Robotics Platform Software Engineer, DeepMind at Google

Compensation · Listed in posting

$174,000 – $252,000/yr

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Oct 1, 2026

Description

Google DeepMind is hiring a Robotics Platform Software Engineer to architect and implement the end-to-end hardware-facing software stack for embodied AI systems. The role covers real-time robotic software, RTOS tuning, memory management, CI/CD infrastructure, hardware-in-the-loop testing, logging, data visualization, low-latency communication, and software quality practices. Candidates need a bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience, extensive software and robotic software development experience, robotics stack experience, and processor, memory, real-time operating system, and communication protocol expertise.

Required Skills

RTOS tuning
Memory management
CI/CD infrastructure
Hardware-in-the-loop testing
Processor optimization
Communication protocols
Sensor fusion

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
Required Previous Experiences: 5 years of software development experience in one or more programming languages
5 years developing and debugging robotic software systems and supporting toolchains
3 years testing, maintaining, or launching core robotics software stack components
1 year of robotics software stack design and architecture experience
3 years of processor and memory optimization, real-time operating systems, and communication protocols experience
Preferred Qualifications: GPU/TPU optimization for model inference and sensor fusion
Experience with Mujoco, NVIDIA Isaac Sim, or Gazebo
Knowledge of robotic system design, kinematics, dynamics, control algorithms, and perception systems
Ability to deliver high-quality, durable software with appropriate test coverage
Insights into safety impacts across physical and software system layers
Translation Company Name: DeepMind