Robotics Software Developer

Promise Robotics is pioneering Physical AI for homebuilding — a rapidly growing, venture-backed company bringing together AI, robotics, and manufacturing to help the homebuilding industry meet the growing demand for housing. Our robotic systems, built and operated inside AI-powered factories, give the industry the production capacity, consistency, and speed to build more high-quality homes than traditional methods allow. Our team spans AI researchers and roboticists to factory operators, technicians, and production teams — all building the future of homebuilding together.

We're building physical AI for housing — and unlike most of the field, our robots are already in production, fabricating real structures and generating real operational data every day across multiple factories.

We’re looking for a Robotics Software Developer to join our team and contribute to developing cutting-edge solutions for our core robotic manufacturing technologies. This is an early-career role for someone with strong fundamentals and hands-on robotics project experience who wants to develop it in production.

Why join us?

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Purpose-Driven Work: Contribute to projects with significant social, economic, and environmental impact.

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Growth Opportunities: Be part of a growth-stage startup with substantial upside and leadership potential.

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Cutting-Edge Technology: Work on state-of-the-art robotics solutions at the intersection of construction and automation.

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Collaborative Culture: Join a diverse, high-performing team committed to continuous learning and innovation.

What you'll do

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• Build and maintain simulation scenes — set up and extend simulation environments and test scenarios that mirror our production cells.
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• Implement motion routines — develop and tune motion-planning and collision-checking behaviors in ROS 2 / MoveIt2 under the guidance of senior engineers.
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• Develop perception components — implement object detection, pose estimation, and point-cloud processing tasks for material handling and inspection.
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• Write clean, tested code — produce well-documented C++ and Python, backed by unit and integration tests.
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• Debug integration issues — help troubleshoot software–hardware issues alongside the robotics and hardware teams.
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• Participate in the team's practices — contribute to code reviews, agile ceremonies, and CI pipelines.

What you'll need to succeed

• Degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, or related fields (Masters/Ph.D. preferred).

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• Solid programming ability in C++ and/or Python.
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• Strong fundamentals in algorithms, data structures, and basic control concepts.
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• Ability to solve complex problems involving multi-disciplinary engineering concepts.
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• Hands-on experience with ROS or ROS 2 — through projects, internships, co-ops, or coursework.
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• Familiarity with at least one robotics simulator (Gazebo, Isaac Sim, MuJoCo, PyBullet, or similar).
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• Exposure to computer vision or perception concepts.
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• Eagerness to learn, take feedback, and work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced startup.
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• Willingness to work onsite at our R&D labs and production facilities in Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta.

Preferred Skills

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• An internship, co-op, competition team (e.g., robotics/autonomy), or a portfolio of robotics projects.
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• Experience with MoveIt2 or another motion-planning framework.
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• Familiarity with Isaac Sim / Omniverse or similar simulation tools.
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• Coursework, research, or side projects involving VLA models, LLMs, or machine learning for robotics .
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• Any exposure to industrial robots (KUKA, ABB, Fanuc) or sensor systems (cameras, depth sensors, force sensors, LiDAR).
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• DevOps basics — Docker, Git, CI/CD.