Software Engineer
Pivot Robotics8 months ago
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable software systems for production automation.
- Build libraries and services supporting motion planning, control, and perception pipelines.
- Architect interfaces between software components and hardware-facing systems.
- Develop vision and sensor-integration software for downstream planning and control stacks.
- Optimize software for performance, reliability, and deterministic behavior.
- Write readable, correct, maintainable, and testable Python code.
- Own code reviews, testing strategies, CI/CD, and release processes.
- Build simulation, testing, and tooling infrastructure for pre-deployment validation.
- Collaborate with robotics, controls, and hardware engineers to translate requirements into software abstractions.
- Contribute to architectural decisions as the software platform scales across customers and deployments.
Requirements
- B.S. in Computer Science or a related engineering field is required.
- Strong software engineering experience, especially in Python, is required.
- Experience designing and maintaining complex software systems such as services, libraries, APIs, or pipelines is required.
- Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and systems design is required.
- Proficiency with Git, debugging, testing frameworks, and modern development workflows is required.
- An M.S. in Computer Science or a related field is optional.
- Experience with hardware-interacting systems, real-time constraints, or external devices is optional.
- Familiarity with robotics, motion planning, control systems, or computer vision is helpful but not required.
- Experience with ROS or similar middleware is optional.
- Knowledge of performance optimization, concurrency, or distributed systems is optional.
- Experience deploying software to edge, embedded, or hybrid cloud environments is optional.
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents due to U.S. export control regulations (ITAR).
About Pivot Robotics
Pivot Robotics builds robotic systems and computer-vision software that automate visual quality assurance and surface finishing for manufacturers. The company sells and deploys production-floor solutions and supporting data infrastructure used in robotics, autonomy, and industrial IoT environments. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in San Francisco, it is privately held and serves factory operations for inspection and finishing steps.