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Software Engineer

Pivot Robotics· Engineering
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$120k - $160kFull-timePosted 9mo ago

About the role

Role focused on building and maintaining software for Pivot Robotics' AI-powered robot arms, with emphasis on motion planning, perception, and hardware integration for production automation.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable software systems for production automation
  • Build core libraries and services supporting motion planning, control, and perception pipelines
  • Architect clean interfaces between software components and hardware-facing systems
  • Develop vision and sensor-integration software that feeds downstream planning and control stacks
  • Optimize software for performance, reliability, and deterministic behavior where required
  • Write high-quality, testable Python code with strong emphasis on readability, correctness, and maintainability
  • Own software engineering best practices: code reviews, testing strategies, CI/CD, and release processes
  • Build simulation, testing, and tooling infrastructure to validate behavior prior to deployment
  • Collaborate with robotics, controls, and hardware engineers to translate system requirements into well-defined software abstractions
  • Contribute to architectural decisions as the software platform scales across customers and deployments

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Computer Science or a related engineering field
  • Strong software engineering experience, especially in Python
  • Experience designing and maintaining complex software systems (services, libraries, APIs, or pipelines)
  • Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and systems design
  • Proficiency with Git, debugging, testing frameworks, and modern development workflows
  • Ability to work independently on ambiguous problems in a fast-paced environment
  • Due to U.S. export control regulations (ITAR), this position is limited to U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents)

Skills

Required:PythonGit
Nice to have:AWSMachine LearningComputer Vision
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Pivot Robotics

AI for Robot Arms in Factories

Pivot Robotics makes AI software for robotic arms that helps manufacturers automate their most labor intensive tasks. We are starting out with the dangerous task of metal grinding and are currently deploying our software on 10+ robots in a cast-iron foundry.

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