Senior Robotics Software Engineer - Oxfordshire

Salary: £80,000 - 100,000 per year

• 5+ years of commercial experience in robotics software engineering or a closely related technical discipline
• Strong programming ability in C++ and/or Python, with experience developing software for complex engineering applications
• Practical knowledge of robotics algorithms, particularly perception, SLAM, autonomous navigation, motion planning or control systems
• Experience working with ROS or ROS2 in robotic software development environments
• Familiarity with real-time software development and robotics simulation tools such as Gazebo or NVIDIA Isaac Sim
• Understanding of robotics principles, including kinematics, dynamics, sensor integration and sensor fusion
• Experience contributing to or leading technically demanding software projects from development through delivery
• Ability to work effectively across different technical disciplines
• Comfortable taking ownership of challenging technical problems and finding practical solutions
• Ability to understand how software components affect the performance and reliability of an entire robotic system
• Strong communication skills, a collaborative approach and confidence influencing technical decisions
• Genuine interest in robotics, automation and intelligent systems

• Design and build robotics software for autonomous navigation, environmental awareness, movement and control
• Take projects from initial concepts and proof-of-concept development through simulation, testing and deployment
• Develop efficient, maintainable software for complex robotic applications
• Work with hardware, electronics and mechanical engineering teams to integrate software with physical systems
• Improve software reliability, performance and maintainability through structured testing, peer reviews and engineering best practices
• Provide technical guidance to less experienced engineers and support their professional development
• Contribute to software architecture decisions, technology planning and wider engineering strategy
• Investigate technologies, development tools and approaches that could improve robotic systems

• Hardware
• Support
• LESS
• Python
• ROS
• Robotics
• Sensor Fusion
• C++

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We are an innovative technology business with a growing engineering team, seeking a Senior Robotics Software Engineer to help shape the future of intelligent automation. Based in Oxfordshire, the role offers a salary of £80,000–£100,000 and the opportunity to work on technically challenging projects developing advanced robotic platforms and autonomous systems. You will collaborate with specialists across software, electronics and mechanical engineering, contribute throughout the software development lifecycle and influence the technical direction of future projects.

last updated 46 week of 2026