Robotics Software Engineer at Pickle Robot Company
Charlestown
$249,600–$278,720
Aug 9, 2026
Charlestown
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on robotics software engineering role at a warehouse automation startup, focused on designing and shipping production-quality motion planning software for robot arms and mobile bases that unload trucks in real time. The engineer owns features end-to-end — from algorithm prototyping through field deployment on live customer sites — and also builds the benchmarking infrastructure and simulation CI pipelines that validate planner behavior across a heterogeneous robot fleet.
Mid level · 2+ years · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Full-time
Pay in the description: $120–$134
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 4,200 people in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 3,150–5,400
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $169,742 (middle half $134,780–$187,781). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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The posted salary range of '$120–$134 a year' appears to be missing three zeros — almost certainly $120,000–$134,000/year. The figures have been recorded exactly as stated per the posting, but hiring managers should verify the intended range.
C++ is explicitly called 'a bonus' in the requirements section, so it is marked as preferred despite appearing alongside the required Python proficiency.
Motion planning experience (classical algorithms or ML-based) is stated as a hard requirement; no specific named framework (e.g. MoveIt, OMPL) is called out, so 'motion planning' is used as the skill name.
The posting mentions simulation CI pipelines as a core responsibility but names no specific simulation tool (e.g. Gazebo, Isaac Sim), so no simulation platform skill is emitted.
ROS is not explicitly named anywhere in the posting; it is a near-universal dependency for AMR/mobile manipulator work but has not been added as a required skill since the JD does not state it.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): motion planning.
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