Senior Software Engineer, Robotics- Behavior & Interaction at FieldAI
Irvine, CA
$160,000–$220,000from the description
Jul 21, 2026
Irvine, CA
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role centers on building the software layer that translates core autonomy capabilities into complete, repeatable missions for industrial robots operating in unstructured real-world environments. The work spans behavior orchestration, human-robot interaction systems, and pipelines that turn field data into product improvements. It suits an experienced engineer with a strong robotics background who wants end-to-end ownership of production systems tested and deployed on physical hardware.
Senior level · 5+ years · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Master's required · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
We read this from the posting text with AI. Skim the description below before ruling yourself out.
How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 45 people in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 10–70
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $164,459 (middle half $130,334–$195,752). 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 Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The JD requires a Master's or PhD in CS, EE, Robotics, or a related field — equivalent experience is not offered as a substitute, so the degree requirement is set to Masters (the minimum of the two stated options).
The '5+ years' figure is presented as a typical guideline within the requirements block ('typically 5+ years, with meaningful robotics or autonomy work'), so it is treated as the role-level experience floor.
Behavior trees and state machines are listed as interchangeable examples of behavior orchestration systems within the same requirement; they are captured as a single skill with alternatives.
HRI, teleoperation, and supervisory control are listed as interchangeable examples of human-in-the-loop/operator-facing system experience; captured as a single skill with alternatives.
APIs, IPC, middleware, networking, and real-time data pipelines are listed together under system design; middleware and networking are generic concepts rather than named tools and are omitted, while the concrete named capabilities (APIs, IPC, real-time data pipelines) are captured separately.
Fleet management/multi-robot coordination and machine learning/perception familiarity appear under 'What Will Set You Apart' (a clearly preferred/nice-to-have section) and are marked preferred.
The role is on-site in Irvine, CA. Irvine falls within the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CBSA (31080).
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): task/mission planning, real-time data pipelines, fleet management.
Read the full posting
The employer publishes the full description on their own site — read it there ↗. Or sign in to read it here — it's free, and it also lets you track this application.