Full-Time

Robotics Software Engineer

Updated on 8/1/2026

Summer Robotics

Summer Robotics

11-50 employees

Real-time machine vision platform for manufacturing

No salary listed

Campbell, CA, USA

In Person

Five days per week in the Campbell, California office.

Category
Mechanical Engineering (1)
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
gRPC
Python
Git
Data Engineering
Docker
C/C++
Robotics
DevOps
Linux/Unix

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Requirements
  • Strong C++ skills, including the Standard Template Library, multithreading, and memory management, with Python proficiency.
  • Practical knowledge of 3D transforms, rotation representations, and camera and robot calibration.
  • Experience integrating sensors and actuators on physical robot systems.
  • Experience with Linux development, Git, CMake, and continuous integration and continuous delivery workflows.
  • Familiarity with real-time constraints and performance-critical code.
  • A Master of Science or higher degree in Robotics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
  • At least 3 years of professional experience developing software for robotic systems.
  • Ability to own projects end-to-end and work effectively in a fast-paced startup environment.
Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain robot software systems for industrial assembly and inspection applications.
  • Integrate cameras and sensors, including calibration, coordinate frame management, and data pipelines.
  • Implement and debug coordinate transforms, hand-eye calibration, and rigid body mathematics in production software.
  • Build production-quality C++ and Python software for real-time robotic systems.
  • Architect multiprocess and multithreaded systems for reliable robot operation.
  • Collaborate with algorithms and perception engineers to deploy 3D vision capabilities on robot platforms.
  • Develop testing, debugging, and deployment infrastructure for robot software.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with ROS, ROS2, or similar robotics middleware.
  • Experience with industrial robotics, robot arms, or manufacturing automation.
  • Familiarity with motion planning frameworks such as MoveIt and OMPL.
  • Knowledge of gRPC, Protocol Buffers, or similar interprocess communication frameworks.
  • Experience with Docker, containerized deployment, and embedded compute such as Jetson.
  • Exposure to simulation environments such as Gazebo, MuJoCo, or Isaac Sim.

Summer Robotics creates machine-vision driven automation solutions for manufacturing. Its Kortx platform uses laser-event sensing, AI, and high-speed imaging to give robots real-time perception and 3D tracking in dynamic, unstructured environments, including reflective surfaces, enabling tasks like fastening, dispensing, and 3D inspection without fixed jigs. The system updates robot toolpaths on the fly, helps avoid collisions during line stops, and handles multiple product variations on a single line. Revenue comes from selling proprietary hardware and software to automotive, logistics, electronics, and construction clients. The company differentiates itself through its laser-event sensing approach, delivering faster reaction times (5–10x) and reliable performance in challenging lighting and reflective scenarios. Its goal is to accelerate commercialization of Kortx, with pilot programs underway in automotive manufacturing after a Series A backed by Applied Ventures.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$3.4M

Headquarters

Campbell, California

Founded

2020

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Applied Ventures-led Series A supports commercialization and pilot expansion.
  • Automotive, electronics, logistics, and construction offer large automation demand.
  • Real-time collision avoidance and toolpath updates improve stop-start factory uptime.

What critics are saying

  • Cognex and Keyence already control factory-floor buyer relationships.
  • Pilot dependence on automotive OEMs concentrates near-term revenue risk.
  • Hardware-software manufacturing costs can strain runway before repeatable deployments.

What makes Summer Robotics unique

  • Kortx uses laser-event sensing for sub-5ms blur-free 3D tracking.
  • Founded by Schuyler Cullen, former Samsung AI and Robotics leader.
  • Targets dynamic industrial tasks without fixed jigs on reflective parts.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Relocation Assistance

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

14%

1 year growth

14%

2 year growth

14%
Summer Robotics
Sep 30th, 2025
Announces Series-A Funding — Summer Robotics

Series A announcement