Software Engineer – Robotics & Systems

Path Robotics is redefining what's possible in autonomous welding. Our AI-powered robotic welding systems use advanced sensing and computer vision to adapt in real time — no fixtures, no programming, no limits. We’re building the future of manufacturing, and we’re looking for engineers who want to get their hands dirty doing it.

Path Robotics is redefining what's possible in autonomous welding. Our AI-powered robotic welding systems use advanced sensing and computer vision to adapt in real time — no fixtures, no programming, no limits. We’re building the future of manufacturing.

We’re looking for a Software Engineer with strong systems-level instincts and experience building software that interfaces directly with hardware. You’ll work across our sensing stack, robotic platform, and compute infrastructure — writing the code that lets our robots see, move, and think. This is a role for someone who’s comfortable working close to the metal: writing HALs, integrating sensors and actuators, and squeezing performance out of embedded compute platforms.

• Develop full-stack software for sensing and robotic systems, including HALs for cameras, laser sensors, and communication interfaces.
• Build and extend the software architecture that integrates robotic arms, welding systems, and peripheral hardware into a unified control stack.
• Design and implement robust device drivers, HALs, and ROS-based components for production robotic applications.
• Develop and optimize software for embedded compute platforms such as NVIDIA Jetson, including real-time and GPU-accelerated workloads.
• Work closely with hardware, firmware, and systems teams to bring up devices, debug issues across the stack, support deployments, and improve field performance.
• Drive software architecture decisions across robotics and perception systems.
• Design, implement, and optimize performance-critical components of the robotics and perception stack in C++ and Python.
• Develop and integrate 3D point cloud processing algorithms for weld joint perception, including registration, pose estimation, segmentation, and geometric reasoning.
• Lead the integration of machine learning models into real-time systems, ensuring low-latency, high-reliability performance.
• Design and implement gRPC/Protobuf service interfaces with attention to schema versioning and backward-compatible API evolution.
• Instrument perception systems for production observability, building telemetry pipelines that connect algorithmic metrics to business outcomes.

• 3–6 years of software engineering experience in robotics, automation, embedded systems, or a related field.
• Strong C++ skills in production environments, with working knowledge of Python for tooling, scripting, and testing.
• Hands‑on experience with ROS or ROS2 in deployed systems.
• Experience building HALs, device drivers, or other low-level software for sensors, actuators, and hardware peripherals.
• Comfortable with embedded Linux, cross-compilation, and working alongside hardware and firmware engineers to debug integrated systems.
• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering; title and compensation will be commensurate with experience.
• Solid grasp of system-level software design, concurrency, memory management, and optimization.
• Advanced proficiency in modern C++ and Python, with demonstrated experience building production services using gRPC and Protobuf.
• Experience with robotics or perception applications, including familiarity with ROS/ROS2, motion planning, and hardware interfaces is preferred.
• Proficient in Linux-based development; experience with Docker strongly preferred.

• Competitive salary and equity in a well-funded, high-growth robotics company.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Flexible PTO.
• Hands‑on, collaborative culture.
• Daily free lunch.
• 6 weeks fully paid parental leave, plus an additional 6–8 weeks for birthing parents (12–14 weeks total).
• Generous employee referral bonuses.

Path Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.