Senior Robotics Engineer
$133,390 - $200,000/year
16 Oct 2025
Redwood City, CA, USA
About the job
About Dexterity:
At Dexterity, we believe robots can positively transform the world. Our breakthrough technology frees people to do the creative, inspiring, problem-solving jobs that humans do best by enabling robots to handle repetitive and physically difficult work.
We’re starting with warehouse automation, where the need for smarter, more resilient supply chains impacts millions of lives and businesses around the world. Dexterity's full-stack robotics systems pick, move, pack, and collaborate with human-like skill, awareness, and learning capabilities. Our systems are software-driven, hardware-agnostic, and have already picked over 15 million goods in production. And did we mention we’re customer-obsessed? Every decision, large and small, is driven by one question – how can we empower our customers with robots to do more than they thought was possible?
Dexterity is one of the fastest growing companies in robotics, backed by world-class investors such as Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Obvious Ventures. We’re a diverse and multidisciplinary team with a culture built on passion, trust, and dedication. Come join Dexterity and help make intelligent robots a reality!
Responsibilities:
- Develop novel motion planning, control algorithms, and manipulation strategies for robotics applications working with robotics software libraries such as Eigen, FCL (libcoal), and Pinocchio and other robotics software libraries
- Extend innovative methods into production systems and contribute to the company’s IP portfolio
- Improve motion planning, robot control, vision, and overall software performance using profiling tools like Perfeto, CProfile, and VizTracer
- Development and software optimization with programming in Python and C++ with expertise in multi-threading and concurrency
- Build, deploy, and monitor scalable robotic solutions using Kubernetes, Docker, ArgoCD, and CI/CD pipelines
- Analyzing operational data by building dashboards and monitoring systems with tools such as Grafana, Kibana, SQL and Excel/Sheets
- Work closely with hardware, software, and product teams to deliver robust, scalable robotic systems
- Translate customer and product requirements into actionable engineering designs
- Provide technical vision, mentor engineers, and foster a culture of innovation and excellence; and Support hiring and growth of talent while ensuring strategic alignment across stakeholders.
Requirements:
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, or Robotics Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, or related field, or foreign degree equivalent; plus 2 years of industry experience in robotics or related domains.
- Experience must include: Programming in Python and C++ with expertise in multi-threading and concurrency; Motion planning, control algorithms, manipulation strategies, and system performance tuning
- Working with robotics software libraries such as Eigen, FCL (libcoal), and Pinocchio; Building, deploying, and monitoring scalable robotic solutions using Kubernetes, Docker, ArgoCD, and CI/CD pipeline; and Analyzing operational data by building dashboards and monitoring systems with tools such as Grafana, Kibana, SQL and Excel/Sheets.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Base pay is one element of our Total Rewards package which may also include comprehensive benefits and equity etc., depending on eligibility. The annual base salary range for this position is from $133,390 to $200,000. The actual base pay offered will be determined on factors such as years of relevant experience, skills, education etc. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
