# Software Engineer - Company: [Pivotrobotics]() - Location: San Francisco - Team: Engineering - Employment type: Full Time - Posted: January 12, 2026 ## Job description ### Responsibilities * Design, implement, and maintain robust, scalable software systems for production automation * Build core libraries and services supporting motion planning, control, and perception pipelines * Architect clean interfaces between software components and hardware-facing systems * Develop vision and sensor-integration software that feeds downstream planning and control stacks * Optimize software for performance, reliability, and deterministic behavior where required * Write high-quality, testable Python code with strong emphasis on readability, correctness, and maintainability * Own software engineering best practices: code reviews, testing strategies, CI/CD, and release processes * Build simulation, testing, and tooling infrastructure to validate behavior prior to deployment * Collaborate with robotics, controls, and hardware engineers to translate system requirements into well-defined software abstractions * Contribute to architectural decisions as the software platform scales across customers and deployments ### Minimum Qualifications * B.S. in Computer Science or a related engineering field * Strong software engineering experience, especially in Python * Experience designing and maintaining complex software systems (services, libraries, APIs, or pipelines) * Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and systems design * Proficiency with Git, debugging, testing frameworks, and modern development workflows * Ability to work independently on ambiguous problems in a fast-paced environment * Due to U.S. export control regulations (ITAR), this position is limited to U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents) ### Optional Qualifications * M.S. in Computer Science or a related field * Experience working on systems that interact with hardware, real-time constraints, or external devices * Familiarity with robotics, motion planning, control systems, or computer vision (helpful but not required) * Experience with ROS or similar middleware * Knowledge of performance optimization, concurrency, or distributed systems * Experience deploying software to edge, embedded, or hybrid cloud environments ## Apply [Apply on Pivotrobotics]() Canonical job page: