Almond

| We are looking for a Robotics Software Engineer to design, test, and implement key software components for our humanoid arms, data collection, and AI systems. This role is ideal for an engineer excited about working across the full product lifecycle from whiteboard sketches and prototypes to manufacturing and production. You will contribute towards: Building the most capable 7 DoF arm available (human range of motion, high payload/weight ratio, etc.) Teaching the arm to assemble itself At minimum, you should: Have strong architectural design Be comfortable working across the stack and/or quickly learning relevant skills (frontend / backend / robotic control / AI) Gave strong conviction in the idea that general purpose robots (humanoid-esque + AI) are inevitable and will soon take over the physical world An ideal candidate has experience in at least one of: Building / using IK solvers Building / modifying / deploying the latest robotic VLA model research (fine-tuning VLMs, building an online RL workflow, etc.) Building really fast streaming / WebRTC Building VR apps We encourage students to consider dropping out or taking a leave of absence. The physical AI revolution is happening now.

| We’re seeking an applied researcher passionate about our mission and ready to lead ALM-1: our robotic foundation model. You’ll design its architecture and training pipeline, driving both research innovation and real-world deployment success. Your responsibilities will include: Pushing the limits of a production-ready robotic foundation model, with customer deployment success as the top KPI Implementing, extending, and advancing state-of-the-art robotic manipulation techniques Running experiments on cutting-edge compute and robotic hardware Building environments and pipelines to collect, process, and train on real-world data We welcome researchers at all levels. Some of the most impactful robotic manipulation work has been led by undergraduates performing at a PhD level. We encourage: Researchers who want to continue publishing their work Aspiring founders who see Almond as a launch pad for their own ventures Students eager to accelerate their careers—joining us can condense four years of research into one, while leading our AI team