Robotics Systems Engineer, Teleoperation

Persona AI is developing and commercializing rugged, multi-purpose humanoid robots that perform real work. Persona’s founding team has a decades-long history in humanoid robotics, bionics, and product development delivering robust hardware that has touched the stars, worked miles below the surface of the ocean, and even roamed Disney Parks. Our mission is focused squarely on shipping beautiful, reliable products at massive scale, while building a customer-focused team to achieve these aims.

We are looking for a Robotics Systems Engineer, Teleoperation to join our team! The Teleoperation Team bridges the gap between biological and artificial intelligence. While the operator experience lives in the immersive interface, what makes it actually work lives deeper in the stack in how data moves, how messages are sized, how packets travel over unreliable networks, and how you preserve fidelity when bandwidth is constrained. That's this role. You're the person who understands what happens between the robot and the operator at the lowest level, and who knows how to optimize every layer of that path. There's no playbook for this yet. Sim-to-real gap not included.

What You'll Build

• Low-latency, fault-tolerant data streaming pipelines over unreliable real-world transports (WiFi, cellular, the messy real world)

• Low-level networking systems with a deep understanding of how messages are structured, transmitted, and optimized for packet size, message size, and how to preserve rendering fidelity under bandwidth constraints

• Software that interfaces directly with hardware SDKs for robot sensing, control, and data collection

• Rendering optimization pipelines that ensure high-fidelity operator feedback without sacrificing latency or frame rate

• Systems that support motion retargeting and robot control, with enough controls knowledge to understand what's happening on the other end of the pipe

• Optimization algorithms across the full data path from sensor to operator display

• Monitoring, metrics, and alerting infrastructure that scales with a growing fleet

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years in software with a strong systems engineering background

• Exceptional C++; Rust is preferred and something we expect this person to grow into

• Solid Python for tooling, test harnesses, and automation

• Deep understanding of low-level networking (TCP/IP, UDP, WiFi, cellular, BLE) and how to optimize protocols for latency-sensitive real-world conditions

• Experience building software that teleoperates a robot or controls a physical system, ideally something you can show us!

• Familiarity with rendering optimization concepts and how data fidelity is preserved under constrained compute or bandwidth

• Working knowledge of robotic control concepts (kinematics, motion retargeting, sensor integration) enough to collaborate effectively with the controls team

• Deep Linux experience, including embedded environments

• Hardware SDK integration experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related field

• Strong ownership and communication skills; comfortable working across hardware, firmware, and XR engineering teams

Bonus Points

• Rust production experience

• Experience with low-level graphics or rendering pipelines

• Familiarity with modern build systems like Nix or Bazel

• Open source contributions, especially in robotics or systems software

• Android or embedded Linux development experience

Why join Persona AI?

• You'll shape technology that's redefining the possibilities of robotics and human interaction.

• Work alongside passionate teammates who value diversity, creativity, and continuous learning.

• Enjoy full access to advanced prototyping tools, labs, and the freedom to experiment and innovate.

• We offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits, flexible work environment, and equity opportunities.