Genesis AI - Staff Software Engineer, Controls

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San Carlos, CA on site Until 8/21/2026 8+ years exp First posted May 25, 2026 Last posted May 25, 2026
Job description
Staff Software Engineer, Controls

Company

Genesis is a global physical AI lab and full-stack robotics company. We build generalist robots to unlock unlimited physical labor, allowing humans to focus on creativity, curiosity, and what they love. We recently raised a $105M Seed round backed by Khosla Ventures and Eclipse, and we’re looking to expand our software and hardware teams rapidly. 


What You’ll Do

  • Design, implement, and optimize the embedded control stack for general-purpose robots
  • Design motion planning and trajectory optimization algorithms for dynamic locomotion and manipulation
  • Build real-time state estimation pipelines for pose, contact, and force sensing, fusing heterogeneous sensor data under noise and uncertainty
  • Formulate and solve optimal control problems (nonlinear MPC, convex optimization, trajectory optimization) for high-performance and stable behavior
  • Build modular and robust software frameworks enabling rapid iteration between simulation and hardware
  • Lead debugging, tuning, and validation of controllers directly on physical robots

What You’ll Bring
  • Passion for your craft and demonstrated excellence in control systems engineering
  • Extensive experience in designing, implementing, and deploying advanced control algorithms on real robotic system products (8+ years)
  • Deep expertise in dynamics, kinematics, optimal control, and state estimation
  • Strong command of hardware interfaces, sensors (IMUs, F/T sensors), and actuation technologies (motors, gearboxes, drivers)
  • Production-level mastery of C++ with a track record of building reliable, safety-critical software
  • Proven ability to bridge across hardware, software, and algorithms to deliver robust end-to-end systems
  • An open mind about the power of deep learning, reinforcement learning, and vision-language-action models as critical for general-purpose robotics
  • Bonus: Experience shipping humanoid robots or whole-body control systems
  • Bonus: Impactful published work in control theory, state estimation, or mathematical optimization
  • Bonus: Familiarity with parallel computation on GPUs to accelerate optimization



About this role

Summary

Design and implement control algorithms, state estimation, and software frameworks for robotics.

Job title

Staff Software Engineer, Controls

Experience level

8+ years

Minimum experience

8+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

San Carlos, CA; remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

C++control algorithmssensor interfacesreal-time systems

Preferred skills

deep learningreinforcement learningvision-language modelsGPU parallel computation

Specializations

control systemsroboticsmotion planningstate estimationoptimization
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

San Carlos, CA, USA

On-site City
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