Senior Software Engineer for Robot Control (m/f/d)

Senior Software Engineer for Robot Control (m/f/d)

Permanent employee,Full-time· Germany, Munich (HQ)

About the role

We are looking for motivated, multi-disciplinary engineers to join our Robot Group at Agile Robots AG in Munich as full-time employees. Developing the entire span of robot components in-house provides the control engineers of our Robot Group with unrestricted possibilities and the opportunity to work in close collaboration with the hardware teams. We believe that this is key to achieving the high‑end control performance that we are aiming for. This position focuses on production‑quality C++ software development for our professional industrial product line.

Your Responsibilities

Design and develop C++20 software for our control stack (motion planning, full-body control, parameter identification, performance tests)

Collaborate with other teams on the robot system architecture

Write software tests and define hardware testing procedures

Give constructive code and architecture reviews

Work hands‑on with our robotic systems

Investigate and evaluate novel robotic technologies and algorithms

Evaluate and push the performance of our real‑time systems

5+ years of professional experience with modern C++ development (7+ preferred)

A dedication to good coding practices and a pragmatic way of thinking

Experience with robotic hardware systems or other transferable hardware knowledge

A good understanding of Linux operating systems, good troubleshooting and software debugging skills

Experience with common software engineering tools(e.g. Git, docker, build systems, software packaging)

The capability to work and communicate entirely in English

Beneficial Skills

Deep expertise in robot Kinematics and Dynamics

A strong academic background in control engineering

Hands‑on experience in parameter identification and controller tuning

Good programming skills in Python or similar language

Experience in maintaining and extending our CI/CD pipelines

What we offer

• A dynamic high‑tech startup with financial soundness and world‑class investors
• Challenging tasks and projects
• A great working environment in an interdisciplinary, international team
• Room for creativity and personal development

Agile Robots SE is an international high‑tech company based in Munich, Germany with a production site in Kaufbeuren and more than 2300 employees worldwide. Our mission is to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and robotics by developing systems that combine state‑of‑the‑art force‑moment‑sensing and world‑leading image‑processing technology. This unique combination of technologies allows us to provide user‑friendly and affordable robotic solutions that enable intelligent precision assembly.

This is made possible by our employees, who bring out the best in each and every day with creativity and enthusiasm. Become part of this team and shape the future of robotics with us!

We are proud of our diversity and welcome your application regardless of gender and sexual identity, nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, or disability.