Staff Robotics Software Engineer, Dexterity

$180-220k

+ Equity

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

C++

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Redwood City, CA

Physical AI-powered industrial superhumanoids for large enterprises

Job no longer available

Physical AI-powered industrial superhumanoids for large enterprises

101-200 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseLogisticsManufacturingRoboticsSupply ChainSaaS

Job no longer available

$180-220k

+ Equity

Docker

Kubernetes

Linux

C++

Senior and Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Redwood City, CA

101-200 employees

B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseLogisticsManufacturingRoboticsSupply ChainSaaS

Company mission

To help people thrive and grow by freeing them to do work that humans do best, by transforming the world to make work more purposeful.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

The role requires advanced knowledge of mechatronics devices, distributed systems, real-time systems, performance optimization and test strategies
The ideal candidate will have developed and supported real-time applications in C++ that have been in production for multiple years
Strong knowledge of the entire software toolchain is essential
We are very interested in candidates that have previously worked at a startup or other fast-paced environment on technically challenging projects
In order to thrive in this role you will have significant experience with developing, debugging and improving production systems. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential to the role
MS or PhD in Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
Expert level knowledge with EtherCAT, CAN and CANopen
Experience with motor control, peripherals and sensors and HW in the industrial or automotive domain
Experience with hardware systems, their idiosyncrasies, and interfacing with SW
7+ years of experience using Modern C++ in production
Knowledge of multi-threaded, non-blocking and asynchronous programming
Delivering highly performant, real-time software
Knowledge of Linux, real-time operating systems
Proficiency with C++ toolchain (build & CI tools, compilers, debuggers, profilers)
Strong oral and written communication skills

Desirable

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Awareness of mechatronics devices and tools in AV and Robotics spaces

What the job involves

As a hands-on Mechatronics Engineer you will be responsible for the architecture of the Dexterity Mechatronics Software stack
This means you will choose, validate, and build the SW interface for all hardware devices
You will work with a talented team of software engineers to implement mechatronics software to meet the quality, performance, observability and real-time characteristics required by our intelligent warehouse robotics applications
Other duties involve analyzing requirements, reviewing code, mentoring other developers and communicating best practices via documents. The role also empowers you to evaluate new technologies and recommend new tools/components to improve our solutions
Other duties involve analyzing requirements, reviewing code, mentoring other developers and communicating best practices via documents
The role also empowers you to evaluate new technologies and recommend new tools/components to improve our solutions

Our take

Dexterity emerged from stealth at an opportune, albeit tough, time in 2020, just as an accelerating labour crunch drove major demand for automated solutions in factories and warehouses. The company managed a major fundraise and immediately moved on to bigger and better things: expanding into the Japanese market, partnering with supply chain automation leader Dematic and achieving unicorn status with a greater than $1 billion valuation.

Unlike other companies which are fixated on developing increasingly sophisticated, more human-like robots, Dexterity takes a comparatively simple hardware approach. Its machines take care of highly repetitive tasks, while its SaaS platform shares everything it learns with each robot, amplifying intelligence across the fleet. Rather than seeking to replace human workforces it aims to augment them, freeing skilled workers for more complex tasks.

Considering that the worldwide labour shortage is heavily impacting the industrial sector, Dexterity is in a promising position to continue its upward trajectory over the next few years. Indeed, its recent partnerships with Sumitomo to supply 1,500 Dexterity robots in their warehouses and with FedEx for autonomous trailer loading are encouraging signs of things to come for the company.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

1% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.4)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)

Mar 2025

$95m

LATE VC

Oct 2021

$140m

SERIES B

Total funding: $291.2m

Company HQ

Redwood City, CA

Leadership

Samir Menon

(Founder & CEO)

Samir holds a Ph.D in Computer Science from Stanford University. He was previously a Software Design Engineer at Microsoft India R&D before Founding Dexterity in 2017.

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