The posting
Gravis Robotics is a high-growth Series A start-up backed by SoftBank, bringing Physical AI to the construction industry, turning heavy construction machines into autonomous robots.
Gravis began as an ETH Zurich spin-out, and our unique combination of learning-based automation and augmented remote control lets one operator safely conduct a fleet of earthmoving machines in a gamified environment.
Backed by deep robotics research and now deployed across multiple countries with leading construction and equipment partners, our team is rapidly growing to bring this technology to a trillion-dollar industry.
The Gravis RACK is a machine-agnostic retrofit kit that adds autonomy to excavators and wheel loaders from 10 to 100+ tonnes: LiDAR and camera sensing, GNSS RTK, networking hardware and rugged edge compute that works offline. Paired with the Slate tablet and our Copilot software, it lets an operator run a machine manually, with AI assistance, or fully autonomously.
About the role
What you'll do
- Collaborate closely with engineers from other teams to derive requirements and help to shape our robotics platform
- Design, build and maintain parts of the robotics platform, e.g. health monitoring and machine configuration management. Guide junior team members to support your endeavors
- Monitor external dependencies and alternatives to assess potential issues or improvements
- Influence, nurture and grow our engineering culture
- Contribute upstream to open source software projects to close gaps in required functionality
What you need to know
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in Software Engineering, Robotics Development or similar roles
- Strong Software Engineering skills and solid experience with related tooling (e.g. clangd, cargo, pyrefly)
- Strong programming skills in a systems language like C++ or Rust, Python is nice to have
- Experience with middleware (iceoryx2, DDS, AUTOSAR Adaptive) and IDLs (FlatBuffers, Protobuf)
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience working on safety-critical systems and the respective software development processes
- Experience in developing a production grade robotics system
- Track record of open source contributions
- Experience using Rust in a production environment
This is an opportunity to join a dynamic, multidisciplinary team and to be part of a company that is reshaping heavy construction.
Gravis is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team, and do not discriminate based on race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.



