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Neura Robotics

Robot Client SDK Engineer (human) at Neura Robotics (Metzingen, Germany / Riederich, Germany)

Neura Robotics· Metzingen, Germany / Riederich, Germany·

Role details

Work type
Onsite
Employment
Full-Time

Neura Robotics at a glance

German cognitive-robotics company building humanoid and collaborative robots that see, hear, feel, and learn to work alongside people.

NEURA Robotics designs cognitive robots (humanoids, collaborative arms, and mobile bases) plus the AI and platform that run them, all built in-house. Its flagship 4NE1 humanoid targets industrial workflows and everyday assistance, and the Neuraverse platform links deployed robots into a shared learning network.

~$1.7B+ raised · latest: Series C · up to $1.4B · June 2026 · backed by Tether, Amazon, NVIDIA, Qualcomm

Summary

Design and ship cross‑platform SDKs in Python, C++, and Java.

Job description

Your Mission & Challenges

  • protoc + buf toolchain for client-side code generation; CI pipelines regenerate clients on every proto change
  • Python client SDK: idiomatic wrappers with context managers, async/await variants, IDE completion stubs, pip wheels published to internal PyPI
  • C++ client SDK: RAII channel lifecycle, async, language-idiomatic exception hierarchy, Conan/vcpkg packages
  • Java client SDK: builder patterns for requests, CompletableFuture, Maven Central artifacts
  • Channel lifecycle handling across languages: timeouts, deadline propagation, reconnection logic, TLS/mTLS configuration
  • gRPC status to language-idiomatic exception mapping: hierarchical exception types with semantically meaningful subclasses
  • Client/server version-skew compatibility tables—published policies on client-server version support, automated compatibility tests
  • Semantic versioning aligned with the platform architect, deprecation policy enforcement with linter warnings, migration guides
  • Simulation-mode toggle inside the client: same proto interface, simulation backend for offline app development
  • Observability hooks per language: structured logging, OpenTelemetry tracing context propagation, Prometheus client metrics
  • Reference example applications per language demonstrating canonical patterns: pick-and-place, mode switching, fault recovery, telemetry streaming
  • Auto-generated documentation per language: Sphinx (Python), Doxygen (C++), Javadoc (Java); examples kept in sync with API surface
  • Internal customer onboarding: skill bundles, evaluation harnesses, R&D notebooks, demo apps—all start from your reference template
  • RFC co-review with the Robot Platform Integration Engineer on every proto change

What we can look forward to

  • Developer experience with platform SDKs—has shipped client libraries used by external or internal customers.
  • Proficient in at least two: modern Python (typing, asyncio, pyproject.toml/wheels), modern C++ (17/20, async patterns, build systems), Java (CompletableFuture, Maven build).
  • Hands-on with gRPC ecosystem: protoc, buf, grpc-python, grpc-java, grpc-cpp—has implemented production clients.
  • Multi-language packaging: manylinux pip wheels, Conan or vcpkg recipes, Maven Central publishing—experienced with full CI pipelines.
  • API design fluency: gRPC/REST/GraphQL, semantic versioning, deprecation policy authorship, backwards-compatibility analysis.
  • Documentation tooling: Sphinx, Doxygen, MkDocs; capable of owning end-to-end documentation deliverables.
  • Cross-language async patterns: understands trade-offs among sync, async, and streaming gRPC across languages and their ergonomic differences

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with robotics or industrial control to discuss latency and timing semantics with robot platform engineers
  • Experience writing language bindings for a native library (PyBind11, JNI, SWIG, cppyy)
  • Authored OpenTelemetry instrumentation libraries across multiple languages
  • Working knowledge of ROS 2 client library design (rclpy / rclcpp)
  • Written a developer-portal API reference or SDK tutorial series for external developers

Why work at Neura Robotics

  • Culture: "Passion for Winning" — achievement-driven, self-responsible culture with flat hierarchies. Values include trust, honesty, speed, and "We Are Human" (people at the heart of everything).
  • Flexibility: Flexible working hours, 30 days of vacation, and a hybrid-friendly environment.
  • Team: Over 1,400 employees from more than 45 countries — highly skilled, international team of experts.
  • Growth & Development: Support for personal and professional growth via Udemy training platform and more.
  • Compensation: Competitive salary package with exclusive employee discounts.
  • Perks: Summer parties, company town hall meetings, and regular team celebrations.
  • Impact: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge cognitive robotics and AI that directly addresses labor shortages and makes a meaningful societal impact.
  • Diversity: Explicitly welcomes applications from all backgrounds, emphasizing building a team that reflects the world.
  • Application Process: Fast — initial feedback within a few days, interviews scheduled within two weeks.

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