# Director of Software Engineering (Robot Applications & Behavior) at Burro

- Company: Burro
- What the company does: Burros (www.burro.ai) are the category-defining autonomous mobile robot for outdoor automation alongside people in agricultural and industrial settings - think Disney's Wall-E/Star Wars R2D2, for work outdoors, in a version 1.0 format. Backed by Toyota Ventures.
- Company website: https://burro.ai
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Philadelphia, PA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K to $180K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-17
- Apply by: 2026-10-14
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/Burro/355e0808-b5e1-4cc4-93ac-ca6287c5dcf7
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/burro-director-of-software-engineering-robot-applications-and-behavior/

## About the role

We are seeking a Director of Robot Applications and Behavior to lead the team that owns what the robot does and how people interact with it: the behavior stack and state machines that sequence a mission, the integration work that gets new behaviors from simulation onto robots in the field, the backend communication between robot and cloud, the operator UI, and the details that shape how a Burro feels to work alongside, down to what the lights do.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 8+ years of professional experience building production software, with a track record of systems that other teams depended on
- 5+ years managing engineers directly, including hiring, coaching, and performance management
- Experience designing systems and interfaces that other teams build on top of
- Experience shipping software on robots, autonomous vehicles, drones, or comparable physical systems
- Strong proficiency in C++ and Python

Tags: Software Platform & Integration