Robotics Software Engineer

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Formic

Compensation

$145,000 - $200,000/year

San Francisco || Oakland, CA

Hybrid

Posted March 27, 2026

Job Description

Who we are:

Formic is on a mission to reshape American manufacturing by making automation accessible to every factory. As labor constraints rise, costs increase, and global competition intensifies, automation is no longer optional for manufacturers that want to stay competitive.

We deliver automation through a Robotics-as-a-Service model that combines industrial robotics, proprietary software, and full-service support into a single, integrated solution. By removing the traditional barriers of cost, complexity, and risk, we enable manufacturers to deploy automation quickly and realize measurable gains in throughput, safety, and operational efficiency without large upfront capital investment.

Backed by leading investors including Lux Capital, Initialized Capital, Blackhorn Ventures, and Mitsubishi HC Capital North America, Formic is scaling rapidly and building the foundation for a new era of high-performance, Made in America production.

About the team:

The Software Engineering Team builds and operates the systems that power Formic’s Robotics-as-a-Service platform.

Engineering focuses on ensuring deployed systems are observable, resilient, and remotely diagnosable at scale. The team builds production-grade edge and cloud systems that support reliable data collection, remote troubleshooting, live video streaming, and continuous system improvement.

This work directly impacts fleet uptime, service efficiency, and customer outcomes by ensuring Formic’s monitoring and control infrastructure remains scalable, reliable, and continuously evolving.

About this role:

As a Robotics Computer Vision Engineer, you will:

Design and implement perception systems for advanced robotic platforms
Develop 3D perception pipelines using RGB-D, stereo, and multi-camera systems
Build object detection, segmentation, and pose estimation systems
Design camera calibration and sensor synchronization pipelines
Optimize real-time GPU-based vision systems
Integrate perception with manipulation and control systems
Improve robustness under industrial lighting and cluttered environments
Contribute to dataset generation and model training

What makes you a great fit:

5+ years experience in computer vision for robotics or autonomous systems
Strong background in 3D geometry and multi-view perception
Experience deploying CV systems on real robotic platforms
Proficiency in Python and C++
Experience with PyTorch or similar frameworks
Experience with ROS and real-time robotic systems
Experience supporting production-grade systems beyond research prototypes
Based in or willing to relocate to the Greater San Francisco Bay Area and able to work 5 days per week from Formic’s Oakland, CA office

Our Total Rewards:

At Formic, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported both professionally and personally. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits and perks package for full-time, U.S.-based team members, including:

Equity in Formic: Participate in our stock option program and share in the success of a fast-growing start-up backed by leading global investors
Competitive & Uncapped Commission Structure: Designed to reward performance and impact in commission-eligible roles

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