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Senior Software Engineer, Robotics

Berkshire Grey

Berkshire Grey

Software Engineering
Bedford, MA, USA
Posted on Sep 5, 2025

About the Job:

Berkshire Grey is a leader in the field of AI and robotics, providing innovative solutions for e-commerce, retail replenishment, and logistics. Our technology automates complex pick, pack, and sort operations.

In the role of Senior Software Engineer, Robotics, focusing on manipulation, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the capabilities of our robotic solutions. Your work will involve developing advanced software that enables robots to interact with their environments in completing complex, real-world tasks.

Responsibilities:


  • Design, develop, and support advanced robotic manipulation software deployed in production environments.

  • Create high-performance software solutions for robotic manipulation, focusing on motion planning, kinematics, control strategies and motion execution, to enhance the robotic solutions.

  • Utilize and extend simulation software environments to test and refine manipulation development, ensuring expected and robust performance.

  • Work closely with hardware engineers, product managers, and other software teams to integrate capabilities into our broader robotic systems.

  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.

  • Communicate technical priorities and status.

Minimum Qualifications:


  • Bachelor’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science, or a closely related field.

  • 4+ years professional software development experience in a production environment.

  • Strong development expertise in Python.

  • Understanding of parallel/distributed systems and asynchronous/concurrent programming.

  • Experience with development and integration of drivers for robotic hardware, particularly robotic arms.

  • Experience in developing APIs and SDKs for robotic systems.

  • Experience in developing RESTful interfaces, gRPC services/clients, etc.

  • Familiarity with system design and design patterns.

  • Experience with Git, code reviews, and automated testing (unit, integration, and hardware-in-the-loop).

  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:


  • Master’s degree in Robotics, Computer Science or a closely related field.

  • 6+ years of experience in software development in a production environment.

  • Experience with ROS/ROS2.

  • Experience in designing and implementing software and algorithms for motion planning, motion execution, multi-arm coordination, robotic kinematics, and/or environment representation.

  • Familiarity with robotics simulation tools and test environments.

  • Familiarity with the Linux ecosystem.

  • Familiarity with Python’s asyncio library.

  • Programming experience in C++.

  • Experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).

Why Berkshire Grey?

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI-powered robotic solutions that are transforming the supply chain and logistics industry.
  • A culture of innovation and collaboration, with a commitment to professional development and growth.
  • Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.

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