Robotics and autonomy · SF Bay Area · updated daily
Robotics startups and companies in San Francisco and the Bay Area hiring now
The robotics startups and companies with the most open roles in San Francisco and the Bay Area right now are Intuitive, Skild AI and Aeva. 44% of their open roles in San Francisco and the Bay Area are in hardware & robotics. Most roles sit in Sunnyvale, San Francisco and San Mateo. 8% of these roles are remote. Every role comes from the company’s own careers page and is re-checked daily.
421
open roles in SF Bay Area
44%
of roles in hardware & robotics
21%
of roles in software engineering
8%
of roles are remote
Where the roles are:Sunnyvale 59%San Francisco 28%San Mateo 7%Mountain View 6%
Companies
Who is hiring in SF Bay Area
Skild AI
Pittsburgh, US · Series C
Skild AI builds a unified, omni-bodied AI foundation model called Skild Brain that can control any robot for any task.
34 open roles
Human Computer Lab
San Francisco, US
Human Computer Lab is a research lab building character robots that feel alive and responsive. Its first robot, LeLamp, explores a new category of consumer robotics where everyday objects become interactive.
12 open roles0% remote
Andromeda
Melbourne, AU · Series A
Andromeda’s flagship product, Abi, is a robotic companion with a charming personality and emotional intelligence. Abi adapts to each resident’s personality, ability and language, building meaningful connections that spark joy while enhancing care team capacity. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including healthcare institutions, elder care facilities, and families with children who require additional emotional support.
11 open roles100% remote
Charge Robotics
San Leandro, US · YC S21
Charge Robotics builds robots that automate the most labor-intensive parts of solar construction.
10 open roles0% remote
Bracket Bot
San Francisco, US · Seed
Builds robots and the software that runs them for engineering and industrial users.
10 open roles0% remote
Gradient Robotics
San Francisco, US
Gradient builds autonomous robots for AI infrastructure buildout. The company develops full-stack robotics from hardware through artificial intelligence.
8 open roles0% remote
Dimensional
Dimensional builds an open-source operating system for robots. Its platform provides a modular architecture for training and deploying robotic intelligence at scale.
8 open roles0% remote
Neptune Medical
Series D
Neptune Medical develops Dynamic Rigidization technology for endoscope control in GI procedures. Its Triton system is designed for robotic GI endoscopy.
7 open roles
Bot Auto
Bot Auto operates an autonomous truck fleet. It provides Transportation as a Service to major 3PLs and shippers.
6 open roles
The Bot Company
San Francisco, US
The Bot Company is building a helpful robot for every home. The company develops robots to handle household chores to free up individuals' time. The robots are designed to automate mundane household chores.
6 open roles0% remote
Bonsai Robotics
San José, CR · Series A
Bonsai Robotics develops affordable, vision-based autonomy that makes off-road equipment smarter, safer, and more productive. Bonsai Intelligence is a connected platform that enables autonomous operations of mixed fleets anytime, anywhere.
6 open roles0% remote
Anvil Robotics
Seed
Anvil provides a platform for building Physical AI. Its platform includes a composable hardware and software ecosystem.
5 open roles0% remote
DeepAware AI (Robotics Center of Silicon Valley)
San Francisco, US · Seed · YC S25
Robots, parts & RL envs & evals - delivered in 48 hrs / pickup in SF.
5 open roles0% remote
One Robot
San Francisco, US · Seed · YC W26
World models for robot evals and training.
3 open roles0% remote
Civ Robotics
Series A
Civ Robotics provides robotic surveying equipment. It provides construction layout tools that mark coordinates with laser accuracy.
3 open roles40% remote
Forterra
Seattle, US · Series B
Forterra develops autonomous mission systems that combine mobility, communications, sensing, and computing for military operations.
2 open roles23% remote
Tetsuwan Scientific
Our software platform for automated experimentation is ResearchOS. It combines our proprietary compiler with a model capable of converting written language into the DSLs our compiler communicates in.
2 open roles
Capstan Medical
Series C
Capstan Medical develops minimally invasive solutions for heart valve disease.
2 open roles0% remote
Bright Machines
San Francisco, US
Bright Machines provides a fully integrated Bright Factory that builds data center infrastructure for hyperscalers. Its assembly operations use advanced software and robotics to deliver shorter time-to-market, higher yields, and end-to-end data traceability.
2 open roles7% remote
Vention
montreal, CA · Series D
Vention provides an industrial automation platform and modular robot applications. Customers can design, program, and simulate robot cells in one cloud platform.
