Software Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Remote, South Korea

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous cleaning robots and software for managing a global fleet of robotic systems.

What you will do

• Design and implement modular behavior tree architectures for robust robot decision-making.
• Develop and optimize global planning algorithms such as A*, D*, RRT*, and PRM for dynamic environments.
• Design and tune local planners and controllers, including MPC, TEB, and DWA, for safe and smooth robot motion.
• Optimize planning and control systems for real-time performance and control-loop timing guarantees.
• Collaborate with SLAM and Perception engineers on navigation, mapping, and sensor integration.
• Develop test cases for algorithms and software in simulated and real-world environments, and maintain implementation and test documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field; a relevant PhD is also considered.
• 3+ years of industry experience developing and deploying behavior, planning, and control systems for autonomous robots.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python development on Linux.
• Experience with ROS1 or ROS2 and behavior planning frameworks such as BehaviorTree.CPP.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, kinematics, dynamics, control theory, and global and local path planning.
• Experience with sensors such as LiDAR, RGBD cameras, and IMUs, plus strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Experience applying reinforcement learning to behavior, planning, or control.
• Experience optimizing software for embedded hardware such as Jetson or ARM platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote full-time position within the Research & Development department.
• Independent ownership of deliverables and close collaboration with engineering specialists.
• Opportunity to contribute to autonomous systems deployed in real-world cleaning operations.