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Staff Simulation Architect - Core Simulation Platform

Apptronik · Austin, TX

Posted 14 days ago

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This role has been open
14 days
Apptronik's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
21% of Apptronik's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Apptronik
high
50 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
2026-09-17

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About this role

As a Staff Simulation Architect for the Core Simulation Platform, you will be responsible for designing and owning the architecture of a high-performance distributed system that supports the simulation needs of the Apollo robot. Your role involves building cloud-native pipelines, defining core abstractions and APIs, and ensuring system scalability and reliability while collaborating with various teams to translate their needs into coherent architecture.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Excellent C++ and/or Python programming skills
  • Deep experience architecting distributed, high-throughput, or real-time software systems
  • Proven experience architecting workloads on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) with distributed computing frameworks (e.g., Ray, Kubernetes)
  • Deep familiarity with software development best practices: CI/CD, automated testing, and code quality standards
  • Track record of making and defending architectural trade-offs and communicating them clearly
  • Comfort ramping up quickly in a new technical domain and partnering closely with subject-matter experts

Nice to have

  • Understanding of robotics concepts: kinematics, dynamics, controls, system identification
  • Experience with modern robotic simulators (Isaac Lab, MuJoCo, or equivalent)
  • Understanding of Reinforcement Learning, with research or production experience

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • The role requires a strong background in software architecture rather than robotics or simulation, which may limit candidates with a more traditional robotics background.
  • The position involves significant collaboration with domain specialists, which may require a steep learning curve for those unfamiliar with robotics.

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Listed by Apptronik on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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