Boost Robotics

Boost Robotics provides autonomous mobile robots that automate manual tasks within data centers, reducing routine on-site labor. The company develops robotics and automation hardware focused on autonomous mobility and task execution in server facilities. Its products are aimed at data center operators and facilities teams who need repeatable, on-site task handling. Boost Robotics operates in the data center automation category and targets enterprise-scale infrastructure environments.

boostrobotics.ai

Boost Robotics

boostrobotics.ai

HQBoston, US

Team Size2

Open Jobs3

Total Funding$500K

Latest Fundraise9 months ago

Join the Team

Founding Robotics ML Research Engineer

On-SiteCambridge, MA, US

On-Site • Cambridge, MA, US

Founding Robotics ML Research Engineer

Boost Robotics is developing the next generation of autonomous systems that monitor and maintain the world’s digital infrastructure. Backed by Y Combinator , our team consists of former CMU Robotics and Boston Dynamics engineers who have worked on robot systems in defense, agriculture, logistics, and industrial inspection.

The mission? Bring dependable, intelligent robotics to some of the most important and fastest-growing infrastructures powering the world’s digital backbone - data centers.

Teeming tracks opportunities at over 24,000 AI startups, then works with you to find (and land) the one you'll love.

AI Researcher

ContractMunich, DE

Contract • Munich, DE

Frontend Developer

Part-timeBerlin, DE

Part-time • Berlin, DE

Data Scientist

ContractAmsterdam, NL

Contract • Amsterdam, NL

AI Researcher

InternshipUtrecht, NL

Internship • Utrecht, NL

Product Designer

InternshipHaifa

Internship • Haifa

DevOps Engineer

Full-timeLondon, GB

Full-time • London, GB

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Boost Robotics

boostrobotics.ai

Boost Robotics

boostrobotics.ai

HQBoston, US

Team Size2

Open Jobs3

Total Funding$500K

Latest Fundraise9 months ago

Join the Team

Founding Robotics ML Research Engineer

On-SiteCambridge, MA, US

On-Site • Cambridge, MA, US

Founding Robotics ML Research Engineer

The mission? Bring dependable, intelligent robotics to some of the most important and fastest-growing infrastructures powering the world’s digital backbone - data centers.

Teeming tracks opportunities at over 24,000 AI startups, then works with you to find (and land) the one you'll love.

AI Researcher

ContractMunich, DE

Contract • Munich, DE

Frontend Developer

Part-timeBerlin, DE

Part-time • Berlin, DE

Data Scientist

ContractAmsterdam, NL

Contract • Amsterdam, NL

AI Researcher

InternshipUtrecht, NL

Internship • Utrecht, NL

Product Designer

InternshipHaifa

Internship • Haifa

DevOps Engineer

Full-timeLondon, GB

Full-time • London, GB

As a Founding Robotics ML Research Engineer , you will:

Deploy modern behavior cloning and reinforcement learning policies for dextrous tasks in the data center, with a focus on high success rates.
Lead the software infrastructure for data collection, training, and real-time operation.
Stay at the frontier of robotics learning research and translate it into production-ready systems that push the boundaries of today’s state of the art.

What We’re Looking For

Background in Robotics, Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field (MS/PhD preferred).
Experience training large manipulation models (diffusion policies, VLAs)
Experience developing and deploying learning-based control and perception algorithms on real robots.
Experience with common ML tools, architectures, and workflows
Strong foundation in classical manipulation, control theory, and motion planning.
Comfort working in small, fast-paced teams where experimentation is constant and results matter.
Familiarity with various robot teleoperation techniques.

Track record of publishing or contributing to top-tier conferences like ICRA, CoRL, RSS, NeurIPS, or CVPR.
Background in embedded AI or edge deployment.
Contributions to open-source robotics or ML projects.
Experience deploying robots in production or industrial environments.
Exposure to tactile sensing for manipulation.

We’re not hiring for a checklist - we’re hiring for exceptional people. If you move fast, think deeply, and love building things that actually work, you’ll fit right in.

Why you’ll join us

There’s no instruction manual for what we’re building. There’s also no legacy code and no layers of approval - just engineers turning ideas into deployed, practical robots that keep the entire digital world online.

We’re friends and builders who hold the highest standards for ourselves and our work. Joining us means having a say in everything - the culture, the rituals, the engineering stack, and what our robots look like. You won’t just work here - you’ll help create what “here” means.

The salary for this role is $120K - $200K, with competitive startup equity, health benefits, and relocation as needed.