Software Engineer - Robotics Control Systems

Rapyuta Robotics Koto-ku, Tokyo April 4 2026
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    Apply from abroad
    Relocate to Japan
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    No Japanese required
    Business English
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    Intermediate level
    3+ years experience required
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About Rapyuta Robotics

Rapyuta Robotics Koto-ku, Tokyo

Building low­ cost, lightweight autonomous mobile robots with high-level intelligence distributed in the cloud, and enabling such robots to offload some of their heavy computation and seamlessly learn and share experiences with one another.

Key benefits

  • Open, inclusive, safe environment
  • There's always something to learn
  • Relocation support

About the position

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.

Responsibilities

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

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related technical field.
  • 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).
  • At least 3 years of corporate or research experience in Software Engineering or Robotics.

Nice to haves

While not specifically required, tell us if you have any of the following.

  • Experience with ROS (Robot Operating System) and Python.
  • Familiarity with SMACH, Behavior Tree, and RosPlan.
  • Background in multiagent systems, constraint programming, or distributed systems.
  • Hands-on experience with autonomous or manually operated robots.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD systems.
  • Startup experience.
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Meet Rapyuta Robotics's Developers

Jaiyam joined Rapyuta Robotics as a perception engineer, hoping to impact the future through developing products. He talks about Rapyuta’s values and how he became the systems lead of their ASRS (a type of warehouse automation technology) solution.

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