Robotics Engineer
Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$150k - $225k + equityFull-timePosted 8mo ago
About the role
Autonomy-focused role developing humanoid robot autonomy, advising manufacturers on hardware interfaces, and advancing camera-based perception and locomotion for safe public interactions.
Responsibilities
- Work hands-on with robots that cost more than most cars
- Iterate on software deployed to customer's robots in the real world
- Advise humanoid robot manufacturers about sensor placement, hardware interfaces, and operational design
- Work on camera-based 3D perception: detection, tracking, gesture and body language understanding, and speaker identification
- Improve locomotion for walking safely in public environments
- Team up with animators to make the robot's movement, body language, and gestures more fluid and natural
Qualifications
- Robotics experience (self-driving cars, drones, humanoids, off-road robotics, or similar)
- Experience shipping products into the real world
- Strong C++ or Rust experience
- Comfortable working with and debugging hardware
- Excited to take high ownership of product features
Skills
Required:C++Rust
Nice to have:Python
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Lightberry
The social brain for robots.
We build brains for robots. We work with manufacturers like Unitree to make robots listen, speak, and act. You can program your robot out of the box by literally talking to it, no coding involved. Robots running Lightberry are emotionally intelligent, always on, and fully autonomous. Just like in Star Wars!
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