Robotics Software Engineer I/II

About the Role

We are looking for a hands-on Robotics Software Engineer to join our Skills team, focused on developing, testing, validating, and integrating robot skills into real customer workflows. In this role, you will operate at the boundary between prototype and production, working directly with our humanoid robot to evaluate performance, root-cause failures, and improve behaviors. You will be hands-on with hardware nearly every day, helping bring new customer workflows online and ensuring existing deployments remain reliable. You will define test plans, execute experiments, and validate that our behaviors meet autonomy and performance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Develop Behaviors for Humanoid Robots & Integrate into Workflows

Develop and maintain the core library of production-ready skills that form the foundation of customer workflows.

Script new skills using behavior trees, state machines, or task planners, defining control flow logic and behavior sequencing.

Deploy classical as well as modern robotics paradigms to implement robot skills to complete a variety of tasks in target domains

Build and maintain workflows using the robot’s skill API.

Prototype new skills and customer use cases to assess their feasibility.

Testing, Validation & Deployment

Define what “production-ready” means for each skill or workflow and design the test plans and infrastructure to validate it.

Recreate corner cases from logs and failures into repeatable tests.

Validate new skills and workflows both in simulation and on hardware before release.

Travel occasionally (<10%) to customer sites to assist in deployment, perform hands-on validation, and support tuning efforts.

About You

2+ years of relevant experience, including research-level and industry experience, preferably applied to mobile manipulation robots

You have a B.S. or M.S. in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.

You are proficient in Python and write clean code.

You have experience with Linux systems.

You are excited about developing physical robot behaviors, not just running simulations. You enjoy getting your hands dirty, iterating on hardware, and watching your work come to life in the field.

You are curious about how autonomous robots work end-to-end, from low-level control to high-level task planning, and want to help bridge the gap between behavior design and real-world deployment.

You have a strong sense of ownership and pride in the reliability of your work. You sweat the details and are always looking to eliminate failure modes.

Bonus Qualifications

Prior experience scripting robot behaviors using state machines, behavior trees, or other control flow logic.

Understanding of robot manipulation, motion planning, and kinematics (e.g., familiarity with MoveIt framework).

Exposure to test-driven development, automated regression testing, and CI/CD workflows.

Experience operating autonomous robots in customer environments or real-world deployments.

Location

This an onsite (minimum 4 days per week) position based out of one of our Salem, OR office.

The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Agility Robotics is a multi-state employer and this salary range may not reflect positions who work in other locations. These ranges may be modified in the future.

Anticipated Base Salary Range

$114,000—$148,000 USD