In the AI Department, you'll develop the cognitive abilities of our robots, enabling them to understand and interact with their surroundings. You'll work on algorithms that make machines intelligent and adaptive—ranging from object recognition and language processing to decision-making in complex environments. You'll be part of a team that pushes technological boundaries and collaborates closely with software, hardware, and product management teams. Using cutting-edge tools and methods from machine learning and AI, you'll work on projects that have a direct impact on our products. If you're excited about making machines smarter and shaping the future of human-machine interaction, the AI Department is the perfect place for you.
Senior Software Engineer - NEURAGym (Human)
Neura Robotics GmbH • Metzingen
Give Our Robots Consciousness
Metzingen
You build the technical foundations that power our intelligent systems and robotic platforms, with a focus on the NEURAGym physical AI training platform. You work on cloud infrastructure, backend services, and developer platforms that enable our teams to reliably develop, test, and operate AI-driven robot capabilities.
You approach software engineering holistically: from clean architecture and APIs to infrastructure, build systems, deployment pipelines, and developer experience.
You closely collaborate with AI, robotics, and product teams to design and build systems that are scalable, reliable, and maintainable over the long term.
- Designing and taking ownership of domain-driven services on AWS, from API design through to production operations.
- Implementing self-contained services, including the full range from Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD and application code up to monitoring, logging, and security controls.
- Building type-safe APIs and publishing SDK packages and supporting tools such as CLIs and frontend applications.
- Designing data and processing workflows for handling and analyzing large volumes of data, including automated management of metadata and storage, to support AI-driven systems.
- Continuously improving system reliability, observability, performance, and developer experience.
- Supporting teams with architecture, infrastructure, and automation challenges and collaborating with cross-functional AI, robotics, and product teams.
- 5+ years of experience developing modern software systems in a DevOps-oriented environment.
- Strong programming skills, ideally in TypeScript and Python.
- Solid understanding of software architecture and system design, e.g. domain-driven design, self-contained/service-oriented systems, and clean architecture.
- Experience working with cloud platforms, ideally AWS, with deep expertise in serverless and managed cloud services being a strong plus.
- Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. AWS CDK, Terraform, or similar frameworks).
- Experience with CI/CD systems such as GitLab CI, including build, test, and deployment automation.
- Strong experience with Linux-based development and deployment environments and container technologies such as Docker.
- Experience with ROS or robotics software stacks is a plus
Strong English communication skills, German is a plus.
What you can look forward to
Creative Freedom and Agility
Enjoy a dynamic, self-reliant work culture with flat hierarchies, flexible hours, and 30 vacation days. Ideal for those seeking an inspiring professional setting, whether you're starting out or an experienced exec.
Passion for Winning
A passionate and highly skilled team of international experts aiming to redefine robot assistants.
Attractive Compensation
Enjoy a competitive salary package along with exclusive employee discounts.
One Team
Whether it's a summer party or company town hall meetings, we celebrate our successes together.
Professional Growth
Support for your personal and professional development.
Our values. The cornerstones of our success.
We are a team. We strive to achieve great things by promoting the success of our colleagues and partners.
We strive for technological progress in order to give people back their valuable time for enjoyable activities.
We strive to revolutionize the world of robotics by pushing the boundaries of technology every day.
We live a high level of appreciation through open communication and transparency.
We do our best to always be two steps ahead. We achieve this through empowerment, freedom of action and personal responsibility.
People are at the center of everything we do.
Our Location
Our headquarters in Metzingen and Riederich are the heart of our company. It's not just home to our offices, but also our production facilities, Academy, logistics, and Tech Labs—all working together to turn ideas into reality. Riederich itself is a small, peaceful town, just a kilometer away from Metzingen, a city with its own unique character. Metzingen is globally renowned as Outlet City, attracting visitors from all over the world. Here, you can enjoy exclusive designer stores in a relaxed and charming setting. The city also offers a variety of restaurants, cafés, and a down-to-earth Swabian coziness—perfect for unwinding after work.
Our application process
We ensure a transparent and efficient process and look forward to getting to know you during the application process.