- Robot type
- Warehouse and Logistics
- Location
- CharlestownMassachusettsUSA
- Job type
- Artificial Intelligence
- Posted
- Sep 3, 2026
- Salary
- $188,570–$201,687 a year
Staff Software Engineer – Applied ML Research
Job description
At Pickle Robot, we're on a mission to automate global supply chains with Physical AI. Our robots work alongside warehouse teams to unload trucks and containers — one of the toughest, most understaffed jobs in logistics — making the work safer, faster, and more efficient for the people doing it. Loading trucks comes next, followed by the Dill Autonomy Engine: generalized autonomy that will eventually orchestrate robots across entire logistics processes.
Job responsibilities
- Spearhead Robotic Grasping: Take end-to-end ownership of the intelligence driving our robots' physical interactions, dynamically determining optimal gripper configurations and tool selections for diverse, complex…
- Bridge Research and Reality: Translate cutting-edge machine learning research into robust production systems. You will modify novel architectures, orchestrate training pipelines, deploy directly to our robotic fleet,…
- Architect Ground-Truth Evaluation: Design and implement rigorous evaluation infrastructure that proves model efficacy in live, chaotic environments (like real trailers) — moving beyond static benchmarks to guarantee…
- Pioneer Simulation-First Development: Engineer and validate sophisticated grasping and manipulation strategies within high-fidelity simulations to ensure flawless execution before deploying to physical hardware.
- Drive Cross-Functional Technical Vision: Collaborate closely with perception and motion planning experts, setting the technical bar through rigorous code reviews, innovative design discussions, and collaborative…
- Leverage Force-Multiplying Workflows: Utilize advanced AI coding assistants and modern development paradigms to accelerate engineering velocity, allowing you to achieve outsized impact and move faster than traditional…
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