1 open roles0% remote
Lightberry
San Francisco, US · YC F25
Robots with soul
1 open roles
Waddle Labs
San Francisco, US · Seed · YC S26
LLMs that control robots
1 open roles
Relling
San Francisco, US · Seed · YC S25
deploying the first billion robots for manufacturing
1 open roles
Rocsys
Series A
Rocsys is the global leader in hands-free charging and fleet service solutions for electric and autonomous vehicles.
1 open roles0% remote
OS3
San Francisco, US · YC S26
Affordable, intelligent humanoid robots built to deploy at scale
1 open roles
Moon Surgical
Moon Surgical integrates intelligence and robotics in the operating room. Its Maestro software update adds a multi-model intelligent platform across the surgical workflow.
1 open roles
Intuitive
Sunnyvale, US · Post Ipo
The company strives to make surgery more effective, less invasive and easier on surgeons, patients and their families.
225 open roles22% remote
Aeva
Mountain View, US · Post Ipo
Aeva develops 4D LiDAR sensors that detect velocity and position simultaneously. Its perception platform integrates lidar-on-chip technology, system-on-chip processing, and perception algorithms onto silicon. Aeva's sensors are used in automated driving, manufacturing automation, smart infrastructure, robotics, and consumer devices.
23 open roles6% remote
Latitude AI
Pittsburgh, US
Latitude AI is an automated driving technology company on the mission to transform travel to be safer, less stressful, and more enjoyable for everyone.
15 open roles87% remote
Procept BioRobotics
Procept BioRobotics manufactures the AQUABEAM and HYDROS robotic systems. The HYDROS robotic system delivers Aquablation therapy.
9 open roles14% remote
Open roles
Newest roles in SF Bay Area
Intuitive
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Full-Stack Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
$98k–$156k
1d ago
Intuitive
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
$98k–$156k
1d ago
Skild AI
San Mateo, CA
Technical Program Manager
San Mateo, CA
$100k–$300k
1d ago
Intuitive
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
Mechanical Engineer, Endoscope Tip and Vision
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
$116k–$196k
1d ago
Skild AI
San Mateo, CA
R&D Assembly Technician
San Mateo, CA
$70k–$150k
5d ago
Andromeda
North America Remote / San Francisco, CA
Head of Marketing
North America Remote / San Francisco, CA
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5d ago
Bright Machines
Burlingame, California
Strategic Finance Intern
Burlingame, California
$83k–$94k
5d ago
Skild AI
San Mateo
Mechanical Design Engineer
San Mateo
$100k–$250k
6d ago
Robotics hiring in San Francisco and the Bay Area
This page covers San Francisco, the Peninsula, San Jose and the East Bay. Skild AI: Skild AI builds a unified, omni-bodied AI foundation model called Skild Brain that can control any robot for any task. Human Computer Lab: Human Computer Lab is a research lab building character robots that feel alive and responsive. Its first robot, LeLamp, explores a new category of consumer robotics where everyday objects become interactive. Andromeda: Andromeda’s flagship product, Abi, is a robotic companion with a charming personality and emotional intelligence. Abi adapts to each resident’s personality, ability and language, building meaningful connections that spark joy while enhancing care team capacity. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including healthcare institutions, elder care facilities, and families with children who require additional emotional support. Intuitive alone holds 53% of the open roles here, so the companies below it are worth a look too.
The roles they hire for
Across the open roles in San Francisco and the Bay Area today, the mix is hardware & robotics (44%), software engineering (21%), ai & machine learning (9%), program & project management (5%) and product management (5%).
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Frequently asked
Which robotics startups and companies in San Francisco and the Bay Area are hiring the most?
Right now: Intuitive, Skild AI, Aeva, Latitude AI and Human Computer Lab. The list above shows startups first, then larger companies, each ranked by its open roles in San Francisco and the Bay Area today.
Where in San Francisco and the Bay Area are they hiring?
Most roles are in Sunnyvale, San Francisco, San Mateo and Mountain View. The page covers San Francisco, the Peninsula, San Jose and the East Bay.
Do robotics startups and companies in San Francisco and the Bay Area hire remotely?
8% of the roles here are listed as remote. Each company page shows its own remote share.
What roles do robotics startups and companies in San Francisco and the Bay Area hire for?
The most common are hardware & robotics, software engineering and ai & machine learning.
Can landed apply to these companies for me?
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