Clera
Robotics Engineer
About this role
Join a Y Combinator–backed humanoid robotics startup as a core engineer on a three-person team building AI-powered social software for humanoid robots. You'll develop autonomy systems, 3D perception pipelines, and locomotion software for real-world customer deployments while collaborating directly with robot manufacturers on hardware design.
What you'll do
- Develop and deploy autonomy software for humanoid robots in production customer environments
- Implement camera-based 3D perception systems including object detection, gesture recognition, and body language understanding
- Advise robot manufacturers on sensor placement, hardware interfaces, and operational design
- Improve locomotion systems for safe navigation in public and unstructured environments
- Write and maintain C++20 onboard and Python 3.14 offboard code on custom hardware platforms
- Collaborate with animators to refine robot movement, gestures, and natural behavioral expression
What they're looking for
- C++20 or Rust
- Robotics systems engineering and autonomous systems
- 3D computer vision and perception (detection, tracking, gesture/speaker recognition)
- Hardware debugging and physical system integration
- Real-world robotics deployment and iteration
- Python for offboard software
- Humanoid or mobile robot platforms (Unitree G1 or equivalent)
- Sensor interfacing and hardware design consultation
Benefits
- Competitive salary: $150,000–$225,000 annually based on experience
- Significant early-stage equity opportunity
- Work visa sponsorship available
- High ownership and direct product impact in a seed-stage company
- Hands-on access to premium humanoid hardware
- On-site collaboration in San Francisco
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Clera
Clera builds an agentic operating system that automates complex workflows and processes through AI agents, with a platform designed to simplify distributed infrastructure management for developers. The company is hiring Founding Engineers, Customer Engineers, and Product Engineers to develop both backend systems and user-facing interfaces across their AI automation products.
View all jobs at CleraLikely interview questions
- Walk us through a robotics product you shipped to real-world customers—what were the biggest technical challenges and how did you overcome them?
- Describe your experience with 3D perception pipelines; which detection or tracking techniques have you implemented and why did you choose them?