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Software Engineer, Physical AI

Encord· Engineering
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Hybrid (San Francisco)Full-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Frontend/backend full-stack role building tools for the Physical AI data stack, including high-performance 3D rendering, data pipelines, and visualization to support robotics and autonomous systems.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain high-performance frontend experiences, including rendering complex 3D scenes with thousands of objects at smooth frame rates
  • Work across the full stack — from backend data pipelines and storage systems to frontend visualization and interaction
  • Take end-to-end ownership of projects, from product and architectural decisions through to deployment, monitoring, and measuring user impact
  • Work with visual, spatial, and sensor data to make sense of the physical world
  • Tackle complex domains at massive scale using simple, well-crafted solutions
  • Take initiative, be proactive in problem-solving, and continuously seek improvements

Qualifications

  • Strong full-stack engineering experience, with a particular strength in complex, high-performance frontend work
  • Experience with 3D rendering, WebGL, or similar technologies for visualising spatial/sensor data is a strong plus
  • Proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript; experience with React a plus
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (GCP preferred) and containerised deployment (Kubernetes)
  • Experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or Physical AI is a plus

Skills

Required:Full-stack software engineering
Nice to have:3D rendering/WebGL

Benefits

  • Competitive salary, commission, and meaningful equity in a high-growth startup
  • Clear, accelerated growth opportunities as the company scales rapidly
  • Strong in-person culture: 4–5 days/week in our North Beach loft office
  • Flexible PTO to fully recharge
  • 18 paid vacation days in the U.S. plus federal holidays
  • Annual learning & development budget
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Frequent travel opportunities across the U.S., London, and Europe
  • Bi-annual company offsites, twice-weekly team lunches, and monthly socials
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Building the data backbone for the (artificial) intelligence…

Encord is the leading data platform for AI. We help top AI teams get models into production faster with human-in-the-loop workflows for labeling and RLHF, infrastructure for data-centric model testing, and powerful data curation and management.

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