Robotics Algorithm Engineer (Optimization & Packing)

Location: On-site at MJHQ, 3-8-5 Tatsumi, Koto-Ku, Tokyo 135-0053, Japan

Work hours: 8:45–17:45 with a 60-minute break.

Company

hirify.global develops industrial automation platforms, including hirify.globalOS and hirify.globalController, combining perception, motion planning, control, and digital twins for autonomous robotic operations.

What you will do

• Design and implement algorithms for 3D bin packing, container and trailer loading, item placement, and space optimization.
• Develop spatial reasoning, 3D geometry, collision detection, and geometric data structures for crates, pallets, and containers.
• Integrate packing logic with hirify.globalOS real-time motion planning and digital-twin workflows.
• Collaborate with robotics, perception, systems, operations, product management, and customers to address physical and operational constraints.
• Profile, test, and optimize algorithms for real-time or near-real-time performance in high-throughput logistics environments.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Python and C++.
• Deep understanding of algorithms, computational geometry, spatial data structures, packing problems, or operations research.
• Experience with optimization frameworks or custom heuristics and solvers, including constraint or combinatorial optimization.
• Experience with mixed-SKU palletizing, container loading or unloading, or dynamic storage and packing systems.
• Professional working proficiency in English and availability for on-site work in Tokyo, Japan.

Nice to have

• Experience in logistics, warehouse automation, robotics, or supply chain systems.
• Familiarity with robotic control pipelines, motion-planning frameworks, or autonomous-system integration.
• Experience with 3D visualization tools or simulation frameworks.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on production-grade industrial robotics deployed in palletizing, picking, and depalletizing applications.
• Collaborative environment with open technical discussion, reviews, mentoring, and continuous learning.
• Salary revisions twice a year and performance-based bonuses.
• Weekends off, annual paid leave, maternity and childcare leave, and flexible public-holiday scheduling.
• Commuting allowance, Japanese social security, free buffet lunch, snacks and drinks, team dinner support, and gym access.
• Visa sponsorship and Japan relocation support, including flight tickets, shipping assistance, and housing support.

Hiring process

• Coding assessment.
• HR interview followed by one or two hiring manager interviews.
• Take-home assignment and feedback interview, if applicable.