Staff Control Software Engineer

Humanoid is the first AI and robotics company in the UK, creating the world’s most advanced, reliable, commercially scalable, and safe humanoid robots. Our first humanoid robot HMND 01 is a next-gen labour automation unit, providing highly efficient services across various use cases, starting with industrial applications.

In a world where artificial intelligence opens up new horizons, our faith in its potential unveils a new outlook where, together, humans and machines build a new future filled with knowledge, inspiration, and incredible discoveries. The development of a functional humanoid robot underpins an era of abundance and well-being where poverty will disappear, and people will be able to choose what they want to do. With the world’s workforce increasingly moving away from undesirable tasks, the manufacturing, construction, and logistics industries critical to our daily lives are left exposed. By deploying our general-purpose humanoid robots in environments deemed hazardous or monotonous, we envision a future where human well-being is safeguarded while closing the gaps in critical global labour needs.
We are seeking an experienced Staff Control Software Engineer to lead the development, integration, and maintenance of our production-grade control software for humanoid robotic systems.
This role sits at the intersection of control and software engineering – focused on turning advanced control strategies into robust, maintainable, and validated production systems. You bring both deep robotics control experience (10 years in robotic system development) and strong software engineering discipline – designing architectures that perform reliably in real-time environments.
Control Software Architecture Development
Implement high-performance control loops and middleware interfaces for deterministic, safe operation.
Industrialize algorithms, ensuring production readiness, maintainability, and performance.
Establish clear software boundaries and interfaces between motion planning, control, and hardware layers.
Production-Grade Software Engineering
Translate research prototypes into scalable, maintainable, and testable control software.
Apply modern software development practices (CI/CD, code reviews, testing frameworks, documentation).
Lead the integration of real-time control software on embedded or Linux-based systems, ensuring consistent behavior across hardware targets.
Testing, Validation & Release Management
Develop automated testing frameworks (simulation, hardware-in-the-loop, regression, and performance testing).
Drive release and version management of the control stack, ensuring stability across branches and deployments.
Conduct profiling, benchmarking, and performance validation on robotic hardware.
Implement software-based fail-safes, watchdogs, and redundancy mechanisms for safety-critical control paths.
Lead by example through hands-on coding, code reviews, and system-level debugging.
Mentor engineers on control software best practices, testing methodologies, and performance optimization.
Contribute to the long-term control software roadmap, guiding architecture evolution and quality standards.
D. in Robotics, Control, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
~10+ years of experience developing robotics control software for real-time systems.
~ Proven expertise in C++ (modern standards) and Python for software implementation, testing, and automation.
~ Experience in deploying and validating control software both in simulation and on physical robotic platforms.
~ Solid understanding of software architecture, version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing.
~ Excellent debugging, profiling, and system performance optimization skills.
~ Track record of shipping production-quality robotics software, not research prototypes.
~ Proven experience managing software lifecycle, including release management and cross-team integration.

Experience with ROS2, real-time Linux, or RTOS environments.
Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence architecture decisions and engineering culture.
Competitive salary plus participation in our Stock Option Plan
Paid vacation with adjustments based on your location to comply with local labor laws
Travel opportunities to our Vancouver and Boston offices
Office perks: free breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and regular team events
Collaboration with top‑tier engineers, researchers, and product experts in AI and robotics