Robotics Software Engineer

About the Company

Verne Robotics is building intelligent robotic arms that can learn new skills in hours, not months. Backed by Y Combinator and top-tier Silicon Valley investors, we’re turning physical AI into reality — helping industries facing critical labor shortages automate back-of-house tasks like packaging, kitting, and folding.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize robotics software in Python and C++ spanning device drivers, control interfaces, and high-level APIs
• Integrate and deploy ML policies (PyTorch) into visuomotor control loops
• Design and test training pipelines for policy learning including dataset preparation and augmentation
• Develop infrastructure for teleoperation and autonomy including real-time data streaming and WebRTC systems
• Prototype new robot capabilities by collaborating with hardware and research teams
• Systematically evaluate and test policies through lab trials and live customer POCs
• Contribute to cloud and edge scaling efforts using AWS-based data ingestion and IoT fleet management
• Take ownership of engineering projects end-to-end from architecture to field deployment

Requirements

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in computer science or related fields
• Strong programming skills in Python
• Solid experience with PyTorch and modern ML workflows
• Systems engineering skills including networking, concurrency, and performance
• 3+ years of full-time experience for B.S. holders or 1+ years for M.S./Ph.D. holders
• Experience with robotic arms or embedded systems (e.g., Arduinos, motors)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with real-time systems such as cameras, sensors, and streaming
• Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, IoT, WebRTC)