Senior Robotics Platform Engineer at Burro
Philadelphia, PA
$110,000–$130,000
Aug 16, 2026
Philadelphia, PA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Senior Robotics Platform Engineer role at an agricultural robotics company, responsible for owning the full lifecycle of how robots are built, provisioned, tested, and updated in the field. The work centers on replacing manual provisioning processes with automated, scalable bare-metal Linux imaging pipelines, end-of-line test frameworks, and fleet monitoring tooling — targeting a deployed fleet in the hundreds-to-thousands range across outdoor agricultural environments.
Senior level · 5+ years · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Full-time
Pay in the description: $110,000–$130,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 240 people in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 130–310
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $102,669 (middle half $79,920–$128,515). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 18, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
SOC classification is a genuine judgment call: the posting explicitly says 'this is not a cloud DevOps role' and frames the work as systems infrastructure — imaging, provisioning, hardware bring-up, and EOL testing — which aligns more with 15-1244 (Systems Administrators) than 15-1252 (Software Developers). However, the role also involves building tooling, automation pipelines, and test frameworks, which lean toward software development. 15-1244 was chosen as the primary because the core deliverable is operating and scaling physical device infrastructure, not shipping application software.
The degree requirement states a Bachelor's in CS, EE, Robotics, or related field is 'required,' but immediately follows with an explicit statement that candidates with equivalent industry experience are encouraged to apply. This is treated as equivalent-experience accepted, so the degree requirement is set to None.
Ansible appears only under 'Nice-To-Haves' and is listed as preferred. Balena is similarly listed as a nice-to-have.
ROS and CAN bus appear under 'Nice-To-Haves' as familiarity items, not hard gates.
The posting lists Philadelphia as HQ and central California as a second office but does not specify which location this role is based in, nor does it indicate remote eligibility. Philadelphia CBSA is used as the primary location based on HQ.
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