Robotics Software Engineer Intern, Simbe
2025 Spring or Summer
$70-120k
Office located in South San Francisco, CA
Autonomous shelf auditing and analytics solution
Open for applications
Autonomous shelf auditing and analytics solution
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$70-120k
Office located in South San Francisco, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To leverage AI and robotics in order to elevate the performance of retailers with real-time insights into inventory and operations.
Role
Who you are
- Currently in university for BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field - candidates closer to graduation are given preference
- Adept in C++ or Python programming -- the most important thing we care about is if you can code
- Candidates with an existing code portfolios, personal coding projects outside of school, past internship experience, and/or outstanding academic performance tend to be given preference
- Basic understanding of the Robot Operating System (ROS) and core concepts such as nodes, messages, topics, services, parameters, build system, etc
- Understanding of shell scripting (e.g. bash) is recommended but not required
- Rudimentary understanding of Git or other source control system
- Rudimentary experience working with Ubuntu or other Linux distributions
What the job involves
- In this internship, you will be working with our robot software engineering team for 3 months on the code that drives our Tally(TM) autonomous robots
- You will work in an exciting fast-paced Silicon Valley startup environment and work on all aspects of Tally including but not limited to navigation, perception, autonomous behaviors, hardware drivers, cloud integration, and infrastructure management
- You will be working extensively with the Robot Operating System (ROS) framework
- The internship will give you valuable experience to help forge you into a professional software engineer
- On completion of the internship, you will be ready to work on day 1 as a full-time software engineer at any ROS-based robotics company
- Exceptional interns will be given full-time position offers (if openings are available) with Simbe upon graduation from university
- Maintaining and extending the Tally software stack -- you will work on at least one major project during the internship period that will be presented to the entire organization at the end of the program
- Improving Tally's autonomy, navigation, perception, and human-robot interaction (HRI) behaviors
- Testing and integrating new hardware components including new sensors that will go into the next generation of Tally
- Evaluating third-party ROS packages for integration into our stack
- The internship requires relocation to the San Francisco Bay Area for the duration of the position and being present at our HQ in-person daily Monday through Friday
- Start date and end date are flexible as long as candidates are able to commit to a minimum of 3 contiguous months. However, we prefer the standard Fall (September-December), Spring (January-May), and Summer (June-August) periods to align with university semesters so that all interns start roughly at the same time as a "class"
Our take
Inventory management has never been the highlight of working in retail - it's a task that often feels like a chore. However, given its nature as a large-scale data collection and management endeavour, it's undeniably ripe for automation. Something Simbe Robotics is taking advantage of through its autonomous shelf auditing and analytics solution.
Distinguishing itself from competitors through its focus on front-of-store operations. Its automation solution enables retail associates to maintain optimal stocking levels, ensure product placement accuracy, and display correct price tags, all while enhancing the overall shopping experience.
Its accomplishments over the past year, including servicing top global retailers and processing billions of shelf photos and product analyses, showcase the company's commitment to delivering real value in the retail sector. Along with recent funding under its belt, Simbe is poised to expand its presence in the retail industry, sharing its vision to enhance the retail experience through AI and robotics with more partners worldwide.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2024
$50m
SERIES C
Jul 2023
$28m
SERIES B
Total funding: $104m
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health plans
- Culture of learning
- Flexible time off
Company HQ
Oyster Point, South San Francisco, CA
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Leadership
Brad Bogolea
(CEO)Previously Co-Founded i-conserve where they served as CEO. They then worked at Greenbox Technology and Silver Spring Networks as Product Manager before co-founding Simbe Robotics in 2013.
Mirza A. Shah
(CTO)Graduated from Penn State University with an M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering. They then went on to found the robotics company Emoto Robotics.
Jeff Gee
(CDO)Graduated from the Academy of Art University with an MFA in Industrial Design. Previously an Industrial Designer at Suitable Technologies and Willow Garage.
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