(Senior) Software Engineer (m/f/d) Robotics

About the role

The AI Research Division of Agile Robots is looking for a dedicated (Senior) Software Engineer with experience in robotics. You are expected to have 2 to 5 years of experience in the field, showing proficiency in developing software for robotic hardware in the context of robotic learning. This position is at the intersection between AI and robotics with a focus on enabling high-quality training data collection for AI-based robot learning. Prior hands-on experience in these areas would be a significant plus.

Your Responsibilities

• System Design: Develop software systems for large-scale robotic data collection, ensuring reliability and scalability.
• Engineering Principles: Apply structured practices to build maintainable, modular, and testable codebases.
• Integration: Connect diverse robotic hardware platforms into unified data collection workflows.
• Sensors: Configure and synchronize input devices (e.g., cameras, force-torque sensors, motion trackers) for data acquisition.

Essential Skills

• Programming: Proficiency in Python; C++ experience is a strong advantage.
• ROS2/DDS: Practical experience enabling communication across distributed robotic systems.
• Deployment: Familiarity with containerization and CI/CD pipelines using Docker.
• Architecture: Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and software architecture.
• Data Handling: Experience with data schemas, visualization pipelines, and serialization formats (e.g., Protobuf, MCAP, lerobot).
• Development Process: Experience working in agile, iterative environments.

Beneficial Skills

• Teleoperation: Hands-on experience operating robots for data collection or demonstrations.
• Systems & Simulation: Knowledge of control architectures, sensor/actuator integration, UI workflows, and simulation tools (e.g., Isaac Sim, MuJoCo).
• AI & Research: Exposure to robotics AI models and serving frameworks, familiarity with VR/AR or Unity, and a track record of publications in Robotics, ML, or Computer Vision.

What we offer

• Dynamic high-tech company combined with financial soundness and world class investors.
• Join an interdisciplinary, international team with 60+ different nationalities in a collaborative work environment.
• Lots of development opportunities in the context of our continued growth.
• Challenging tasks and impactful projects alongside experts that enable professional and personal growth.
• Corporate Benefits Program that covers health, mobility and learning with 100 € net per month.
• Modern office facilites with a rooftop terrace overlooking Munich, free drinks & fruits, and regular company events contribute to a good working environment.

About us

Agile Robots SE is an international high-tech company based in Munich, Germany with a production site in Kaufbeuren and more than 2300 employees worldwide. Our mission is to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and robotics by developing systems that combine state-of-the-art force-moment-sensing and world-leading image-processing technology. This unique combination of technologies allows us to provide user-friendly and affordable robotic solutions that enable intelligent precision assembly.

This is made possible by our employees, who bring out the best in each and every day with creativity and enthusiasm. Become part of this team and shape the future of robotics with us!

We are proud of our diversity and welcome your application regardless of gender and sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, or disability.