Software Engineer – Fleet Management & Platform Integration (human) at Neura Robotics (Metzingen, Germany / Riederich, Germany)
Neura Robotics· Metzingen, Germany / Riederich, Germany·
Role details
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
Job description
Your mission & challenges
We're looking for a Software Engineer to connect our robots with fleet management systems and our internal software platform. You'll work in Mobile Robotics and build the integration layer between robot software, cloud services, fleet orchestration, and customer FMS environments.
- You integrate mobile robots and mobile manipulators with internal software platform services.
- You develop and maintain interfaces between robot software and fleet management systems.
- You implement and validate VDA5050, MQTT, REST/gRPC, WebSocket, and related fleet communication protocols.
- You support fleet localization, geofencing, map distribution, robot status reporting, multi-robot task allocation, and telemetry pipelines.
- You build tools for fleet monitoring, mission execution, traffic management, and robot diagnostics.
- You ensure stable connectivity, secure access, OTA/update workflows, and version compatibility between robot and platform.
- You work with navigation, application, cloud, and customer project teams to deliver end-to-end fleet functionality.
What we can look forward to
- A degree in Computer Science, Robotics, Software Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
- 3+ years of relevant work experience in robotics, software engineering, or a related technical field is a plus.
- Strong experience in software system integration for robotics or fleet management.
- Good knowledge of distributed systems and APIs.
- Experience with VDA5050, MQTT, REST/gRPC, WebSocket, OPC UA, or similar protocols.
- Practical experience with C++, Python, and frontend or backend technologies.
- Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD, observability, logging, and deployment workflows.
- Understanding of AMR/AGV navigation, robot states, missions, and fleet operation.
- Experience with Synaos, NAiSE, Open-RMF, MiR, OTTO, SEER, Bosch, or comparable FMS platforms is a plus.
- Good English communication skills.
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.