Software Engineer – Generalist

Remedy Robotics

Software Engineer developing core software for a surgical robot at Remedy Robotics. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance robotic systems for better healthcare access.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Python

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and improve core robot control software in C++
Own system-level orchestration code in Python that ties our subsystems together
Improve our simulation and test infrastructure
Move across the stack as needed — whatever is currently the bottleneck
Collaborate closely with ML, hardware, and clinical teams to ship end-to-end features
Help define and harden the software architecture as we move toward IDE submission and clinical trial

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years building non-trivial production software, ideally in a system-level context (robotics, embedded, medical devices, scientific instruments, autonomy)
Strong C++ and Python
Advanced fluency with coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, or equivalents)
Systems thinking — comfortable with concurrency, real-time constraints, IPC, and the tradeoffs that come with them
Pragmatic instincts about when to optimize, when to ship, and when to rewrite
Strong communication — you write clear code, clear PR descriptions, and clear design docs
Comfort working in a small team where the lines between domains are blurry
BS or MS in computer science, robotics, or related field

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

C++Pythonsystem-level orchestrationsimulation infrastructuretest infrastructureconcurrencyreal-time constraintsIPCcoding agentssoftware architecture

Soft Skills

systems thinkingpragmatic instinctsstrong communicationcollaborationadaptability

Certifications

BS in computer scienceMS in computer scienceBS in roboticsMS in robotics