Your new role and your team

Sanctuary, a global leader in building AI-based control systems for humanoid robots, is looking to hire a Software Engineer to join their Remote Operations team. Remote operation is an important part of our platform, enabling the collection of high-quality data from the human rendering of autonomous policies. In this role you will support the development and improvement of our teleoperation system.

We are looking for candidates with strong robotics experience in software development, remote operations, cameras and video pipelines, control theory, haptics, and data acquisition.

Success criteria

• Design and implementation of teleoperation systems for humanoid avatars with a focus on low-latency control loops, mapping motion capture input to robot output, and routing video from the image on the camera sensor to display on the VR headset.
• Apply broad software development experience, including modern programming languages, complex code bases, and sound engineering practices.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve performance goals, address robotics challenges, integrate real-time control systems, support field operators, and maintain clear technical documentation.
• Develop and improve algorithms for kinematics, dynamics and control, and implement responsive control loops for accurate and stable performance in real-world conditions.

Your experience

Qualifications

• Master’s or Ph.D. Bachelor’s degree in Robotics or related field (computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, etc.), or equivalent industry experience.
• Proven experience in developing automated software in collaborative environments, using C++, Python, ROS 2, Linux, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.

skills

• Remote operating systems: Understanding motion capture, virtual reality systems, exoskeletons, haptic feedback and motor retargeting.
• Robotic mathematics: Strong understanding of rigid body transformations, forward/reverse kinematics, dynamics, signal processing, and latency mitigation.
• Robot control: Experience with techniques such as impedance control and admission control.
• Robotic sensors: Familiarity with touch sensors, force/torque sensors and cameras.
• Debugging skills: Ability to diagnose and resolve issues in real-time during live remote operating sessions, including troubleshooting control loops, latency, and device interactions within the loop under operational constraints.
• Nice to have: Experience in numerical optimization, control optimization and machine learning for control

Features:

• Above all, a consistent positive attitude and willingness to do whatever it takes to find solid solutions to complex problems
• He takes ownership and accountability, and reinforces the same in his teammates.
• An empathetic listener with conflict resolution abilities.
• Constant bias for action, communication, and interpersonal savvy.
• Self-motivated and able to solve problems independently.
• Mission driven and passionate about bringing human intelligence to machines.

Working at Sanctuary AI

Sanctuary AI is an equal opportunity employer; Employment at Sanctuary AI is based on skills, competency and qualifications and will not be influenced in any way by race, color, religion, sex, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status. In 2023, Sanctuary AI moved into a state-of-the-art office facility and was recognized by LinkedIn as a leading startup.

Compensation and benefits

Sanctuary offers a market-leading compensation package that includes competitive salaries, equity stakes, and a full suite of benefits for permanent employees, including health coverage, paid time off, state-of-the-art work facilities, and work location flexibility depending on the role. Our commitment to fairness ensures that our total compensation consistently exceeds market standards.

About Sanctuary AI

Founded in 2018, Sanctuary is building humanoid robots and a new control system that integrates symbolic logic and reasoning with data-driven robotics foundation models. We use our robots to collect vision, audio, touch, and proprioception data from the robot’s perspective as they perform work tasks in the real world. We use this data to train foundation models for the multimodal robot. Because our systems are vertically integrated, we can design, deploy, and optimize at scale. Our mission is to create the world’s first human-like intelligence in general-purpose robots.

Recruitment and Employment Agency Notice:

Recruiting and hiring are done internally by Sanctuary AI. We are not seeking or soliciting any new partnerships or agreements with agencies at this time . Any employment agency or professional recruiter (“Agency”) that submits an unsolicited resume(s) or introduces a potential job candidate through the Sanctuary AI Recruitment Site or directly to any Sanctuary AI employee, irrevocably grants Sanctuary AI the unrestricted right to engage, hire, or contract with such candidate at its sole discretion. Sanctuary AI alone without any compensation to the agency. We appreciate your interest in working together, and if needed, our Talent Acquisition team will contact any external companies directly.