About 1X
We’re an AI and robotics company based in Palo Alto, California, on a mission to build a truly abundant society through general‑purpose robots capable of performing any kind of work autonomously.
We believe that to truly understand the world and grow in intelligence, humanoid robots must live and learn alongside us. That’s why we’re focused on developing friendly home robots designed to integrate seamlessly into everyday life.
We’re looking for curious, driven, and passionate people who want to help shape the future of robotics and AI. If this mission excites you, we’d be thrilled to hear from you and explore how you might contribute to our journey.
The AI Companion team creates the speech interface to NEO, as well as the physical awareness behaviors that evokes trust, warmth, and competence.
As a Full-Stack Engineer on the AI Companion team, you will integrate autonomy, speech models, and nonverbal communication into a cohesive, magical product that is seamless for users to interact with.
Responsibilities
Design the software architecture for real-time multimodal I/O
Design application flows like scheduling chores and triggering autonomous tasks from the voice interface.
Optimize the companion stack for enabling seamless interactions with NEO
Make the Companion scalable and reliable while serving models from remote machines.
4+ years of experience with C++, Python, Bazel, PyTorch
Experience with real‑time or streaming model architectures or systems
Product obsession with quality, performance, and design taste
Ability to take research ideas into production systems that work reliably
Good product taste as pertaining to human‑robot interaction, non‑verbal communication, and speech UX
Benefits & Compensation
Salary Range: $150,000 - $250,000
Health, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid time off and holidays
Equal Opportunity Employer
1X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
1X is a leader in humanoid robotics, creating humanoid robots for the home as a first step in developing general purpose robots
1X’s mission is to create an abundance of labor through safe, intelligent humanoids that work alongside people.
