Software Engineer (Robotics Control Systems)

  • Tokyo
  • No Remote
  • Full-time
  • January 20, 2026
Conditions
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Apply from Anywhere 👍
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Relocation to Japan 👍
(Overseas visa sponsorship supported)
Requirements
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Language Requirements
Japanese: Not Required 👍
English: Business Level

About Us

We are committed to our core value of Empathy. Our mission is to automate “demanding,” “dirty,” and “dangerous” jobs so that people can engage in more intellectual and creative work. We achieve this by developing and supporting the implementation and operation of robotics platforms and robot solutions that leverage the world’s most advanced control and coordination technologies.

 

Role Overview

As a Robotics Control Systems team member, you will drive innovation and optimization in multi-robot controls. Your work will directly impact developing and maintaining our distributed intelligence system for ASRS and pick-assist robots. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, testing, and maintaining critical components such as:

  • Behavior Controllers:
    • Global and local controllers that govern decision-making for a fleet of autonomous robots.
  • Path Planning Systems:
    • Planners and executors that manage and dictate robot traffic.
  • Task Allocation Strategies:
    • Different strategies and their optimizations to ensure efficient task distribution.
  • Distributed Intelligence Framework:
    • Production-grade open-source framework (ALICA) used for coordinating multiple robots.

 

Additionally, you will:

  • Collaborate & Review:
    • Perform architecture and code reviews with team members.
    • Contribute to a collaborative and continuous improvement environment.
  • Improve Processes:
    • Identify and recommend enhancements to engineering processes.
  • Solve Customer Challenges:
    • Tackle challenging problems as our customer base grows.
  • User-Focused Development:
    • Understand user needs and ensure that the delivered solutions provide tangible value.

 

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

  • Education:
    • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related technical field.
  • Technical Skills:
    • Strong fundamentals in algorithm design, problem-solving, and complexity analysis.
    • Proficient in object-oriented programming (OOP) and multi-threading.
    • Experience with C++ (C++11 or above).
  • Experience:
    • At least 3 years of corporate or research experience in Software Engineering or Robotics.

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Additional Technologies:
    • Experience with ROS (Robot Operating System) and Python.
  • Libraries & Frameworks:
    • Familiarity with SMACH, Behavior Tree, and RosPlan.
  • Specialized Experience:
    • Background in multiagent systems, constraint programming, or distributed systems.
    • Hands-on experience with autonomous or manually operated robots.
  • Other Skills:
    • Knowledge of CI/CD systems.
    • Startup experience.

 

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and benefits package. 
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge robotics technologies. 
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment. 
  • Career growth and development opportunities. 
  • VISA application support 

Rapyuta Robotics is a global technology startup that builds cloud robotics solutions. Their goal is to empower lives through connected machines so humans can focus on intellectually challenging and creative work. They have around 110 employees across their offices in Japan and India.

While improvements in technology are helping to make robotics more accessible to markets, the ability to integrate all the required expertise remains a barrier for most companies. Rapyuta Robotics is building a platform to make robots more attainable and useful to anyone.

Their platform makes it easy for businesses to deploy robotics solutions without needing in-house robotics expertise. By integrating robot hardware, software, sensor data, and applications in the cloud — where powerful data centers manage the heavy computation — Rapyuta’s platform lets end-users focus on their business processes instead of on managing robot hardware or software infrastructure.

Empowering Lives with Connected Machines.
Rapyuta Robotics strongly believes that the dirty, dull, and dangerous work should be automated and people should be given an option to take up more intellectually challenging and creative work. They aim to enable this automation with machines that are connected and coordinated.

They hope that robotics will not exclude people, but work for them as a familiar partner, creating new ways of working and new revenue opportunities.

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Software Engineer (Robotics Control Systems) at Rapyuta Robotics
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