Software Engineer, Robotics & Autonomous Systems

<p><strong>Software Engineer - Robotics &amp; Autonomous Systems</strong></p> <p>Scale's Robotics business unit is dedicated to solving the data bottleneck in Physical AI across Robotics, Autonomous Vehicles, and Computer Vision. In this role, you'll be a key contributor building production systems for robotics data collection, model training pipelines, and evaluation infrastructure. You'll have the opportunity to own critical parts of our robotics platform, work directly with cutting-edge robotics and AV customers, and shape the future of embodied AI systems.</p> <p><strong>You Will:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own and architect large-scale data processing pipelines for robotics and autonomous vehicle datasets</li> <li>Build ML training and fine-tuning pipelines using Scale's robotics data</li> <li>Work across backend (Python, <a href="http://node.js">Node.js</a>, C++) and frontend (React, TypeScript) stacks to build end-to-end solutions</li> <li>Develop tools and systems for robotics data collection, teleoperation, and model evaluation</li> <li>Interact directly with robotics and AV stakeholders to understand their technical needs and drive product development</li> <li>Build real-time systems for robotic control, sensor fusion, and perception pipelines</li> <li>Design comprehensive monitoring and evaluation frameworks for robotics models and data quality</li> <li>Collaborate with ML engineers and researchers to bring robotics research into production</li> <li>Deliver features at high velocity while maintaining system reliability and performance</li> </ul> <p><strong>Ideally, You Have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>3+ years of software engineering experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or related fields</li> <li>Strong programming skills in Python and TypeScript/Node.js for production systems</li> <li>Experience with React and modern frontend development for 3D interfaces</li> <li>Practical experience with robotics frameworks (ROS/ROS2), simulation environments, or AV syst