Titlesby GlyphRobotics Software Engineer a new title on company job boards
Engineering · Emerging · not on Hacker News yet · 33 open roles at 8 companies · median $223k
Writes the software that runs a robot or autonomous vehicle, such as control loops, path planning and robot skills, tested on the hardware.
Why it exists
Written by rule from our own data
First seen in our data in March 2025, in a company job-board posting from DoorDash. Today 33 open roles use the title at 8 companies, most of them in AI labs.
- PostingThe oldest Robotics Software Engineer posting we holdDoorDash, Mar 2025 · backs: first sighting
- PostingRobotics Software Engineer I/IIAgility Robotics, Oct 2026 · backs: an open posting with the title
Where it is posted
Sectors
- AI lab2
- Consumer1
Cities
- Los Angeles6
- San Francisco3
- Atlanta2
- Austin1
- Sydney, Australia1
- Melbourne, Australia1
Countries and remote
- United States28
- United Arab Emirates2
- Australia2
Posted pay
Middle half $188k to $256k, median $223k from 25 postings that state a base range (USD a year).
Who is hiring for it
Open postings on their own job boards, read 5h ago| # | Company | Open roles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anduril IndustriesA company hiring most for Systems Engineer and Test Engineer. | 26 | |
| 2 | 9 Mothers DefenseA company hiring most for Computer Vision Engineer and Robotics Software Engineer. | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Charge RoboticsA company hiring most for Robotics Software Engineer. | 1 | |
| 5 | 1 | ||
| 6 | GrayMatter RoboticsA company hiring most for Robotics Software Engineer and Robotics Engineer. | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 1 |
Open roles
8 of 33; company pages list the rest| Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Robotics Software Engineer I/II | Onsite- Salem, OR | $114k to $148k | |
| Senior Robotics Software EngineerAnduril IndustriesWaltham, Massachusetts, United States$191k to $253k | Anduril Industries | Waltham, Massachusetts, United States | $191k to $253k |
| Robotics Software Engineer9 Mothers DefenseAustin$100k to $270k | 9 Mothers Defense | Austin | $100k to $270k |
| Senior Robotics Software EngineerCharge RoboticsSan Leandro HQ$175k to $200k | Charge Robotics | San Leandro HQ | $175k to $200k |
| Robotics Software Engineer: Government ProjectsGrayMatter RoboticsLos Angeles - HQ$130k to $170k | GrayMatter Robotics | Los Angeles - HQ | $130k to $170k |
| Robotics Software Engineer | San Francisco | $255k to $325k | |
| Robotics Software Engineer - Labs, DoorDash Air | San Francisco, CA | $131k to $192k | |
| Robotics Software Engineer | San Francisco | Not stated |
Share of Hacker News hiring posts
3 posts since Apr 2011 · new in 6 monthsRelated titles
About this title
Writes the software that runs a robot or autonomous vehicle, such as control loops, path planning and robot skills, tested on the hardware.
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41 open postings titled "Robotics Software Engineer - Labs, DoorDash Air" or close to it at 8 companies (job-board scan, 2026-09-25). One of the postings. Not checked by hand yet.
Median posted salary $223k from 25 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.