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Robotics Platform Engineer

United States, San Francisco 145000.00 - 200000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted February 20, 2026
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Formic is on a mission to reshape American manufacturing by making automation accessible to every factory. The Software Engineering Team builds and operates the systems that power Formic’s Robotics-as-a-Service platform. As a Robotics Platform Engineer, you will design and maintain the distributed software architecture that powers Formic’s next-generation robotic platforms. You will build the infrastructure that connects simulation, training, deployment, monitoring, and real-world execution into a unified production system. This role sits at the core of embodied AI deployment.

Job Responsibility

  • Design and maintain distributed robotics software architecture across edge and cloud environments
  • Build middleware and data pipelines supporting real-time robotic systems
  • Develop logging, replay, and observability tools for debugging and performance analysis
  • Build scalable data infrastructure to support AI training and dataset management
  • Implement model versioning, deployment, and rollback systems for robotic policies
  • Optimize performance and latency across distributed compute nodes
  • Develop CI/CD pipelines for simulation, hardware testing, and production releases
  • Enable reproducible experiments across simulation and real-world deployments
  • Support integration between perception, control, and learning subsystems

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in robotics software, autonomous systems, or high-performance distributed systems
  • Strong C++ and systems programming expertise
  • Experience with ROS2, DDS, and real-time Linux environments
  • Experience building distributed, latency-sensitive, or high-performance systems
  • Familiarity with GPU compute environments and ML training pipelines
  • Strong DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation experience
  • Experience supporting production-grade systems beyond research prototypes
  • Passion for building robust, scalable systems that operate in real-world environments

What we offer

  • Equity in Formic
  • Competitive & Uncapped Commission Structure
  • Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage
  • Additional Insurance Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Paid Parental Leave Program
  • Company-sponsored 401(k)
  • Home Office Stipend
  • Monthly Cell Phone Reimbursement
  • Flexible Time Off
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