Software Engineer V, Applied ML Research

What the role actually is

Pickle Robot is hiring a senior applied ML researcher to own how its truck-unloading robot decides what to grasp and how to grasp it. The posting describes a small team working at the intersection of classical robotics and neural networks.

This is a staff-level software title, but the job is explicitly about applied ML research for physical robot manipulation.

• Set direction for grasp selection and manipulation ML in warehouse robots
• Fuse classical robotics methods with neural-network-based approaches
• Work on real systems that unload trucks and containers alongside warehouse teams
• Help expand autonomy toward broader logistics workflows over time

• Deep experience with ML systems and real robot platforms
• Strong judgment about manipulation, grasping, or physical AI methods
• Ability to choose approaches independently in a senior technical seat
• Interest in practical robotics problems inside logistics environments

Truck unloading is unglamorous but brutally real robotics. Pickle's role is compelling because it gives one person unusually clear ownership of a hard manipulation problem with immediate operational consequences.