Software Engineer, Human-Robot Interaction (Dialogue Systems)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Architect and implement dialogue systems that enable natural, multimodal communication between operators and robots.
• Develop interaction frameworks that adapt to user expertise levels, environmental context, and task requirements.
• Create intuitive mechanisms for operators to understand robot intent, state, and decision-making.
• Integrate foundation models into HRI pipelines.
• Design systems to improve the efficiency and performance of foundation models on edge.
• Evaluate and iterate on model outputs to ensure safe, reliable, and contextually appropriate robot responses.
• Translate HRI research insights into practical, field-deployable systems
• Conduct user studies and field experiments to validate interaction designs
• Build robust systems that perform reliably in unstructured, real-world environments
• Partner with perception, planning, and autonomy engineers to create cohesive human-robot experiences.
• Work with product and UX teams to align interaction designs with user needs.
• Collaborate with customers to develop bespoke HRI solutions and see your work deployed in the field.

Job requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience
• Hands-on experience developing human-robot interaction systems, including dialogue systems, natural language interfaces, or multimodal interaction
• Proficiency with foundation models and their integration into production software systems
• Strong programming skills in Python and C++
• Solid understanding of HRI principles, including user modeling, explainability, and trust calibration
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to thrive in fast-paced, interdisciplinary teams
• Ability to translate research ideas into practical, field-deployable systems
• Excellent communication skills and a highly collaborative mindset
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, or a related field
• Experience with robotics middleware for real-time systems
• Publications in top-tier venues such as HRI, CHI, ICRA, RSS, CoRL, ACL, or EMNLP
• Experience with speech recognition, natural language understanding, or dialogue management frameworks
• Familiarity with user study design and evaluation methodologies
• Contributions to open-source robotics or NLP projects
• Personal or academic projects demonstrating creativity in human-robot or human-AI interaction