About the role

Senior Robotics Software Engineer leading design and development of complex robot behaviors at Agility Robotics. Working hands-on to expand humanoid robot’s capabilities through innovative autonomy solutions.

Responsibilities

Own the design and implementation of complex robot behaviors.
Lead behavior planning and execution design, including task decomposition, control flow, and failure handling.
Develop new autonomy capabilities that expand what the robot can reliably do in the real world.
Work closely with motion planning, controls, and perception engineers to integrate behaviors with underlying systems.
Design and implement new behaviors end-to-end, from initial concept through deployment.
Develop and evaluate new manipulation strategies for novel tasks, objects, and environments.
Support the integration of new end effectors, tools, and hardware capabilities into the behavior stack.
Generalize behaviors across tasks, object types, and environments to reduce custom logic.
Define what “production-ready” means for new behaviors and drive the validation strategy to meet reliability goals.
Debug complex system-level failures using logs, replay, and on-robot experimentation.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical direction and best practices within the team.

B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.
5+ years of professional experience developing robotics software, autonomy systems, or robot behaviors (or equivalent experience through advanced degrees and hands-on research).
Strong proficiency in Python; comfortable contributing to large, long-lived codebases.
Solid experience working in Linux-based development environments.
Hands-on experience designing robot behaviors, task planners, or autonomy systems.
Experience with behavior trees, state machines, task planners, or similar behavior-planning frameworks.
Experience with motion planning and behavior planning for robots or other autonomous systems, with a strong understanding of how these systems interact.
Experience working with complex algorithms and data pipelines, with an ability to optimize for performance, robustness, and scalability.
Strong system-level understanding of how motion planning, perception, and control interact on real robots.
Comfortable designing autonomy systems that operate under uncertainty and recover from failure.
Experience collaborating across perception, planning, controls, and hardware teams.
Comfortable operating at the system-design level while still being hands-on with implementation and on-robot testing.
Strong ownership mindset with a focus on robustness, generalization, and real-world reliability.

401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
Equity: Company stock options.
Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Time Off: Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown. Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.