Robotics Software Developer

Job description

Promise Robotics is pioneering Physical AI for homebuilding — a rapidly growing, venture-backed company bringing together AI, robotics, and manufacturing to help the homebuilding industry meet the growing demand for housing. Our robotic systems, built and operated inside AI-powered factories, give the industry the production capacity, consistency, and speed to build more high-quality homes than traditional methods allow. Our team spans AI researchers and roboticists to factory operators, technicians, and production teams — all building the future of homebuilding together. We're building physical AI for housing — and unlike most of the field, our robots are already in production, fabricating real structures and generating real operational data every day across multiple factories. We’re looking for a Robotics Software Developer to join our team and contribute to developing cutting-edge solutions for our core robotic manufacturing technologies. This is an early-career role for someone with strong fundamentals and hands-on robotics project experience who wants to develop it in production. ### Why join us? - Purpose-Driven Work: Contribute to projects with significant social, economic, and environmental impact. - Growth Opportunities: Be part of a growth-stage startup with substantial upside and leadership potential. - Cutting-Edge Technology: Work on state-of-the-art robotics solutions at the intersection of construction and automation. - Collaborative Culture: Join a diverse, high-performing team committed to continuous learning and innovation. ### What you'll do: - Build and maintain simulation scenes — set up and extend simulation environments and test scenarios that mirror our production cells. - Implement motion routines — develop and tune motion-planning and collision-checking behaviors in ROS 2 / MoveIt2 under the guidance of senior engineers. - Develop perception components — implement object detection, pose estimation, and point-cloud processing tasks for material handling and inspection. - Write clean, tested code — produce well-documented C++ and Python, backed by unit and integration tests. - Debug integration issues — help troubleshoot software–hardware issues alongside the robotics and hardware teams. - Participate in the team's practices — contribute to code reviews, agile ceremonies, and CI pipelines. ### What you'll need to succeed: - Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or related fields (Masters/Ph.D. preferred). - Solid programming ability in C++ and/or Python. - Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and basic control concepts. - Ability to solve complex problems involving multi-disciplinary engineering concepts. - Hands-on experience with ROS or ROS 2 — through projects, internships, co-ops, or coursework. - Familiarity with at least one robotics simulator (Gazebo, Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, PyBullet, or similar). - Exposure to computer vision or perception concepts. - Eagerness to learn, take feedback, and work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced startup. - Willingness to work onsite at our R&D labs and production facilities in Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta. Preferred Skills: - An internship, co-op, competition team (e.g., robotics/autonomy), or a portfolio of robotics projects. - Experience with MoveIt2 or another motion-planning framework. - Familiarity with Isaac Sim / Omniverse or similar simulation tools. - Coursework, research, or side projects involving VLA models, LLMs, or machine learning for robotics. - Any exposure to industrial robots (KUKA, ABB, Fanuc) or sensor systems (cameras, depth sensors, force sensors, LiDAR). - DevOps basics — Docker, Git, CI/CD.