--- title: 'Senior Robotics Software Engineer – Fleet & Navigation Systems - AGF Team at TELEXISTENCE Inc.' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-robotics-software-engineer-fleet-navigation-systems-agf-team-db7nfng9s9gj' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-15' --- # Senior Robotics Software Engineer – Fleet & Navigation Systems - AGF Team at TELEXISTENCE Inc. - **Company:** TELEXISTENCE Inc. - **Location:** Tokyo, Japan - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-09-30 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/tx-inc.com/820ecb22-9bd8-48ce-b5c3-44ebbbcfa72f ## Job description We are looking for a Robotics Software Engineer to develop the software that enables multiple autonomous robots to operate efficiently, safely, and reliably in logistics and industrial environments. The primary focus of this role is Fleet Management System (FMS), robot orchestration, task management, fleet coordination, and traffic management, with additional involvement in navigation and path planning. The ideal candidate combines strong C++/ROS2 software engineering skills with a solid understanding of autonomous mobile robotics and real-world robot deployment. ## Key Responsibilities - Design and develop Fleet Management System (FMS) software for autonomous mobile robots. - Develop task allocation, dispatching, scheduling, robot coordination, and fleet monitoring. - Implement fleet-level traffic management, resource reservation, deadlock detection, and recovery. - Develop interfaces between the FMS and individual robot autonomy stacks. - Develop and integrate navigation and path-planning capabilities, including route planning, obstacle avoidance, and navigation behaviors. - Integrate FMS, navigation, localization, perception, control, and robot hardware into a complete autonomous system. - Develop and maintain ROS/ROS2-based robotics software and system interfaces. - Integrate third-party robotics software and technologies. - Diagnose complex fleet-level and robot-level failures using logs, telemetry, simulation, and real-robot testing. - Improve system reliability, scalability, performance, and fault tolerance for production deployment. Required Qualifications - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related field. - 3+ years of experience developing software for robotics, autonomous systems, or mobile robots. - Strong C++ and Linux/Ubuntu development skills. - Strong hands-on experience with ROS/ROS2. - Solid understanding of mobile robot navigation and autonomous systems. - Experience with AMRs, AGVs, AGFs, autonomous vehicles, or similar robotic systems. - Understanding of fleet management, multi-robot coordination, task planning, or traffic management. - Good understanding of path planning, route planning, obstacle avoidance, and navigation. - Strong system integration and debugging skills. - Experience deploying and debugging software on real robots. - Good English communication skills. ## Preferred Qualifications Experience in one or more of the following is a plus: - Fleet Management Systems / multi-robot coordination - Task allocation, scheduling, dispatching, or fleet optimization - Traffic management, resource reservation, and deadlock handling - Nav2 / ROS2 Navigation Stack - Global/local path planning and motion planning - LiDAR or camera-based perception - Robot/system orchestration and behavior planning - Low-level vehicle control - Gazebo, Isaac Sim, or other robotics simulation platforms - Production deployment of autonomous robots in logistics or industrial environments ## What We Are Looking For A strong robotics software engineer with depth in fleet management and breadth across autonomous robotics. You should be able to understand how fleet decisions affect individual robot behavior, and how navigation, localization, perception, and control affect fleet-level performance. For example, when a robot becomes blocked, the candidate should be able to reason across task assignment, traffic management, route planning, localization, perception, and robot execution to identify the appropriate solution. Fleet Management → Robot Orchestration → Navigation → System Integration → Production Deployment ## About TELEXISTENCE Inc. ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Telexistence Inc. builds and operates AI-powered robots for real-world retail and logistics environments, with a mission to grasp every single object in the world. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B) - **Headquarters**: Tokyo, Japan - **Founded**: 2017 - **Founders**: Jin Tomioka ## Core Business - Primary industry: Robotics and Physical AI - Target customers: Retail convenience stores, logistics operators, robotics startups, and research institutions (B2B) - Mission or purpose: “Change robots, change structures, and change the world” – to make robots operate outside factories and revolutionize labor. ## Products & Services - **TX SCARA (Retail Robot)**: An AI-powered robot deployed in convenience stores for restocking and shelf management. Currently in over 300 FamilyMart stores across Japan. - **GHOST (Next-Gen Robot)**: Next-generation model under development with Foxconn for mass production. - **Astra (Humanoid Robot)**: Vision-Language-Action (VLA) humanoid robot being co-developed with Seven-Eleven Japan, targeting deployment in stores by 2029. - **Motion Data Factory (Service)**: A new industrial utility generating large-scale, stable robotic motion datasets for robotics companies and researchers, launching January 2026. - **Logistics Automation Systems**: Multi-robot systems (four robotic arms + four automated forklifts) for warehouse loading/unloading, deployed with SENKO Co., Ltd. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Total Funding**: $204.8M (as of Series B; $170M Series B led by SoftBank Group, Foxconn, Globis Capital Partners, with follow-ons from Airbus Ventures, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, Monoful Venture Partners) - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue ~$13M (LinkedIn estimate); deploying robots in commercial convenience stores at scale – a rare feat in the industry. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: SoftBank Group Corp., Foxconn, Airbus Ventures, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, Globis Capital Partners, Monoful Venture Partners, AWS (Generative AI Innovation Center), NVIDIA (IsaacSim), Seven-Eleven Japan, FamilyMart, SENKO. - **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 16.2% YoY to 92 employees across 10 countries; entered strategic partnership for humanoid robot with Seven-Eleven; launched Motion Data Factory service; expanding into North America with SoftBank Robotics. ## Competitive Advantages - **Real-world scale**: Already operating hundreds of robots in live convenience stores, accumulating real-world data that competitors lack. - **Full-stack ownership**: In-house hardware, AI foundation models, data collection, and control – enabling rapid iteration and tight feedback loops. - **Advanced gripping and fleet management**: Proprietary grippers that handle perforated or weak boxes, plus an AI system that coordinates multiple robot arms and forklifts in parallel. - **Infrastructure**: Access to large-scale GPU clusters (AWS) and simulation tools (NVIDIA IsaacSim) for training foundation models. ## Strategic Focus - Continue scaling deployments in retail and logistics (Japan → North America). - Advance humanoid robot development (Astra) with Seven-Eleven for 2029 rollout. - Grow the Motion Data Factory as a utility service to power the broader robotics ecosystem. - Solidify mass production capabilities with Foxconn for next-gen models. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Highly flexible – no fixed hours, remote/hybrid/in-person options as long as goals are met. Results-driven environment. - **Team**: Multinational group of top specialists in hardware, software, AI, and teleoperation. Distributed across 10 countries (Japan, India, Turkey, Canada, US, etc.). - **Impact**: Work on frontier robotics problems with immediate real-world deployment – from convenience store shelves to logistics hubs. - **Growth**: Rapid scaling phase post-Series B; opportunities to shape platform from early stage. - **Perks**: Start-up agility with global investor backing; exposure to cutting-edge AI and robotics stack. ## Sources 1. [tx-inc.com](https://tx-inc.com/en/) 2. [tx-inc.com/about](https://tx-inc.com/en/about/) 3. [tx-inc.com/career](https://tx-inc.com/en/career/) 4. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/tx-inc.com) 5. 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