Robotics Software Engineer I/II

Location: Onsite in Salem, Oregon, at least 4 days per week. All roles are U.S.-based, and applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.

Anticipated base salary: $114,000–$148,000 USD per year.

Company

hirify.global develops commercially deployed humanoid robots for warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain production-ready skills that support customer workflows for humanoid robots.
• Script robot behaviors using behavior trees, state machines, task planners, and the robot skill API.
• Apply classical and modern robotics approaches to implement behaviors for target tasks and domains.
• Prototype customer use cases and assess the feasibility of new robot skills.
• Define production-readiness criteria, test plans, and validation infrastructure.
• Reproduce failure cases, validate skills in simulation and on hardware, and occasionally travel to customer sites for deployment and tuning.

Requirements

• 2+ years of relevant research or industry experience, preferably with mobile manipulation robots.
• B.S. or M.S. in Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Python and experience with Linux systems.
• Hands-on interest in developing physical robot behaviors and iterating directly on hardware.
• Understanding of autonomous robotics from low-level control through high-level task planning.
• Current authorization to work in the United States is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with state machines, behavior trees, or other robot behavior control logic.
• Understanding of manipulation, motion planning, kinematics, or the MoveIt framework.
• Exposure to test-driven development, automated regression testing, and CI/CD workflows.
• Experience operating autonomous robots in customer environments or real-world deployments.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a 6% 401(k) company match and company stock options.
• Company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short- and long-term disability insurance from the first day.
• Paid parental leave, employee assistance support, and paid time off or vacation and sick leave depending on classification.
• Professional development, tuition reimbursement, relocation assistance for eligible roles, and an annual discretionary bonus for eligible roles.
• Catered lunches four times per week and snacks at Salem and Pittsburgh locations.