Your New Role and Team
Sanctuary, a world leader in building AI-based control systems for humanoid
robots, is looking to hire a skilled and motivated Robotics Tester to join our
team. As a Robotics Testert, you will play a vital role in the development of
humanoid robots by piloting them in a variety of scenarios to collect critical
data. Your work will directly contribute to improving our AI systems and
advancing our mission of building human-like intelligence in machines.
Have experience with gaming, VR, or simulations? Many of our top team members
started there—if that’s you, we want you to apply!
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Our Success Criteria
- Operate teleoperation systems to guide robots through designated tasks,
monitor performance, and provide detailed feedback
- Coordinate daily with the ML team to plan data collection, manage machine
availability, and adapt to changing priorities.
- Assist with freezes, demos, and policy-related work, ensuring smooth handoffs
between testing phases.
- Review and execute assigned tasks in Jira, clarifying uncertainties and
confirming successful data uploads before full runs.
- Identify, document, and escalate bugs or issues with clear reproduction
steps, logs, and media evidence.
- Verify fixes, perform regression testing, and ensure stable releases across
platforms and builds.
- Apply systems instincts to spot mechanical inconsistencies, behavioral
anomalies, UX gaps, and workflow issues.
- Compile and maintain detailed documentation related to robot operation
procedures and performance.
- Ensure safe operation of all robotics systems, adhering to protocols for both
human and machine safety.
Qualifications
- 3-5 years in QA/testing for interactive systems (games, simulations,
robotics, or related fields).
- Familiarity with VR environments and/or game/simulation testing workflows.
- Proficiency with bug tracking tools (Jira, Confluence, Trello) and test
management tools (e.g., TestRail).
- Strong written English skills for concise, actionable bug reporting.
- Comfort using a command-line interface for troubleshooting and test
execution.
- Excellent attention to detail, spatial awareness, and coordination.
- Ability to methodically investigate, reproduce, and validate issues.
- Flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities and sudden operational changes.
Skills
- Excellent physical coordination, spatial awareness, and focus.
- Ability to master new physical tasks quickly and perform them optimally.
- Consistent attention to detail with a methodical approach to problem-solving.
- Enthusiasm, patience, and a drive to improve processes and outcomes.
- Adaptability to evolving technologies and quick learning of new systems.
- Fit to use and wear teleoperation and VR equipment comfortably.
Traits
- Positive, mission-driven mindset with a passion for robotics and innovation.
- Persistence in uncovering subtle defects and edge cases.
- Adaptability to evolving technologies and quick uptake of new systems.
- Strong balance between independent problem-solving and collaborative
teamwork.
- Curiosity to explore beyond the surface of an issue and understand its
underlying causes.
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Working at Sanctuary AI
Sanctuary AI is an equal opportunity employer; employment with Sanctuary AI is
governed based on skills, competence, and qualifications and will not be
influenced in any way by race, color, religion, gender, national
origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation,
gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other
legally protected status. In 2023, Sanctuary AI moved into a state-of-the-art
office facility and has been recognized by LinkedIn as a Top Startup company.
Compensation and Benefits
Sanctuary offers a market-leading compensation package that includes competitive
salaries, equity stakes, and a full suite of benefits for permanent employees,
encompassing health coverage, paid time off, cutting-edge work facilities, and
worksite flexibility by role. Our commitment to fairness ensures that our total
compensation consistently surpasses market standards.
About Sanctuary AI
Founded in 2018, Sanctuary builds humanoid robots and a novel control system for
them that integrates symbolic logic and reasoning with data-driven robot
foundation models. We use our robots to collect vision, audio, touch, and
proprioception data from the perspective of the robot while they perform
real-world work tasks. We use that data to train multimodal robot foundation
models. Because our systems are vertically integrated, we can design, deploy,
and refine at scale. Our mission is to create the world's first human-like
intelligence in general-purpose robots.
Recruiting and Employment Agency Notice:
Recruitment and hiring is conducted internally by Sanctuary AI. We are not
seeking or soliciting any new agency partnerships or agreements at this
time. Any employment agency or professional recruiter (“Agency”) that provides
an unsolicited resume(s) or otherwise presents a prospective job candidate
through the Sanctuary AI career site or directly to any Sanctuary AI employee,
irrevocably grants to Sanctuary AI the unrestricted right to engage, hire, or
contract with that candidate at Sanctuary AI's sole discretion without any
compensation to the Agency. We appreciate your interest in working together, and
should the need arise our Talent Acquisition team will contact any external
firms directly.
