# Staff Software Engineer in Test

**Company:** [Boston Dynamics](https://zerogtalent.com/robotics-companies/boston-dynamics)
**Location:** Waltham, MA
**Work mode:** On-site
**Seniority:** Senior
**Employment type:** Full Time
**Salary:** USD 102K–120K/yr
**Category:** Engineering
**Listed:** 2026-09-25

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## What you'll do

- Design reliability test automation for resilience, safety
- Conduct hardware-in-the-loop testing with physical hardware
- Author execution reports for milestone readiness
- Improve SQA process and testing coverage

## What you need

- 6-8 yrs Software QA/Test Automation/Development
- Testing complex electromechanical systems with HIL
- Proficiency in Python, C# for test automation
- Software reliability testing for robotic systems
- CI/CD with Jenkins, GitLab CI

## Job description

Boston Dynamics seeks a highly technical **Staff Software Engineer in Test**, to test the Atlas Humanoid Robot. In this critical, hands-on role, you will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, safety, and performance of Atlas’s software systems, focusing heavily on metrics based system testing for reliability and performance.

  

A key quality to be successful in this role is the exceptional ability to context-switch and rapidly acquire technical understanding across diverse domains: from web interfaces and network protocols to robot behavior and ML model validation. If you thrive on learning fast, solving cross-functional problems, and seeing your code directly impact a groundbreaking robot, this role is for you.

  

Boston Dynamics is a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics challenges. For years, our awe-inspiring [viral videos on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/BostonDynamics) have shown the world what remarkably capable robots can do. Now we are quickly becoming a recognized leader in automation solutions for industrial applications and warehouse logistics.  

  

**What You’ll Do:**

  

-   **Reliability Test & Automation Design:** Design, develop, and plan execution to stress-test application resilience, safety, and fault tolerance.
-   **Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Testing:** Use physical hardware in the loop to automate testing for various application scenarios.
-   **Release Contribution & Reporting:** Author comprehensive execution reports to validate milestone readiness and clearly communicate system stability.
-   **Process Improvement:** Identify bottlenecks and gaps in the SQA process and testing coverage, driving continuous improvement in execution efficiency and reliability.

  

**Required Experience:** 

  

-   6-8 years of experience in Software QA Engineering, Test Automation, or Software Development, with a history of shipping and supporting product releases.
-   Proven experience in manual and automated testing of complex electromechanical systems (e.g., robotics, autonomous vehicles) including with physical hardware-in-the-loop (HIL).
-   Strong proficiency in test automation with a solid base in Python, C#, or a similar language. 
-   Demonstrated experience with setting up software reliability testing, monitoring and analysis for robotic systems.
-   Expertise in designing comprehensive test plans and executing functional, integration, and regression testing with strong manual rigor.
-   Expertise in Defect Lifecycle Management using defect tracking systems (e.g., Jira) for precise defect reporting, verification, and analysis.
-   Solid understanding of CI/CD practices and experience integrating and monitoring automated tests within continuous integration tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI).

  

**Nice to Have Experience:**

  

-   Experience testing real-time control systems or low-latency teleoperation hardware/software.
-   Familiarity with UI/UX and backend validation for complex workflow sequencing or orchestration applications.
-   Operational familiarity with a Linux development environment (e.g., advanced bash/shell scripting).
-   Experience with Root Cause Analysis on complex, cross-functional system failures.

  

_We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas for this position._

  

_The salary range for this position will be clearly stated in the job posting as required by Massachusetts law. The base pay range for this position is between $102,000 - $120,000. Base pay will depend on multiple individualized factors including, but not limited to internal equity, job related knowledge, skills and experience. This range represents a good faith estimate of compensation at the time of posting._

  

**Boston Dynamics will never ask you to divulge your personal financial or account information as part of its recruiting process.**

  

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