Mid-level Robotics Software Engineer specializing in teleoperation, simulation, and autonomy
San Francisco, CASoftware Engineer (FAIR Robotics)5 years experienceMid-LevelTechnologyRoboticsArtificial Intelligence
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Robotics engineer who helped bootstrap Meta’s humanoid robotics effort, building simulation training and deployment infrastructure for vision-language-action (VLA) models. Evaluated multiple physics backends (Bullet, MuJoCo, Isaac, internal) to minimize sim-to-real gap and addressed control-loop frequency mismatches via sequence optimization/MPC-like approaches and trajectory-output modifications. Published research that contributed a new addition to ROS 2 and has built ROS2 node stacks spanning control, perception, teleop, tactile sensing, and imaging.
Experience
Software Engineer (FAIR Robotics)Meta
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Education
Northeastern Universitymaster, Robotics (Electrical and Computer Engineering) (2023)
NED University of Engineering & Technologybachelor, Electrical Engineering (2019)
Key Strengths
Scaled humanoid robotics software from early-stage specs through simulation training and deployment infrastructure
Deep, practical understanding of simulator/physics-backend tradeoffs to reduce sim-to-real gap (Bullet, MuJoCo, Isaac, internal engine)
Solved control-loop vs model output frequency mismatch using sequence optimization and VLA output-head changes for smooth trajectories
Hands-on ROS2 system design across control, perception/AI, teleop, tactile sensing, and imaging nodes
Research contribution published that resulted in an addition to ROS 2
Experience mentoring and uplifting teammates by guiding resources and career development
Startup experience and motivation for high-ownership, fast-paced engineering environments
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