<p><strong>Start Date:</strong> ASAP</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About Us</strong></p><p>Mundane is a venture-backed seed-stage robot learning startup founded by a team of Stanford researchers and builders. We’re deploying a massive fleet of humanoid robots to perform mundane tasks in commercial environments, collecting data to build the next generation of embodied intelligence. We’re a fast-paced, execution-driven team of engineers, roboticists, and dreamers.</p><p>Our mission is simple and audacious: build robots that feel human to control — systems that extend human intent into the physical world with immediacy, precision, and grace.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p>As a <strong>Software Engineering Intern (Backend / Robotics Infrastructure)</strong>, you’ll help build the cloud and backend systems that connect Mundane’s humanoid robots to operators, data pipelines, and machine learning infrastructure.</p><p>You’ll work on the invisible backbone of our platform: secure robot connectivity, teleoperation session management, data ingestion, and fleet-scale orchestration. Your work will ensure that robots can reliably connect from the real world, stream data, receive updates, and be operated safely at scale.</p><p>This role sits at the intersection of <strong>distributed systems, robotics, and edge-to-cloud infrastructure</strong>. You’ll collaborate closely with robotics, controls, and product teams, contributing code that directly powers real robots deployed in production environments.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Build and extend backend services that connect internet-enabled robots to cloud infrastructure</li><li>Assist with <strong>secure session management</strong> for teleoperation, including robot–operator connection, disconnection, and monitoring</li><li>Implement and maintain <strong>authentication and authorization</strong> mechanisms for robots, operators, and internal services</li><li>Support <strong>edge-to-cloud communication</strong> over unreliable or high-latency networks such as cellular or 5G</li><li>Contribute to <strong>data ingestion and buffering pipelines</strong> for moving large volumes of robot data into the cloud</li><li>Help define and implement <strong>cloud data storage and organization</strong> strategies for analytics and machine learning</li><li>Assist with <strong>over-the-air (OTA) update</strong> and remote deployment workflows for robot fleets</li><li>Build internal tooling, dashboards, or alerts to improve <strong>observability, reliability, and debugging</strong></li><li>Collaborate with robotics engineers to define clean interfaces between cloud services and robot-side software</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li>Must-HavesStrong programming ability in <strong>Python and/or C++</strong></li><li>Solid understanding of <strong>backend systems, APIs, and distributed system fundamentals</strong></li><li>Familiarity with <strong>authentication, authorization, and secure system design concepts</strong></li><li>Comfort working with Linux, networking basics, and debugging production-like systems</li><li>Interest in robotics, real-time systems, or infrastructure that interacts with the physical world</li><li>Curiosity, autonomy, and a bias toward execution</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Bonus</strong></p><ul><li>Experience with <strong>cloud platforms</strong> (AWS, GCP, or Azure)</li><li>Familiarity with <strong>ROS2, DDS, or robotics middleware</strong></li><li>Exposure to <strong>streaming systems</strong>, real-time data, or low-latency communication</li><li>Experience with <strong>data pipelines, message queues, or databases</strong></li><li>Prior internship or project experience involving production infrastructure</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>What You’ll Get</strong></p><ul><li>Hands-on experience building the backend systems that power real humanoid robots</li><li>Direct mentorship from Mundane’s founders and senior engineers</li><li>The opportunity to ship production code used in live robot deployments</li><li>Ownership over meaningful components of a fleet-scale robotics platform</li><li>A fast-moving environment that rewards technical depth, initiative, and good taste</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Perks:</strong> free merch, robots, espresso, flexible hours, sauna & cold plunge (pending).</p>