Apptronik
Robotics · Humanoid robots
- HQ
- Texas, US
- Founded
- 2016
- Website
- apptronik.com
Apptronik currently has 24 active AI-related job listings. The majority of these roles, 46%, are in the application stage. The company is primarily hiring for Engineering positions, with 18 roles, and also has 6 Product roles. Frequent tech tags include embodied_ai, model_serving, and inference_infra. Over the last 30 days, Apptronik has added 9 new AI roles, marking a 29% increase compared to the previous 30-day period.
Currently tracking 20 active AI roles, with 22 new openings in the last 4 weeks. Primary focus: Ship · Engineering. Salary range $165k–$350k (avg $232k).
Robotics · Humanoid robots
Apptronik currently has 24 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Staff Electrical Engineer - Compute (2), Director of Product Management, Software, Field Service Engineer - New Product Introduction & Development, Lead Software Engineer - Dexterous Manipulation, Product Manager - Human Robot Interaction. Most positions are in Engineering and Product.
Apptronik's active AI hiring is concentrated in: application (46%), agents (21%), serving infrastructure (17%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Apptronik is hiring AI talent in: United States (4 roles).
Job postings at Apptronik most frequently mention: Robotics, Manufacturing, SLAM, Data Science, Robotics Simulation.
In the past 30 days, Apptronik has posted 10 new AI-related roles. That is a +43% change versus the prior 30 days (7 → 10).
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Reinforcement Learning Engineer Senior Reinforcement Learning Engineer to develop state-of-the-art RL algorithms for humanoid robots' locomotion and manipulation, focusing on deploying policies on physical hardware, optimizing training pipelines, and mentoring junior engineers. | ShipData | 10 |
| Reinforcement Learning Engineer Apptronik is seeking a Reinforcement Learning Engineer to develop AI-powered robots, specifically the Apollo humanoid platform. The role focuses on architecting neural networks and implementing RL algorithms for locomotion and manipulation tasks on physical hardware, optimizing training pipelines, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to bring robots to market at scale. | ShipData | 9 |
| Staff Software Engineer - Humanoid Controls Staff Software Engineer focused on Humanoid Controls for Apptronik's Apollo robot. The role involves advancing whole-body control, learning-based hand control, mobile manipulation, and teleoperation, translating state-of-the-art methods into robust capability for production at scale. This includes setting technical direction, mentoring engineers, and collaborating cross-functionally. | ShipAgent | 7 |
| Field Service Engineer - New Product Introduction & Development Apptronik is seeking a Field Service Engineer to support their AI-powered humanoid robot, Apollo. This role focuses on maintaining the uptime of pre-production and development robots, closing the feedback loop between field service and engineering by documenting failures and identifying patterns, and participating in Design for Serviceability reviews. The engineer will validate new service procedures, build service readiness for new configurations, and act as the GSS representative in NPI reviews. The ideal candidate has 3-6+ years of experience with complex electromechanical systems, preferably in robotics, and strong diagnostic, communication, and problem-solving skills, with familiarity in ROS/ROS2 being a plus. | Ship | 7 |
| Sr. Software Engineer – Real-Time Controls Senior Software Engineer focused on real-time controls for human-centered, AI-powered robots (Apollo humanoid robot). Responsibilities include developing production-grade C++ software infrastructure, integrating low-level firmware with high-level controls, implementing state estimation and diagnostics, characterizing robot performance, and integrating learned policies into the real-time stack. Requires strong C++, robotics fundamentals, and experience with ROS2 and simulation/HIL testing. | ShipAgent | 7 |
| Robotics Test Engineer Robotics Test Engineer responsible for writing automated tests for Apollo's software at the integration layer, partnering with senior engineers on defect investigations, and growing regression coverage. The role involves working with pytest, HIL benches, and the broader RSIT platform to ensure software-level requirements are verifiable. It emphasizes growing expertise in robotics test engineering with mentorship and ownership. | Ship | 7 |
| Robotics Software Intern – Real-Time Controls Apptronik is seeking a Real-Time Controls Intern to develop and test C++ software for their humanoid robot, Apollo. The role involves bridging high-level commands with physical hardware execution, integrating sensor data, implementing mathematical models for motion, and gathering performance data. This position is for students or researchers with a strong foundation in C++, Python, physics, math, and robotics basics, working within a collaborative, agile team. | ShipAgent | 7 |
| Robot Platform Software Engineer Apptronik is seeking a Robot Platform Software Engineer to develop and implement scalable software solutions for their AI-powered humanoid robot, Apollo. The role involves contributing to platform evolution, architecture, hardware-software integration, resource profiling, system adaptation, performance benchmarking, and adhering to engineering standards. The ideal candidate will have strong C++ skills, architectural awareness, hardware interaction experience, analytical profiling abilities, and familiarity with distributed systems and containerization in a robotics context. | ShipServe | 7 |
| Staff Systems Engineer - Robot-as-a-Service Platform Staff Systems Engineer for robot software at Apptronik, a human-centered robotics company. The role involves leading software design and development for general-purpose robots operating in human environments, driving cross-functional teams, and ensuring scalability and reliability of platform software. Focus on full-stack robotics, RTOS, and real-time systems. | Ship | 7 |