Senior Robotics Software Engineer (Perception & Localization)
Company: Orchard Robotics
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Orchard Robotics is a Series A startup backed by top VCs like
Quiet Capital, Shine Capital, and General Catalyst. We're securing
America’s food supply by building the AI farmer that automates our
nation’s farms. We've raised over $25M in pursuit of our mission to
help farmers farm more profitably and sustainably than ever before.
What We Do: We start by building AI-powered camera systems that
collect the most valuable data for farmers, telling them everything
about what is growing on their millions of trees, vines, and
plants, across thousands of acres of farmland. Our state-of-the-art
AI analyzes every one of the billions of fruit across a farm. We
provide accurate yield estimates, fruit counts, size projections,
disease detection, inventories, bloom maps, and more! All this data
lives in our cloud platform, FruitScope OS, that we've developed
from the ground up to enable farmers to manage their crop with
precision. Today, our technology is trusted by some of the largest
farms in the nation. We are growing fast, and have the
industry-leading product. Farmers use our software every day to
make critical decisions and run more efficient, profitable
operations. The Role: In order to analyze billions of fruit on
farms all year long, our advanced, tractor-mounted camera systems
have to know a.) precisely where they are, and b.) everything about
the fruit they are seeing. We are looking for a Senior Robotics
Software Engineer to invent creative, practical, and robust
solutions to real-world computer vision problems relating to
perception and localization. About the role: Full-time, in-person
role at our San Francisco or Seattle office As an early employee,
you'll receive generous equity compensation Comprehensive Health,
Vision, and Dental coverage, and we cover 100% of the premium We
move fast, and sometimes this means staying late or working
weekends Our team is close-knit & highly driven, you’ll work
directly with our CEO and entire team We’re deeply motivated by the
impact we’re making – every line of code written or new system
built means less food that goes to waste, and more people who are
fed. What you’ll do: Develop robotics software that runs on our
tractor-mounted, AI-powered camera systems, including advanced
perception & localization algorithms. Implement intelligent systems
and processes to interpret complex, real-world data (each system
collects terabytes of raw image data every day). Fuse sensor data
(stereo depth, GNSS, etc) to localize our camera system in a farm.
Optimize code for fast edge computing performance (Python, C++). Be
a generalist, supporting different parts of our software and
hardware stack if needed. What makes you a good fit: Hands-on
experience developing robotics software from the ground up. 4 years
of real-world industry experience in robotics, perception, or
localization. Expertise in one or more of the following areas :
computer vision, stereo depth perception, pose estimation, object
detection, multi-object tracking, image processing, robotics
software. Enthusiasm for taking on multiple roles and
responsibilities as our company grows. You like fast-paced
environments where you have high ownership over your work. Bonus
Points: Experience deploying & optimizing robotics algorithms to
run fast on embedded compute like NVIDIA Jetson. Familiarity with
fusing data from GNSS, IMU, depth, and other sensors. If you're
looking to help make a positive impact in the world by building the
future of farming, come join us!
Keywords: Orchard Robotics, Walnut Creek , Senior Robotics Software Engineer (Perception & Localization), IT / Software / Systems , San Francisco, California
