RoboForce
AI robotics
LeadSoftwareEngineer,RoboticsTestInfrastructure
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“Lead Software Engineer, Robotics Test Infrastructure at RoboForce. Skills: Test Framework Architecture, ML Evaluation Infrastructure, E2E & Simulation Orchestration, HIL & Performance Testing Infrastructure, EOL Test Software & Packaging, Design for Testability (DFT) & Enforcement. Design, build, and maintain a modular, scalable test execution engine (Python/C++). Own the technical roadmap for the test framework”
What You'll Achieve.
architect the overarching validation framework for our robot fleet from the ground up; moving us from zero to a fully automated pipeline; benchmark model performance and catch regressions before deployment; ensuring seamless, IP-isolated hardware validation
Industry & Context.
5 days/week in-office collaboration
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
6+ years of software engineering experience focused on building test infrastructure, automation frameworks, or CI/CD tooling for complex systems (robotics, autonomous vehicles, aerospace, etc.), proven track record of architecting systems from scratch rather than just maintaining existing pipelines, Expert-level Python (OOP, system architecture, test frameworks like Pytest), C++ proficiency (Google Test, Catch2), Deep comfort in Linux environments, bash scripting, containerization (Docker), Proven experience integrating automated testing into modern CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Buildkite), systems-level thinking with the ability to understand how software interacts with physical hardware, experience diagnosing complex integration failures at the boundary of software and physical robotics, Familiarity with the unique challenges of testing AI/ML models, robotics perception stacks, or other non-deterministic systems at scale, Requires 5 days/week in-office collaboration with our engineering teams at our headquarters
Nice to Have
Experience writing testing infrastructure that interfaces with ROS 2, eCAL, or custom pub/sub architectures, Experience building test reporting dashboards using tools like Grafana, Foxglove, or custom web interfaces
What You'll Do.
and maintain a modular
scalable test execution engine (Python/C++)
Own the technical roadmap for the test framework
Build automated pipelines for testing non-deterministic machine learning models
Integrate datasets and synthetic simulation edge-cases into the CI/CD pipeline
Build the software layer that controls Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) rigs
Develop profiling tools for performance benchmarking
Package test framework for factory floor validation
Actively participate in cross-functional design reviews
Enforce strict testing standards
Ensure code is inherently testable
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Act as the principal technical authority and central hub connecting software, embedded, simulation, machine learning, and manufacturing teams; Partner with the Autonomy and AI teams to build ML evaluation infrastructure; Collaborate closely with the Simulation and Cloud teams to integrate test framework with physics engines; Work with the Embedded and Hardware teams to build HIL software layer; Partner with Manufacturing Operations to package test framework for factory floor; Actively participate in cross-functional design reviews; Mentor feature developers on automated testing best practices
Full Job Description
Why RoboForce RoboForce is an AI robotics company developing Physical AI–powered Robo-Labor for dull, dirty, and dangerous work. The company’s robots are engineered for demanding industrial environments, with a focus on real-world deployment and scalability. We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer, Robotics Test Infrastructure to architect the overarching validation framework for our robot fleet from the ground up. This is a massive-scope, highly hands-on Technical Lead / Principal Individual Contributor (IC) role. You will act as the principal technical authority and central hub connecting our software, embedded, simulation, machine learning, and manufacturing teams. You will design and build the core test execution software that orchestrates End-to-End (E2E) simulation runs, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) physical testing, ML model regression pipelines, and End-of-Line (EOL) factory validation. At RoboForce, Test Engineers aren't manual testers—you build the scalable infrastructure, automation engines, and CI/CD pipelines that empower all our engineering disciplines to test their code continuously, rigorously, and automatically. Responsibilities Test Framework Architecture: Design, build, and maintain a modular, scalable test execution engine (Python/C++) that standardizes how tests are written, triggered, and reported across the entire company. You will own the technical roadmap for this framework, moving us from zero to a fully automated pipeline. ML Evaluation Infrastructure: Partner with the Autonomy and AI teams to build automated pipelines for testing non-deterministic machine learning models (e.g., vision, perception, manipulation). You will integrate massive datasets and synthetic simulation edge-cases into the CI/CD pipeline to benchmark model performance and catch regressions before deployment. E2E & Simulation Orchestration: Collaborate closely with the Simulation and Cloud teams to integrate your test framework with our existing physics engines, automating
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