Senior Application Engineer - Customer Experience
Apptronik · Sunnyvale, CA
Posted about 2 months ago · $165,000 - $190,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 47 days Apptronik's roles stay open a median of 55 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 21% of Apptronik's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Apptronik
- high 61 stale, 2 reposted of 86 open
- Hiring momentum
- 120 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-27
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Apptronik's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Apptronik.
About this role
As a Senior Application Engineer focused on Customer Experience, you will be responsible for designing, building, and executing live demonstrations of the Apollo robot for VIP audiences. This role involves collaborating with various teams to define objectives, managing the technical aspects of demonstrations, and ensuring a seamless experience that showcases the robot's capabilities. You will also engage directly with guests, provide technical support during events, and lead post-demonstration reviews to inform product development.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Apptronik as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in a customer-facing engineering role
- Proven track record delivering live demonstrations to executive and VIP audiences
- Expertise working with C++, Python, and ROS in a Linux development environment
- Strong understanding of robotic concepts including kinematics, dynamics, motion planning, and control systems
- Extensive experience using robotics simulation tools (NVIDIA Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo, or equivalent)
Nice to have
- Master's degree preferred
- Experience managing multiple concurrent demonstration requests
- Proven program management capability across concurrent visits and events
What you get
- The annual compensation for this position is $165,000 - $190,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target
Worth weighing
- High visibility and impact role, but requires managing high-stakes situations under pressure
- Approximately 20-40% travel required, including international travel
- Requires lifting 25-45 pounds occasionally
- Role involves prolonged periods of sitting and working on a computer
Summarised from Apptronik's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Apptronik on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-27. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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