Boston Dynamics

About the Company

Boston Dynamics builds advanced mobile manipulation robots with remarkable mobility, dexterity perception and agility. We use sensor-based controls and computation to unlock the potential of complex mechanisms. Our world-class development teams develop prototypes for wild new concepts, do build-test-build engineering and field testing and transform successful designs into robot products. Our goal is to change your idea of what robots can do.

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Company Name

Boston Dynamics

Job Title

Robotics Software Engineer- Stretch

Job Description

**Job Title** Robotics Software Engineer – Stretch **Role Summary** Design, develop, and optimize autonomous mobile manipulation software for the Stretch robot, enabling efficient warehouse operations such as trailer unloading, palletizing, and order building. **Expectations** - Daily work in a C++ code base. - Multi‑domain engineering: integrate with perception, controls, safety systems, conveyors, and warehouse management systems. - Deliver reliable, high‑performance, and scalable software with rigorous testing and profiling. **Key Responsibilities** - Design high‑level task planning and decision‑making for mobile manipulation. - Build robust sequential pipelines for varied freight configurations and autonomous fault recovery. - Solve integration challenges with external systems (conveyors, safety, WMS, sorters). - Ensure software reliability, performance, and scalability through testing, profiling, and optimization. - Troubleshoot and debug complex production‑level issues. - Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (perception, controls, product management) to translate requirements into technical solutions. **Required Skills** - Proficiency in C++ programming. - Experience with robotic systems development and debugging. - Familiarity with finite state machines, behavior trees, or equivalent state representations. - Knowledge of grasping/manipulation, navigation, motion planning, or localization. - Experience with machine vision/perception and off‑board safety systems is highly desirable. - Strong problem‑solving, analytical, and profiling skills. **Required Education & Certifications** - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, *or* equivalent experience. - Minimum 1–2 years of experience as a robotics software engineer, *or* a Master’s degree in a relevant discipline. - Eligible to work in the United States. - No visa sponsorship provided.

Waltham, United states

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18-03-2026