Software Engineer

About Willow Garage

Willow Garage intends to revolutionize robotic mobile manipulation and to jump start a broad scale industry in that area. We are working towards this goal through fostering robust open hardware and software platforms; doing research internally and in close cooperation with top research groups across the globe to systematically remove the key bottlenecks to robotic capability; and enabling or spinning off companies in different application areas. We are well funded and able to do this with staying power.

We have assembled a team of international leaders in a wide range of robot fields from machine perception, machine learning, planning, control, grasping, human-robotic interaction and on to mechanical and electrical engineering. We have a great work environment with large and fluid collaborations across areas of expertise. We're open, we publish, run workshops, attend conferences and collaborate widely with top researchers around the world. We have soccer games and free lunches, and company outings from ski trips to zero-g flights.

Primary Function

Design and develop system software.

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Full lifecycle application development.
  • Designing, coding and debugging applications in various software languages.
  • Integrate software with existing systems.
  • Support, maintain and document software functionality.
  • Software testing and quality assurance.

Skills / Job Requirements

  • BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
  • Several years of software development experience.
  • Extensive programming experience in C++.
  • Experience programming in Python.
  • Extensive knowledge of Linux environments.
  • Experience developing/designing large software systems.

Nice to Have's

  • Experience developing and maintaining open-source software
  • Experience developing nodes in ROS.
  • Passion for robotics.

Application Materials

* Cover letter
* Resume/CV
* Downloadable code sample(s)
* Two references and/or two letters of recommendation

To Apply

Send your Application Materials and links to any projects you'd like us to take a look at to jobs@willowgarage.com

Willow Garage is an equal opportunity employer