomy behavior

Travel note: This role requires periodic travel to customer sites (up to 10%)

Schedule note: Some schedule flexibility may be required during deployments

Qualification

PythonC++Robotics engineeringSystem-level debuggingSoftware designRobotics conceptsCommunication skillsCollaboration skillsProject leadership

Required

2+ years of professional (non-internship) software development experience

Strong programming skills in at least one modern language (Python, C++, Java, or C#); experience with object-oriented design and building maintainable systems

Proven robotics engineering experience with evidence of system-level ownership (e.g., integration, debugging, performance tuning, field support, or deployments)

Ability to design and debug software systems with strong diagnostics (structured logging/metrics, fault isolation, testability) that scale beyond a single vehicle

Working knowledge of core robotics concepts and math (e.g., state estimation/Kalman filtering, localization, planning, controls)

Comfort operating in ambiguity—able to define scope, interfaces, milestones, and success criteria to drive a problem to completion

Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to explain technical trade-offs to non-technical partners

Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects through planning, execution, and deployment

Preferred

Experience deploying autonomy/robotics systems in the field (on-call or deployment rotations, safety-critical troubleshooting, or customer-site support)

Experience with any of: sensor fusion, safety systems, camera pipelines, ML for perception, vehicle interfaces (CAN), calibration workflows

Familiarity with robotics tooling and infrastructure (Linux, Git, CI/CD, simulation/test harnesses)

Company

Pronto

Pronto delivers off-road autonomous haulage systems specifically engineered for a variety of rugged and industrial environments.

Founded in 2018

San Francisco, California, USA

11-50 employees

https://pronto.ai/

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