# Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Data at XDOF

- Company: XDOF
- What the company does: Defining motion for autonomous systems. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://www.xdof.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Mateo Hybrid
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $180K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-02
- Apply by: 2026-12-17
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/XDOF/73ac48fd-1c6d-4ff5-b16e-87c9f6ec382d?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/xdof-member-of-technical-staff-robotics-data/

## About the role

Robotics data engineers are the bridge between raw collection and usable training data. Sample projects include: analyzing robotics data across modalities to identify quality issues: plotting joint velocities, validating camera poses, checking gripper encoder accuracy, and flagging anomalous collection sessions Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s or master’s degree (or equivalent experience) in robotics, computer science, mechanical engineering, or a related field
- Strong Python data skills (numpy, pandas, matplotlib or plotly) and comfort working with large, messy datasets
- Solid understanding of 3D geometry, coordinate frames, and spatial transformations
- Intuition for physical systems: you can look at a trajectory or a joint velocity plot and tell when something is off
- Experience designing or working with structured data formats (protobuf, HDF5, ROS bags, or similar)
- Have hands-on experience with robotics data, whether from a research lab, a robotics startup, or a manipulation/locomotion project

Tags: Robotics

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