Robot Software Engineer

Robot Software Engineer LocationMountain ViewEmployment TypeFull timeDepartmentSoftwareCompensation$175K – $280K • Offers EquityAt Rhoda AI, we’re building the next generation of generalist intelligent robots. We own the full robotics stack from high-performance hardware and robot systems to the infrastructure and state-of-the-art foundation world models that control our robots. Our robots are designed to be generalists capable of operating in complex, real-world environments and handling long-tail edge cases, made possible by our cutting edge research and end-to-end system design. We've raised over $450M and are investing aggressively in model research, infrastructure, hardware development, and manufacturing scale-up to make generalist robotics a reality.We're looking for a Robot Software Engineer to help build and maintain the broad software foundation that keeps our humanoid robots running. You'll work across the full onboard stack — from networking and communication infrastructure to perception and control integration, data collection pipelines, and the tooling that lets us continue to develop and improve our robots in the field.What You'll DoBuild and maintain the networking and communication infrastructure that connects onboard robot systems to each other, to the cloud, and to teleoperation and monitoring systemsOwn data collection pipelines that capture sensor, telemetry, and behavioral data from the robot and reliably upload it to cloud storage for model trainingBuild and maintain telemetry and observability systems — giving the team real-time visibility into robot health, system state, and field performanceDevelop internal tooling that accelerates robot software development: deployment pipelines, logging infrastructure, debugging tools, and field testing utilitiesContribute to perception and control integration — helping connect sensor pipelines, onboard models, and control systems into a cohesive, reliable stackSupport bring-up and field testing of new hardware revisions, debugging issues across the full onboard software stackCollaborate closely with ML, perception, and control engineers to ensure onboard systems meet the data quality and reliability requirements of model training and deploymentWhat We're Looking For3+ years of experience in robotics software engineering, embedded systems, or a closely related fieldStrong software engineering fundamentals in C++, Python, or RustExperience with networking, IPC, and communication protocols for hardware-software systems (e.g., gRPC, DDS, MQTT, WebSockets)Familiarity with cloud storage and data upload pipelines (e.g., AWS, GCP, S3, GCS)Experience with ROS/ROS2 or similar robotics middleware in production or research contextsAbility to debug across the full stack — from driver-level issues to application behavior on live hardwareComfort working directly with physical hardware in fast-moving, ambiguous environmentsNice to Have (But Not Required)Experience building telemetry and observability systems for embedded or edge platformsFamiliarity with perception pipelines or control systems and how they interact with the broader robot stackBackground in streaming systems or low-latency data transport for real-time robot operationExperience with over-the-air (OTA) software updates and deployment infrastructure for robot fleetsExposure to learned perception or control models and their integration into real-time robot stacksPrior work on early-stage hardware programs (prototype or pre-production robots)Why This RoleYour work is the connective tissue of the robot — the networking, data, and tooling infrastructure you build directly determines how fast the team can develop, debug, and improve our humanoids in the fieldWork across the full onboard stack alongside perception, control, and ML engineers on a platform that is pushing the frontier of what humanoid robots can doHigh ownership in a small, fast-moving team where your contributions shape the development velocity and...