# Robotics Engineer at Lightberry

- Company: Lightberry (YC F25)
- What the company does: Robots with soul. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://lightberry.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $225K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-02-13
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lightberry/jobs/zMM4MQ4-robotics-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lightberry-robotics-engineer/

## About the role

Humanoid robots doing backflips are super cool, but to be useful they need to be able to listen, communicate, and operate in the world. Your role in our organization would be to help make that a reality by developing autonomy for humanoid robots and working to advise manufacturers on their next generation of hardware.

## What they're looking for

- Robotics experience (self-driving cars, drones, humanoids, off-road robotics, or similar)
- Experience shipping products into the real world
- Strong C++ or Rust experience
- Comfortable working with and debugging hardware
- Excited to take high ownership of product features

Tags: Engineering